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Sea Life Trivia Contest
Aug 15th
The Prize: Win a framed Stormwater Marine Poster signed especially for you by the artist – LA Stormwater’s very own graphics director, Oscar Amaro.
Contest: We had such a great response to our Name That Animal contest we decided to give you more trivia questions and another opportunity to win an iconic LA Stormwater design! Urban runoff drains into our ocean every day endangering many different sea animals, some of which are depicted in our Stormwater Marine Poster below. Take a good look at the poster and read through our trivia questions to name that sea creature!
*Write your answers in the comment section below.
Deadline: We will select a winner on August 31, 2011. One last thing, anyone who gives it a try will receive a FREE poster, so you have nothing to lose!
Sea Life Trivia 1) Many larger sea animals eat plastic bags because they think it’s me. What am I?
2) Pesticides and Herbicides strongly affect plankton, which is one of my favorite foods. I can consume 5,500 pounds of plankton a day! What am I?
3) I’m a furry marine animal with flippers that likes to eat bottom-dwelling sea life such as mussels, abalone, and clams, which can be hard to find when they’re covered with trash. What am More >
Name What’s Wrong With This Photo and Win 4 Tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific!
May 16th
Do you see what I see?! There are a lot of things wrong with the photo below. We won’t help you out with any tips (what’s THAT doing there?) but we will let you know that there are 20 things wrong with this picture in total. Can you spot just five of them? If so, please post your combo of 5 in the comment section below by June 10th. Once you do, you’ll be entered to win 4 FREE tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. It’s that easy! Good luck and happy surfing! And thanks to Seafood for the Future for donating the Aquarium tickets!
The LA Stormwater Program would like to credit JJ Rudisill, a New York based artist, for allowing us to use the great illustration featured above. You can view more of JJ’s work at www.jjrudisill.com. The illustration was originally featured in the January 2011 issue of Southwest’s Spirit magazine. A big clean water thank you to both Spirit and JJ!
It’s Pet Trivia Time!
Mar 8th
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, try your luck at answering some pet related stormwater trivia questions by commenting on this blog post and you could win a FREE one week (five full days) Doggie Daycare Package valued at $150 courtesy of Canine Cabana! All entrants will receive a FREE LA Stormwater container of doggie waste bags. Entries are due by end of March – we can’t wait to see your answers!
1. What is a large source of stormwater pollution?
2. What can pet owners do to prevent stormwater pollution and protect their pet’s health?
3. True or False: Unattended pet waste can flow untreated into our local waterways and ocean.
4. What do you use to pick up after your pet?
*Check out the LA Stormwater Pet website for some helpful hints to answer these questions!
