Lancaster KY Based Aquascape® Company Teams up with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to offer a $10,000 Backyard Makeover

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 7, 2010 -- Habitat loss is the single most serious problem facing Kentucky wildlife today. Natural lands and farms are being converted into suburban developments at an ever increasing rate. Maybe you already feed wild birds, put up nest boxes, or plant flowers for butterflies. If so, your actions have benefited wildlife.

How would you like the chance to enhance your backyard habitat with a $10,000 Backyard Makeover? The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) in cooperation with the James C. Salato Wildlife Education Center, located in Frankfort KY, are holding a raffle to purchase chances to win a $10,000 Backyard Makeover. The raffle purpose is to raise awareness for the KDFWR Certified Backyard Habitat program. The winner will be drawn on Earth Day April 22nd 2010.

KDFWR has reached out to H2O Designs™ (located in Lancaster KY) to ask for their assistance in providing one of the basic 3 elements (food, shelter, & water) in creating the Backyard Habitat Makeover. H2O Designs™ president Jeff Duggins states “When we were first contacted about helping with the program it was almost unbelievable. Just weeks prior we had decided that as a company H2O Designs™ would be focusing on creating sustainable backyard habitats that also offers practical solutions to dealing with rainwater runoff for our customers. In addition to Habitat Loss, residential storm water runoff and the pollution associated with this is the second leading problem that we are dealing with (especially in the Central Kentucky Area).”

Duggins believes that the Raffle will bring these two major issues into light so that people will start becoming more responsible for their environment. In the interest of adding value to the raffle H2O Designs™ will be offering the installation labor for the water feature portion of the makeover for free.

All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Salato Wildlife Center which features aquariums, dioramas, interactive computer programs, and exhibits of native species and habitats restored to Kentucky by the KDFWR. Outside, visitors may see wildlife in large, natural enclosures, as well as several native plant gardens, wetlands, and habitats representative of each area of the state. Educational programs focus on native wildlife, habitat, and ecology, reach all age groups, and are designed to help teachers meet the standards of the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Admission is free and the center is funded by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and by donations to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

H2O Designs™ has been helping their customers add water to their landscapes that by design offer wildlife a refuge since 2006. Today H2O Designs™ is a premier waterscape company specializing in the retail, design, installation and maintenance of organic ponds and water features for residential and commercial properties in the Central KY area. At H2O Designs Inc, professional designers and a knowledgeable staff take a personal interest in their clients, making sure each design takes into account the local environment, the individual needs and desires of each customer to make sure their design is uniquely suited to the specific setting. Additionally, H2O Designs™ is the largest Aquascape® retailer/contractor in Kentucky and boasts one of the few display gardens at their garden center in Lancaster Kentucky that has been as a “Certified Backyard Habitat” by the National Wildlife Foundation.

“Everyone on our staff loves what they do,” Duggins says. “They take great pride in doing their best to satisfy each and every customer and more importantly being able to make a positive impact on our environment on a daily basis.”

For more information about H2O Designs Inc. call (888) 297-6637 or visit them online at www.h2odesignsinc.com.

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