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10 actions to think salmon at home

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Salmon need water in the rivers, streams and lakes of our communities. The best way to help salmon is to use less water. Using less water in our daily lives leaves more water for salmon, which means healthier salmon. Here are 10 easy suggestions to think salmon at your home:

1. Speed up your shower
2. Save a toilet flush once a day, especially at night
3. Fix appliances, connections and pipes that leak water
4. Replace old, inefficient appliances with new, energy-efficient ones
5. Load your dishwasher full before running it
6. Use your legs! Leave your vehicle at home and get on your bike or walk around your community
7. Hunt down energy waste in your home: turn off lights, check for drafts at windows and doors, keep the thermostat low, replace incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent light bulbs
8. Install a low-flow shower head
9. Wash your car on the grass and let the water runoff filter through the soil, or use automatic car washes that recycle water and dispose of detergents properly
10. Sweep paved areas instead of hosing them and you'll prevent pollutants and debris from entering storm drains