Stream Team

Overview

The Centralia Stream Team planted 84 trees along China Creek on Saturday, December 19 from 11 am to 1 pm.

The 27 Stream Team volunteers consisted of elementary kids, high school kids and adults. After all the trees were planted, volunteers were treated to homemade chocolate chip cookies, fruits, vegetables, lemonade, hot cocoa and coffee. The City of Centralia won the Community Service category for their China Creek Restoration program.

Thanks to all the Centralia Stream Team volunteers for all their work and dedication in 2010.

2010 Stream Team Accomplishments

January

• Presented China Creek pledge to 367 kids at Washington Elementary
• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting

February

• Presented China Creek information to 60 - 4th, 5th, and 6th graders at Centralia Christian school
• Lane Jolly and crew removed blackberry brush and planted willow stakes at 1401 W Mellen
• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting

March

• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting

April

• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meetings at Centralia College
• Met with Brian Bartel form Harrison Square Presbyterian Church (wants their volunteer group to participate in stream team events)
• Stream team met on Earth Day to pick up garbage on Little Hanford and clean up the property at Yew and Pear

May

• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting
• 31 volunteers removed 940 pounds of garbage from China Creek
• Toured AWC personnel around China Creek for Municipal Excellence Award

June

• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting
• Accepted award from AWC in Vancouver, Washington for the China creek restoration

July

• Monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting canceled
• Attended summerfest festivities with FIN the giant salmon (entered into the parade and won best youth award and best of show)
• Met with Brain Bartel to discuss drain marker project for September 5th

August

• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting
• Stream Team event on Scammon Creek (picked up 4 tires and 100 pounds of garbage)

September

• Held Stream team event with Harrison Square Presbyterian Church (59 volunteers - 211 hours donated installing 356 drain markers and removing 640 pounds of garbage from China Creek)
• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting
• Presented stream team updates to City Council

October

• Held monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting
• Centralia Community Church donated hundreds of hours to miscellaneous projects in Centralia (picking up garbage, chipping sidewalk grass, cutting firewood from Skookumchuck levee, cleaning Scammon creek, and other projects)
• Picked up 6 bags of garbage, 3 tires in the drainage area off of 4th street
• Pick up 3 bags off garbage, 1 shopping cart from China creek at Plum

November

• Spoke to 16 members of the Centralia Lions Club on stormwater, China Creek issues
• Planted 100 trees along china creek at 1401 W Mellen Street.

December

• Monthly Centralia Stream Team meeting canceled