The workshops are scheduled

as follows:

- Jan. 15: Cherokee County,

6:30-8:30 p.m., R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway,

Canton. For more information, contact Kelley O'Brien at 404-463-3259.

- Jan. 27: Clayton County,

6:30-8:30 p.m., Clayton County Water Authority's Community Room,

1600 Battle Creek Rd., Morrow. For more information, call Kim Zimmerman

at 678-422-2838.

- Jan. 29: North Fulton,

7-8:30 p.m., North Fulton Annex, 7741 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For more

information, contact Corlette Dennard at 404-730-8097.

- Feb. 5: South Fulton,

7-8:30 p.m., South Fulton Annex, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park.

For more information, contact Corlette Dennard at 404-730-8097.

- Feb. 10: Cobb County,

7-8:30 p.m., Cobb County Water Quality Lab Training Room, 662 South Cobb

Drive, Marietta. For more information, call Jennifer McCoy at 770-528-1482.

- Feb. 25: Gwinnett County,

7-8:30 p.m., Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center's Auditorium,

75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville. For more information, contact Michael

O'Shield at 678-376-7157.

- Feb. 26: DeKalb County,

7-8:30 p.m., DeKalb Cooperative Extension Service Training Room, 4380

Memorial Drive, Decatur (across from the Sheriff Department). For more

information, contact Alex Mohajer at 404-508-2518.

The presenter for the workshops

in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett is Dr. Rose Mary Seymour

of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Office in Griffin.

The workshop presenters at the Cherokee workshop include Candace Stoughton,

Nature Conservancy of Georgia; Diane Minick, Environmental Impact Assessment,

LLC and Todd Hurt, Cherokee County Extension Agent. They will show you

how to construct a rain garden and what plants to select. Plants suitable

for rain gardens are both beautiful and helpful. They add color and interest

to your landscape and serve as habitat for butterflies, birds and other

wildlife.

There is no charge for the

workshop, but registration is required. To register, visit the Clean Water

Campaign's Web site at www.cleanwatercampaign.com or call 404.463.3259.

The Clean Water Campaign works

to educate the public about activities that help prevent water pollution

in the areas of landscaping and lawn care, auto service and repair, handling

of household hazardous wastes, septic tank maintenance and more. It is

a cooperative, multi-agency public education initiative spearheaded by

20 local governments in metro Atlanta and managed by the Atlanta Regional

Commission. For more information about the Clean Water Campaign, contact

Kelley O'Brien at 404-463-3259.

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