A Celebration of Prettyboy Reservoir and Watershed Saturday,
May 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Prettyboy Dam.
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BALTIMORE, MD (April 30, 2014) – Public Works Director
Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that the Baltimore City Department of
Public Works (DPW) will be holding Prettyboy Day on Saturday, May 10, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Prettyboy Dam.
The event is to celebrate and educate attendees about
Prettyboy Dam and Reservoir, one of Baltimore's three raw drinking-water
reservoirs. The event will feature live musical entertainment by
singer/guitarist Dave Huber, face painting and balloon animals for the kids,
educational displays, a surprise competition, and food.
Attendees of all ages can take a tour inside the Dam which
will be open to the public only for this special day. Learn about Baltimore's
drinking water system, resource issues and conservation efforts. Rescued native
wildlife from Scales and Tales will be on display and experts from the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources will be on hand to tell all about them.
Last year 150 new trees were planted near the Dam. This year
attendees can participate in applying protective wrappings on them. Local
historian George Lang will also be on hand again with his historic archives.
“We are very happy to be able to showcase Prettyboy
Reservoir and Dam, vital elements of our drinking-water system,” said Director
Chow. “This is a tremendous opportunity to have fun while learning at a beautiful,
outdoor location.”
Prettyboy Day is sponsored by the Baltimore City Department
of Public Works, the Prettyboy Watershed Alliance and RK&K. Additional
support is provided by Baltimore County. The dam is located at Prettyboy Dam
Road, 21120.
Prettyboy Day celebrates National Drinking Water Week, May
4-10. The theme is “What do you know about H20?” and encourages all citizens to
learn more about the critical role water plays in our lives and the quality of
life we enjoy because of clean drinking water.
The event and parking are free. For more information about
Prettyboy Day call 410-545-6541.
See also: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/portals/publicworks/documents/Prettyboy%20Day%202014%20Flyer.pdf
Related is last year’s article on Prettyboy Day: Prettyboy
Reservoir Day on April 27 celebrates region's liquid asset
By Kevin E. Dayhoff, April 26, 2013
Since the 1930s, warm weather and sunshine is a signal for
many in Carroll and Baltimore counties to venture outdoors for biking, hiking
fishing and boating trips in the Gunpowder River and Prettyboy watershed in the
Hereford area. Spring has arrived just in time to help celebrate Prettyboy
Reservoir Day this Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year the
Baltimore City Department of Public Works, the Prettyboy Watershed Alliance,
Carroll and Baltimore County have joined forces for the one-day event as a part
Earth Day celebrations and Baltimore Green Week.
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Also see: Success breeds another Prettyboy Day By Pat van
den Beemt
Public invited to learn about the dam, health of watershed
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Some communities have festivals in early May to sell plants
and flowers for Mother's Day. Others celebrate the start of kids' baseball and
softball seasons. Only North County would hold a festival for a dam.
The public is invited to attend Prettyboy Day at the dam on
May 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. …
[…]
"Last year's Prettyboy Day was quite a success. There
were cars parked on either side of the dam as far as the eye could see,"
said Kurt Kocher, Baltimore City Department of Public Works public information
supervisor. He estimates 1,000 people attended last year's festivities…
[…]
The nonprofit Alliance, formed in 2003 to protect and
restore the land and streams draining into the reservoir, will have several
displays, said the group's president, Sharon Bailey.
[…]
The event will be held rain or shine. Prettyboy dam is at
18100 Prettyboy Dam Road, Parkton.
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