Chatham County’s Chatham County’s Adopt-A-Stream ProgramAdopt-A-Stream Program

Chatham County’s Chatham County’s Adopt-A-Stream ProgramAdopt-A-Stream Program

Chatham County isChatham County is

very unique in itsvery unique in its

water resources water resources

with canals, with canals, streams, streams,

tidal creeks, and tidal creeks, and

marshes leading marshes leading

to the coast. to the coast.

Chatham County’s Chatham County’s Adopt-A-Stream ProgramAdopt-A-Stream Program

Streams provide a Streams provide a home for aquatic home for aquatic life and help life and help maintain the maintain the sensitive balance sensitive balance of nature.of nature.

Streams and rivers Streams and rivers are not are not independent of one independent of one another, butanother, butinstead form a complex network. Whatever instead form a complex network. Whatever

happens to one, happens to another.happens to one, happens to another.

Chatham County’s Chatham County’s Adopt-A-Stream ProgramAdopt-A-Stream Program

The Southeast Regional Training Center at The Southeast Regional Training Center at Savannah State University serves Chatham Savannah State University serves Chatham County as well as 19 other counties in this County as well as 19 other counties in this region. The Southeast Regional Training region. The Southeast Regional Training

Center conducts training workshops for all Center conducts training workshops for all levels of activity and issue quality levels of activity and issue quality

assurance certification to volunteers.assurance certification to volunteers.

Chatham County’s Chatham County’s Adopt-A-Stream ProgramAdopt-A-Stream Program

Other resources provided by the Other resources provided by the centers for public use include centers for public use include

literature, videotapes, and maps.literature, videotapes, and maps.

For more information on training, contact:For more information on training, contact:Southeast Regional Training CenterSoutheast Regional Training Center

Savannah State UniversitySavannah State UniversityDr. Joe RichardsonDr. Joe Richardson

Marine Science DepartmentMarine Science DepartmentP.O. Box 20583P.O. Box 20583

Savannah, Georgia 31404Savannah, Georgia 31404912-356-2809912-356-2809

Chatham County’s Adopt-Chatham County’s Adopt-A-Stream ProgramA-Stream Program

For information about Chatham For information about Chatham County Adopt-A-Stream, contact:County Adopt-A-Stream, contact:

Chatham County-SavannahChatham County-Savannah

Metropolitan Planning CommissionMetropolitan Planning Commission

110 East State Street110 East State Street

Savannah, GA 31412-8246Savannah, GA 31412-8246

912-651-1454912-651-1454