The Country Club Hills Community hosted Friends of Accotink Creek and were joined by special guest Delegate David Bulova – a true champion of our environment-for our annual Creek Clean Up at The Commons.
Some of our older children read a book called The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson. A book about a Native American’s plight to draw attention to our special relationship with water.
Another highlight for the kids and adults alike was Stream Monitoring, which catches and counts the number of macroinvertebrates in order to assess stream health. We found our stream is not in great condition with a score of 5, but now are aware we all need to work to improve its health.
We had a large crowd, collected lots of trash, learned about creek critters, and overall had a great time taking care of our precious resources along with our neighbors.
Country Club Hills is an amazing place!
Katy Nor Jon
