Come join members of the Tricounty Conservationists chapter of the NC Wildlife Federation in restoring an area around Bolin Creek with the Town of Chapel Hill. The town has obtained 2100 native plants through a grant to help manage stormwater in this area after Chantal and we will be planting a portion of them! We can use all the help we can get! There will be some shovels and spades but please bring your own if you can.Restoration Planting, Bolin Creek, Chapel Hill, Tue Apr 14, 4-7pmRegister here.
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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.
Sound Rivers, is looking for regular volunteers to assist with water sampling this summer at two sites at Falls Lake:
Connect directly with Volunteer Coordinator Emily Fritz if interested. Her email is emily@soundrivers.org.
Help keep our waterways clean by volunteering at Haw River Assembly’s litter traps! These devices catch trash in urban streams before it reaches major waterways, while protecting local wildlife. You can choose from multiple locations in the watershed! Registration required to ensure adequate equipment and staffing.
To volunteer: Sign up for our Trash Trap list-serv for updates (Be sure to pre-register monthly to confirm attendance.)
Help protect our drinking water and watersheds. Creek Week is a time to discover and clean up our local streams. It has been celebrated in Durham since 2009. To date, we have collected 210,989 pounds of litter with 4,808 volunteers. Read all about it HERE.
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Emily Sutton, Haw Riverkeeper for the Haw River Assembly, is part of opposition to the Buc-ee’s mega gas station proposed for Mebane. Education, advocacy, and outreach are important functions for all of our Partner Organizations. Read more: https://hawriver.org/from-www-newsobserver-com-is-buc-ees-too-big-for-this-nc-town-why-some-oppose-the-mega-gas-station-again/