Campbell Mural Designed To Bring Awareness To Water Pollution

Los Gatos CA

17 June, 2021

2:37 PM

Description

CAMPBELL, CA —A new mural has been unveiled along the Los Gatos Trail in Campbell that is designed to beatify the trail and illustrate the importance of properly disposing of trash, reducing waste and preventing water pollution. Painted by local artist Drew Roulette, the mural is part of a project sponsored by two local environmental organizations -the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition and the West Valley Clean Water Authority - in partnership with the City of Campbell, which is designed to inspire environmental stewardship through art. In a news release, the organizations said they selected Roulette to paint the mural, which is located under the Creekside Way Bridge, and hope the project will raise awareness about environmental degradation and the connection between our actions and local waterways. "There is so much work to do to clean up our local waterways," said Steve Holmes, executive director of the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition. "It all starts with awareness - what better way to get people to think critically about our environment than through art?" Paul Resnikoff, Campbell's vice mayor and authority chairman, said the city is excited about using art to educate the community on the effects of trash on the environment. "We hope this mural encourages citizens to care for and protect local waterways and helps inspire a positive, sustainable future for generations to come." According to the release, Holmes started the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition in 2013 as a way to protect fish, like the Chinook Salmon, in the urban creeks of Santa Clara Valley. In the past eight years, the coalition has completed over 302 cleanup events and removed over 450 tons of trash from local rivers and creeks. The West Valley Clean Water Authority, meanwhile, coordinates and implements programs to reduce urban runoff pollution and educates the public about stormwater pollution and how to prevent it, according to the release. The organization aims to build awareness about how pollutants, like litter, get washed from roadways, parking lots, commercial properties and neighborhoods into storm drains. The storm drains then flow directly to local creeks, and ultimately to the San Francisco Bay.