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Join the Durham City-County Planning Department for one of these upcoming engagements on draft rules for the New Unified Development Ordinance (UDO):
- Tuesday, October 1 at 5:30 p.m., East Regional Library, 211 Lick Creek Lane
- Saturday, October 5 at 10 a.m., South Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Ave.
- Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m., Zoom Virtual Meeting
- Saturday, November 9 at 10:30 a.m., North Regional Library, 221 Milton Rd.
- Tuesday, November 19 at 5:30 p.m., Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro Rd.
Each session will include a presentation on proposed new zoning districts and zoning map and time for discussion and input. Snacks, children’s activities, and Spanish language materials and interpretation will be provided.
Registration is optional for the in-person engagements and will help them prepare adequate materials. Register here.
Registration is required for the Zoom virtual session. Register here.
The Planning Department has changed the webpage for the online Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Visit the webpage here to view the new online version and pdf version.
Questions? Please email Planning@durhamnc.gov or call 919-560-4137.
Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) Meeting
Brake for Wildlife! Transportation Planning for Better Solutions
October 17, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Chatham County Library – Holmes Meeting Room
197 NC Hwy 87 N
Pittsboro, NC
Wildlife needs to move across the landscape to find habitats for breeding, foraging, and raising young. Roads are barriers to wildlife movement. Come to the October CCP meeting to learn what state organizations are doing to facilitate safe passage of wildlife under roads in Chatham County. We will also hear about recent planning efforts to identify high priority wildlife crossing needs in the county.
AGENDA:
Welcome & Introductions
Partnering for Habitat Connectivity in the Triangle
Brooke Massa, Conservation Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Guidelines for Wildlife Passage in NC
Travis Wilson, Eastern DOT Habitat Conservation Coordinator, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Improving Roadway Safety and Wildlife Connectivity through the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization Wildlife Crossings Plan (includes portions of Chatham County)
David Miller, Transportation Planner, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization
Please note that this is an IN-PERSON meeting and so will not be recorded like the webinars we have been doing the past few years. If this topic interests you, please attend in person!
Pre-registration is requested. Register for this CCP meeting.
CCP Steering Committee: Brooke Massa, Brandy Oldham, Debbie Roos, Margaret Sands, Allison Weakley.
For more information about the Chatham Conservation Partnership, visit the CCP website
Triangle Land Conservancy’s Wild Ideas series provides an engaging venue for experts and the community to share their innovative ideas to improve lives through environmental action by safeguarding clean water, protecting wildlife habitat, supporting local farms and food, and connecting people to nature.
Join us for Wild Ideas – Habitats: Our Homes, a night of food, drinks, and engaging presentations! Then, discover ways to take action within the environmental and conservation field in our partner expo.
You’re invited to join TLC and partners on Wednesday, October 23 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM for a FREE evening of talks and community engagement at the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC! More details coming soon!
Coming November 10th and 11th at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC. Applications are open for workshop proposals, exhibitors, and high school summiteers. More information: https://www.lifeandscience.org/learn/nc-youth-climate-summit/
Keep Durham Beautiful is hosting a two-day seminar, “Beyond the Backyard: Adding Value to Managed Landscapes” on Sept 4-5, 2024. Seminar will be held at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, tours throughout the Triangle region. Visit Keep Durham Beautiful for more information: https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/forum2024.
On June 27th, New Hope Audubon will host a zoom session on threats and solutions for preserving and improving bird habitat. For more information and register visit: https://gaonc.org/event-5757676
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Cooper Vetoes Billboard Bill
Governor Cooper vetoes bill which would have allowed more trees, including protected redbuds, to be cut near billboards. For more….
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Legislative Action Alert
House Bill 198 would allow billboard companies to clearcut hundreds if not thousands of public trees along highway rights-of-way in North Carolina.
Native redbud trees, which are currently protected, can be cut down under HB 198 so billboards can be viewed..
Please use this action alert from the Sierra Club to ask your senator to oppose HB 198.
Link address: https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/NorthCarolina?actionId=AR0440702
Thank you!
Dale McKeel,President
Scenic North Carolina
PS – For more information, please see the news articles recently published by WRAL and NC Newsline
Keep Durham Beautiful’s BioBlitz, a community science initiative to help record and catalog the biodiversity of a given area kicks off April 26th. Learn more…