A million people signed a petition to "save the Tamsui"; scholars conducted a series of seminars to discuss measures of action, and painters held an exhibition called "The Tamsui's Years of Joy and Sorrow" to arouse public concern.
百萬人上街頭簽名，願意「拯救淡水河」；學者們舉辦一系列的座談會商討對策；畫家紛紛拿出作品，以「淡水河的悲歡歲月」喚起大家「愛河護河」。