The City of Tulsa's Save Our Streams booth at the 2016 Tulsa State Fair was a huge success! Our Stormwater Quality staff had a great time answering hundreds of questions about the City of Tulsa and educating citizens on storm-water quality.
Attendees enjoyed seeing the variety of fish species displayed in the aquarium at our booth. Most people were surprised to hear that species live in streams right in their own back yard. Many also learned how pollution detrimentally affects those species. Our staff gave away hundreds of promotional items, including xeriscape wildflower seeds, kids' fishing poles, and pet waste bags, all of which tied back into the message of keeping our streams clean.
Hundreds of children participated in activities making fish prints and applying removable tattoos, featuring Sergeant Red and Mingo the Darter. Our watershed map display also allowed people to stick a pin in the map indicating where they live to see which City of Tulsa watershed they could impact.
Our staff also entered the names of attendees who completed a short survey into a drawing to win a rain barrel. The City of Tulsa Stormwater group was not only available for City of Tulsa citizens, but for anyone interested in improving storm water quality throughout the state.
The Tulsa State Fair proved to be a fantastic outreach program for pollution prevention and the City of Tulsa Stormwater Quality group plans to make next year even better for citizens!
