THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Sagittaria sp. may be used in wetland construction due to its ab'dity to handle typically wet conditions. • BUI 

 Lord, area environmental agent, teaches Smithfield-Selma Senior High School students water quality testing techniques in their wetland classroom. • Educa- 

 tional signs are placed at demonstration sites. • Jonathan Smith, extension assistant, explains how to download data from the rain gauge at Smithfield-Selma Se- 

 nior High School wetland, while Kenneth Bateman, county extension director, and teacher Martha Debeve, listen. • An example of fauna present in Smithfields 

 wetland classroom. • Upgraded stormwater pipes in River Bend help control the constant flow of water through the town. • After initial wetland construction, 

 Bill Hunt and Bill Lord worked on minor adjustments through surveying techniques in Smithfield. • Beautiful blossoming wetland plants display the ability for a j 

 wetland to be visually pleasing. • BUI Hunt, stormwater specialist, examines plant growth atop the Neuseway Nature Center green roof in Kinston. • Kinston 's 

 AdJdns Branch Stream Restoration should improve water quality, as the once straight, deeply eroded stream has been given back its curves. 



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