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Get W.E.T. - Water Education Today - Event
Media Contact:
Jeffrey S. McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: April 22, 2005
The Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, American River Water Education Center (ARWEC), will host the sixth annual Get W.E.T. - Water Education Today - event on Sunday, June 5, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), Aquatic Center.
This family-oriented event includes interactive displays that demonstrate the dynamics of the American River and encourage responsible water use and appreciation of water as a resource. Children can enjoy a variety of games and activities such as making water rockets and water cycle bracelets. Adults may choose to attend demonstrations on a number of ways to easily save water at home. Participants are encouraged to visit all booths at the event, and those who do so will be awarded a special prize. The Get W.E.T. event is sponsored by numerous Federal, State, and local government agencies, water districts, and various gardening and nature-related organizations.
Directions: From Highway 50: Take the Hazel Avenue exit, north. Turn right at the traffic light (Hazel Avenue and Gold) into the CSUS Aquatic Center, 1901 Hazel Avenue, Rancho Cordova 95670. Additional parking is available at Nimbus Flats State Park for a nominal fee. The CSUS Aquatic Center is also easily accessible from the American River bike trail.
For more information, call Shana Avalos at Reclamation's American River Water Education Center at 916-989-7150 (TDD 916-989-7285), e-mail: SAVALOS@mp.usbr.gov, or visit our website at: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/arwec/.
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