2024 Master Naturalist, Halle Amick decided she was going to help prevent trash from flowing into the Haw River.
This morning a driver in front of me threw a plastic cup out of their window 🤯 That cup joins the rest of the roadside trash, it’s swept along by stormwater, destined for our rivers.
Approximately 75% of the trash in the Haw River is the result of stormwater runoff. Given our recent heavy rains there’s a lot of trash washing from our roadsides into our creeks, flowing into our rivers, and ultimately reaching the ocean.
Halle, part of a team of volunteers, works to prevent others’ carelessness from polluting our rivers. You can read more about her good work with the Haw River Assembly and what you could do to help.