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people or groups would be working on the same section.”
IN MANY states, the Department of Natural Resources, is beginning to work with us, to help co-ordinate the program, Lorenz said. “This is especially true in Maryland where we have registered around 75 stream adoptions.”
The program is now moving into Virginia, he noted. “We have an application from a man over near Luray to adopt a small section of the Hawksbill River—small, but it’s just where an industrial plant dumps its refuse into the stream. So he’ll have a still bigger job once he cleans up the debris.” There are indications that a stream in Prince William County will be adopted soon, Lorenz added.
“But what can he do?” Eileen Day asked. “The man over near Luray.”
“He can start by making noise,” Lorenz said. “And checking what that industry has done to comply with EPA standards.”
THE SECTION of stream that’s adopted doesn’t have to be large
to be significant, Lorenz emphasized several times. “The important thing is to follow through, keep the stream clean, helping to improve the fish or nearby animal habitat, and, perhaps most important, getting organized.
“In this way, it’s a good program just to learn the ropes of activism. The issue this year might be a clean stream, it could be a powerline or a highway next,” he said.
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