Education Kits & Activities

Stormwater runoff is a major cause of water pollution. Rainwater and snowmelt carry pollutants like salt, litter, pet waste, fertilizer and oil into storm drains. These drains flow straight into our lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

Residents can help protect our water by adopting a storm drain near you to keep it free of debris.

Check out these fun, educational tools about drains, water, and how to protect our waterways:

• Interactive Display Check Out
  The Vermillion River Watershed offers a variety of free interactive displays you can check out for free.
• Clean Streets Lead to Clean Waters
  A video introducing the term "illicit discharge" and how to prevent it to keep our lakes and streams clean.
• Drainy Days: An Adopt-a-Drain Book
  A fun story that helps kids understand how storm drains connect to our waterways — and how small actions can make a big difference.
• The Built Water Cycle
  Explore an interactive video that shows how water travels: from built environments, through storm drains, and back to natural waterways.