Archived Outdoors
Graffiti for a good cause
Ten high school students from the Haywood Community Learning Center recently armed themselves with colorful spray paint to mark the storm drains of Hazelwood with a message: “Don’t Dump … Drains To Pigeon River.”
The goal of the messages was to increase public awareness that trash and chemicals that wash down storm drains go straight to the waterways of Haywood County, harming wildlife and ecology. The stenciling helped students earn credits toward their science class.
“I just give the students the paint and show them a quick demo on how to stencil, and away they go,” said Christine O’Brien, project assistant with Haywood Waterways Association. “They get to choose the color of paint and make their own masterpiece along the curb.”
