The Chequamegon Water Collaborative (CWC), a Northland College student initiative, collaborated with Ashland Elementary School first graders Thursday, stenciling “Keep Our Bay Clean” artwork near storm drains in the city.

The Collaborative has been working with regional schools to raise awareness about storm drains—that everything that flows into the drain, ends up in Lake Superior. As part of the longer initiative, students created the artwork—and CWC organizers have spent time in the classroom talking to students about storm drains and Chequamegon Bay.

“Working with young people is crucial to building awareness around water quality and to protecting Chequamegon Bay,” said Northland College senior Julia Fair, codirector of the CWC.