CARRBORO, N.C. -- Orange County's Annual Creek Week is March 16-23, 2024. Creek Week celebrates the streams, lakes and rivers that connect our human and non-human communities. It's a weeklong series of activities like litter cleanups, community science BioThon, geocaching, hands-on activities, and more. We hope to see you there!
Weeklong Activities
Social Media: Follow Carrboro Stormwater on Instagram (@townofcarrborostormwater) to see postings from Heather Holley as she is out and about all week exploring Carrboro Waterways and sharing all things creek! Follow the Orange County Creek Week tag (#occreekweek) and tag us!
Orange County Creek Week BioThon: Discover how water connects us by documenting plant and animal species in your community as part of a county wide community science project.
Orange County Creek Cache: Join Carrboro in celebrating Orange County Creek Week with geocaching! Caches will be hidden on public properties highlighting nearby creeks and other stormwater explorations.
Waterway Roving with the Stormwater Specialist: Town of Carrboro Stormwater Specialist Heather Holley will be roving around Carrboro during Creek Week to highlight the unique and wonderful waterways of our Town. Follow us on Instagram for posts. Got a burning question about watersheds or stormwater? Message, DM, post, email, or stop by in person to ask your questions! Join me to pick up trash, participate in the Bio-Thon, and explore our creeks.
Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 16
- 34th Annual Haw River Clean-Up-A-Thon
- Morgan Creek
- Volunteer with the Haw River Assembly and help empty the Carrboro Trash Trout on Morgan Creek, located near Carrboro Public Works.
- For more information: https://hawriver.org/river-cleanup/
- 4th Annual Joint Creek Clean-up Event
- 1 – 3 p.m., 102 Hargraves St. Carrboro, NC 27510
- Volunteer to pick up trash along Roberson Bike Path or help inventory the trash collected. Trash inventories tell us what exactly is going to our waterways, and potentially shows us where the trash comes from.
- For more information: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/7898fcb236ef44d8a086fac32f955e6c
Sunday, March 17
- Martin Luther King Jr Park Buffer Ball Activity
- 1-3 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr Park, 1120 Hillsborough Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
- Join Town staff for this fun, free, family friendly activity. Come learn about wetlands and vegetative water quality buffers while making seed balls with wetland buffer seed mixes.
Saturday, March 23
- Carrboro Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources Youth Fish Clinic
- 9-11 a.m., Anderson Park, 302 N Carolina Hwy 54 W, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
- Come learn the basics about fishing including different equipment, techniques, sites and regulations. You may even meet a fishing buddy or two! Supplies will be furnished but please bring a pole if you have one. Youth must have a parent present to participate. FEE and REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
- For more information: http://www.carrbororec.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=7586&month=3&year=2024&day=23&calType=0
- Wilson Park/Adams Tract Creek Exploring
- Noon to 3 p.m., Wilson Park, 110 Williams St, Carrboro, NC 27510
- Join Carrboro staff and volunteers to explore Bolin Creek. Learn about this local waterway and the species that call it home. Dress for a messy good time! USGS and Urban Sustainability Solutions, Inc (https://www.urbanss.org/ ) will host tables with information on how they help protect our local waterways.
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