Do you have an adorable dog? And enjoy the outdoors? Enter your dog for a chance to be featured in the City of Springfield’s Canines for Clean Water 2024 Calendar.

This calendar celebrates our canine friends while providing ideas for keeping Springfield’s waterways clean and healthy. One easy tip is for dog owners to always pick up their pet’s waste because that prevents rain from washing bacteria, harmful nutrients, and parasites into our storm drains and out into the Willamette and McKenzie rivers.

The calendar contest runs from March 24 through April 7, 2023. To enter, dog owners must live in Springfield or Glenwood and pledge to pick up after their canine family.

Contest details are at bit.ly/caninecal. The Canines for Clean Water 2024 Calendar is scheduled to be available for free in November, while supplies last.

Who: All Springfield Dog Owners

What: The City is hosting a contest for Springfield residents to enter their dogs for a chance to be photographed and featured in the Canines for Clean Water 2024 Calendar.

Where: Open to Springfield residents only. Entries are submitted online. Contest information is available at bit.ly/caninecal.

When: Contest runs March 24 to April 7, 2023.

Why: This calendar brings dog lovers together. We celebrate our canine friends, acknowledge that local waterways are wonderful places for us and our pets to enjoy, and agree that each one of us will contribute to clean water by picking up our dog’s waste.

Additional information: Meghan Murphy, environmental services management analyst, at 541.744.3385 or [email protected] or visit bit.ly/caninecal.