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JACK LORENZ, executive director of the Izaak Walton League of America, explained the League’s “Save Our Streams” program to members of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection last Friday night, held at the courthouse in Washington.
When an individual or a group “adopts” a stream under the Save Our Stream Banner, they agree to survey the watercourse, monitor its quality and take steps to enhance its scenic and environmental values, on a year-round basis, Lorenz said.
One outstanding feature about the SOS project is that people of all ages and all levels of knowledge can get involved, he noted. “Youngsters, or people who have done no previous background in water pollution problems, can start by removing debris, litter and just cleaning up in general, along the stream bed and banks,” Lorenz said.
“Older people or those with more sophisticated knowledge about the problem can actually test the water and start taking citizen action against the polluters. This may eventually lead to court, but often just the noise, bringing to public attention what’s being done to the stream and the threat of action, spurs the polluter to correct what he’s doing.”
Lorenz explained that an individual or group registers the section of stream they adopt with the Izaak Walton League. “It’s then* plotted on a large map so that the League can make sure no two
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