Paul Lauenstein

Water Conservation Advocate

I live blue™ because…
my unborn grandchildren will need adequate supplies of clean water and a healthy environment.

Why do you care about the environment?
As a boy I caught frogs and turtles in nearby wetlands and fished and canoed on local streams and rivers.  Those are some of my fondest memories. I want future generations to have the same opportunities.

How has your environment affected your career/education decisions?
I was a zoology major in college. I taught farmers how to grow fish in the Peace Corps in Nepal. I got an MS in aquaculture from Auburn University. I worked on a fish farm in Israel and ran a commercial fish farm in Colorado. I have spent the last seven years promoting water conservation here in my home town of Sharon, MA.

What are some things you do in your life to protect the environment?
We never water our lawn. We don’t use lawn pesticides. We installed two High Efficiency Toilets, a water-efficient washing machine, low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators in my home.  We flush only solid wastes. We compost and recycle.

Read the Boston Globe story covering Paul’s efforts here.

Take a virtual tour of Sharon’s water resources work here.

Download “Conservation Through Waterless Lawn Care” here (pdf).

Watch the public service announcement about water conservation here.
(Click Meeting Replays and scroll all the way to the bottom.)

See Paul’s plot of ocean here.