We're Back! Come Celebrate With Us May 1 – May 8, 2021!
…for budding naturalists (K-5 & families) Nature Notebooks combine art and observation to help children and families become more aware of the diversity of life in our own backyards, local parks, and of course – creeks! Learn about nine categories of critters and plants that inhabit our creeks and streams in North Carolina. Read, write,Continue reading “Nature Notebooks”
I am so glad that you are interested in joining us for NC Stream Watch! To register, email me – Danica Heflin – at dheflin@ptrc.org with “ACW Stream Watch” in the Subject. In the body of the email, include the date and location of the Orientation you wish to attend, and let me know howContinue reading “NC Stream Watch Registration”
Virtual/Zoom Thursday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. Join our hosts, Aaron Davis and Cy Stober from the City of Mebane, for a mind-boggling quiz to test your local waterway knowledge. Do you know where the water in Willowbrook Creek goes when it leaves the park? How many aquatic macroinvertebrates can you name? We’ll find outContinue reading “Creek Week Trivia Night!”
Join CC King from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission for some late afternoon fishing! Learn the basics or get some tips from the expert. We’ll bring the worms, and we’ll have some poles to loan out as well (but we encourage you to bring your own if you have one). Remember your water, sunscreen, bugContinue reading “Family Fishing Days”
Help care for your local creek or stream by planting wildflowers! Free seed packets are available starting May 1 at the following libraries: Gibsonville Library May Memorial Library North Park Library Graham Library Mebane Library 506 Church StreetGibsonville 342 South Spring Street,Burlington 849 Sharpe RoadBurlington 211 South Main StreetGraham 101 South First StreetMebane Mon –Continue reading “Plant Native Wildflowers”
What’s the name of your watershed, and where do its streams flow? How does it fit into the larger River Basin? Does your local creek have a healthy “buffer zone”? Don’t know? Well, don’t worry! That’s what our Geocache adventure is all about! Each “Geocache” is a clear container hidden in our municipal and countyContinue reading “GEOCACHE: I ♥ MY WATERSHED!”
Come see Stormwater SMART at our booth at the Authentically Alamance Farmers Market in Mebane on Saturday, May 1 from 9:00 – 11:00 to pick up your free “Blue Bag”, which includes some goodies to help you get started celebrating Alamance Creek Week. You’ll receive a seed packet of NC Native Wildflower Seeds, a GuideContinue reading “Pick Up Your Blue Bag!”
Citizen Science! Stewardship! Bugs! What better way to celebrate Alamance Creek Week than by completing a free Orientation for NC Stream Watch? This educational program created and maintained by the NC Department of Environmental Quality provides a framework for people of all ages to assess the health of creeks and streams. Your hosts, environmental educatorsContinue reading “NC Stream Watch Orientations”
This year, Alamance Creek Week coincides with the launch of The City of Burlington Recreation & Parks Department’s Adopt-A-Park program! If you are looking to take your stewardship beyond Creek Week, visit Adopt-A-Park | Burlington, NC – Official Website. Adopt-A-Park encourages the community to become involved in the beautification and enhancement of our parks andContinue reading “Adopt a Park Litter Pickup Program”
Saturday, May 1 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm at North Park (849 Sharpe Rd. Burlington) – Register now! Thursday, May 6 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at City Park (1435 Overbrook Rd. Burlington) – Register now! This is your chance to do something proactive to help our waterways! Litter on streets and in parks often getsContinue reading “Creek Cleanups in Burlington!”
Alamance Creek Week 2021