OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A campaign was launched Wednesday to urge south Puget Sound dog owners to pick up after their pets to prevent waste from polluting shellfish beds.
The campaign called Scoop to Win is funded by Thurston County and aimed at pet owners in the Henderson Inlet and Nisqually Reach watersheds. The goal is to protect commercial shellfish growing areas that have a history of closures due to bacteria pollution washed into the sound by stormwater.
The Olympian reports (http://bit.ly/qutGky ) that over the next month volunteers will visit parks and neighborhoods, marking piles of waste with flags and talking with pet owners about the importance of cleaning up.
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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com
