BWL  AND  IMPRESSION  5  JOIN 

TOGETHER  FOR  ADOPT  A  RIVER

The BWL has a new Adopt A River partner!

Starting with this year’s spring river cleanup, Adopt A River will be administered by Impression 5 Science Center. This new partnership between BWL and I-5 promises to add new life and excitement to Lansing’s award-winning river cleanup program. You or your group can sign up for this spring’s cleanup Saturday, April 29 by calling I-5 Executive Director Erik Larson at 485-8116, ext. 43.

Effective with the April 29 cleanup, registration April 22 river cleanup and tree sale informationheadquarters for Adopt A River cleanups will be moved to Impression 5 at 200 Museum Drive. I-5 is right on the River Trail just south of Michigan Avenue in downtown Lansing. As an added attraction, admission to Impression 5 will be free on Adopt A River cleanup days. The science center will also focus its Super Saturday exhibits that day on learning about ecology and the environment.

So, put Saturday, April 29 on your calendar today. The Adopt A River cleanup begins at 8 a.m. with registration at Impression 5 headquarters, 200 Museum Drive in downtown Lansing. Activities will continue through the day with free admission to the science center.

Click here for more important information about the April 29 river cleanup and tree sale. See you there.

POWER BANDIT® Electic Universe Power Bandit

JOINS ELECTRIC UNIVERSE ON BWL WEB SITE

We’d like you to know about a fun and exciting new feature on our Web site that will help kids learn about using energy wisely.

It’s called the Power Bandit, and it’s an addition to our popular educational Electric Universe program. Power Bandit includes 40 new pages of information that inform children and adults how to be energy efficient and get the maximum savings on their energy use.

The Power Bandit grows in size when energy is wasted. In order to save energy and money, the viewer has to learn to use energy wisely and shrink the Bandit. The new section has interactive animations that help reinforce the messages and beat the Bandit.

Click here to check it out with your children on our Web site. From the main page, click on “For the Kids,” then on “Electric Universe.”

BWL customers get early crack at Lugnuts single-game tickets

Get ready — Lugnuts baseball is just around the corner.

The season begins April 6 and has plenty to offer everyone, from the biggest of baseball fans to those who’ve never been to a game. Come out to Oldsmobile Park this season and be part of the action.

As a special bonus to BWL customers, the Lugnuts are offering a chance to buy tickets to individual games before anyone else. To cash in on this offer, just stop by the ballpark between March 13 and March 17 and show them this newsletter. If you prefer, you can call the Lugnuts ticket office at 485-4500 to order, and give them the last three digits of your BWL account number.

As a BWL customer, you’re also invited to enter your name in a drawing to win one of five autographed baseballs, or the grand prize: a night for four in the owner’s seats! Prizes will be awarded in April. If you have questions, call the Lugnuts at 485-4500.

Don’t forget, the season home opener is Thursday, April 6 and the Lugnuts have a spectacular season planned. We hope you take advantage of the early ticket offer available to BWL customers. Go Nuts this season.

Protect yourself from lead in drinking water

BWL customers and all water consumers can protect themselves from lead in drinking water by taking some simple precautions.

Always use the cold-water tap when drawing water used for cooking or drinking.

If water has been sitting in pipes for several hours, run your water until it turns cold before using any for drinking or cooking.

If drinking water sits for extended periods in pipes or fixtures that contain lead, small particles of lead can dissolve into the water. The steps outlined above can prevent that from happening. If a lead service line connects your house to the water main in the street, you should take extra precautions. Click here to learn more about lead in drinking water.

If you’re a BWL water customer we can tell you if your house has a lead service line. Call us at 702-6006.

    

BUY A TREE AT ADOPT A RIVER APRIL 29

There’s more good news about this year’s spring Adopt A River cleanup Saturday, April 29.

Get your spring landscaping projects off to a perfect start by picking up a tree at the BWL’s second annual Adopt A River tree sale. Last year’s event was so successful we’ve doubled the tree stock for this year.

A total of 200 trees will be available. Trees range from 4 feet to 6 feet and are available in sugar maple, apple, peach or cherry. The trees, purchased through the Ingham Conservation District, are heavily discounted at just $13 apiece.

 And, if you’re a BWL customer, we’ll knock another $10 off the price.

 Just print and clip the coupon at the bottom of this issue of Connections, and bring it with you to Adopt A River headquarters Saturday, April 29 between 8 a.m. and noon. You don’t have to participate in the river cleanup to buy a tree, but all comers are welcome.