CONSERVATION

Conserving remaining green space provides the ecological benefits of reduced flooding and healthier water, and it's far cheaper than restoration work.

ADVOCACY

Acting as a liaison between the community and government entities.

Our watershed covers 75 square miles within 6 entities:  Richland County, City of Columbia, Forest Acres, Arcadia Lakes, City of Cayce, Fort Jackson

The relationships we’re building within these entities helps us more effectively advocate for responsible development and improved stormwater treatment.

RESTORATION

GCWA has led large restoration projects - retention areas near Owens Field and creekbank restoration at Crowson Road near Ft. Jackson Blvd - but we're also installing community-built rain gardens in public spaces. Engaging the community in this work has an educational benefit that can reach much further than our individual installations.

EDUCATION

Perhaps the most important thing we do - if we haven't convinced the community of the importance of the work we're doing, it will not be sustainable.

We host info booths at community events, give presentations, lead workshops, watershed nature walks, and watershed field days. And we're not just sharing interesting facts; we're leading folks to care about the watershed, the other individuals they share it with, and the impacts we all have on it and each other.

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