News Clinton River Watershed Council 101 Main Street, Suite 100, Rochester MI 48307-2098 Phone 248-601-0606 Fax 248-601-1280 E-mail: contact at crwc.org Web: www.crwc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michele Arquette-Palermo September 18, 2009 248-601-0606 michele at crwc.org Clinton River Watershed Council to host Lawn Care: Facts, Myths and other information workshop at the Troy Community Center Troy , MI----- On Tuesday September 29, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. the Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) will hold a free Lawn Care: Facts, Myths and other information at the Troy Community Center Room 301 3179 Livernois Rd Troy, MI 48083-5029 from 7:00-8:30 pm. Attendees will discover how each of us can make a big difference in the health of our creeks, lakes, drains & rivers by making small changes in our landscaping and home practices. Learn how to go "green" with your lawn and be the envy of everyone in your neighborhood! We will debunk some lawn care myths and share the latest information from Gary Eichen of Mike's Tree Surgeons of Troy, MI. Gary is the Plant Health Care/Bio-Turf Lawn Mgr. at Mikes Tree Surgeons Inc. in Troy. He is a Certified Arborist with over 20 years experience in Plant Health Care and Lawn Care. He is an accredited trainer for the Michigan Dept. of Agriculture and teaches Plant Health Care and Lawn Care classes for the Michigan Green Industry Assoc. as well as the Healthy Lawn Care Program for Watershed Protection. He specializes in tree disease diagnosis and treatment protocols. For more information on this program or how to protect our water resources call (248) 601-0606 or email contact at crwc.org to register. Registration is required. The Clinton River watershed covers 760 square miles through four counties (Macomb, Oakland, Lapeer, and St. Clair). From its headwaters in Springfield Township, the Clinton River travels 80 miles and eventually empties into Lake St. Clair in Harrison Township. Over 1.4 million people live in the watershed's 60 communities. The CRWC is a non-profit environmental organization that protects, enhances, and celebrates the Clinton River, its watershed, and Lake St. Clair. Michele Arquette-Palermo Watershed Education and Stewardship Director Clinton River Watershed Council 101 Main St. Rochester, MI 48307 phone: 248.601.0606 fax: 248.601.1280 email: <mailto:michele at crwc.org> michele at crwc.org Protecting, enhancing and celebrating the Clinton River, its watershed and Lake St. Clair. Check us Out On <http://www.facebook.com/inbox/updates.php?__a=1#/pages/Rochester-MI/Clinton -River-Watershed-Council/87500280449> <http://twitter.com/ClintonRiver> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090918/315fa0c6/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 15492 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090918/315fa0c6/attachment.gif