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New River Primary School pupil Mason Smith, 11, paints a fish on an Elizabeth St stormwater to remind people to keep drains clean, watched on by Environment Southland education officer Pat Hoffmann.
Graffiti for a Good Cause
Stormwater drains get a spruce up
New River Primary School pupils are graffiti-ing the streets this week to help protect Southland's marine life.
About 24 senior pupils are taking time out from class today and tomorrow to paint stormwater drains on and around the school property with pictures of fish and "Rain Only" signs, to remind the public to keep drains clean.
Environment Southland education officer Pat Hoffmann said the children had been learning about estuary life and the dangers litter and oil in stormwater drains posed to the ecosystem, helped along by Environment Southland staff.
Pupils will also spend time at the estuary this afternoon, testing the clarity of the water against a stream they studied while on Borland Lodge camp.
Pupil Gabrielle Davy-Turner, 10, said she expected the water in the estuary to be dirtier than the water at Borland Lodge because more rubbish ended up in the estuary.
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