Events and Activities
Creek Week 2023
Friday March 17
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI- Oh My? |
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| Teen Science Cafe | UNC Morehead Planetarium 250 E Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC 27514 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Sammy Bauer Town of Chapel Hill Heather Holley Town of Carrboro | None required | Do you like scavenger hunts? Join Environmental Educators for a walk through science looking for stream bugs. Morehead Planetarium's Event Page | Yes |
Saturday March 18
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI- Oh My? |
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| Learn about Bioswales | 211 Odie Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 | 9 am - 12 pm | Heather Fisher Town of Hillsborough | http://vhub.at/nceeg | Learn about the new bioswales installed in the Odie St Habitat for Humanity Community. Help install native plants in rain gardens. | No | Yes |
| Carrboro Creek Week Cache Kickoff | Hank Anderson Park 302 NC 54 W Carrboro, NC | 11 am - 2 pm | Heather Holley Town of Carroboro | None required | Carrboro's Creek Week Cache Event information | See Details | |
| Creek Week at the Confluence | 4214 Highland Farm Rd Hillsborough, NC 27278 | 12 pm - 3 pm | Hillary Harrison Audrey Vaughn Eno River Association | Eventbright | Field day at the confluence. Activities include games and learning about waterways and organisms. | Partially - one activity takes place in the pavilion. All other activities take place on the creek and in the fields. | |
| Carrboro/Chapel Hill Joint Clean Up | Roberson Bike Path 102 Hargraves St Carrboro, NC 27510 | 1 pm - 4 pm | Morgan Flynt Town of Chapel Hill | Participant Sign Up | Volunteers will join Carrboro and Chapel Hill staff in picking up trash along the bike path. | Yes | |
| Morgan Creek Clean-Up- A-Thon | North Carolina Botanical Gardens Parking Lot | 1 pm - 4:30 pm | Johnny Randall 919-923-0100 | None required | Morgan Creek Cleanup and Service Learning Opportunity | Yes | No |
Sunday March 19
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI - Oh My! |
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| Trail Adventure for kids | Umstead Park Picnic Shelter 399 Umstead Dr, Chapel Hill | 10 am - 2 pm | Anna Poydock Town of Chapel Hill | None required | Hiking 101 for children | Yes | No |
| Water Bottle Decorating | Umstead Park Picnic Shelter, Chapel Hill | 12 pm - 2 pm | Abby Kimmel Town of Chapel Hill | None required | Designed to promote the use of reusable water bottles. Decorate your bottle with reusable stickers | Yes | No |
| Navigators USA Downtown Hillsborough Litter Clean Up | Downtown Hillsborough | 1 pm | Heather Fisher Town of Hillsborough | Members register through organization | Members of Navigators USA Chapter 250 will pick up litter throughout downtown Hillsborough | No | |
| Gyotaku, Japanese Fish Printing | Chapel Hill Community Center 120 S. Estes Dr Chapel Hill, NC | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Sammy Bauer Town of Chapel Hill | Click here | Learn about the Japanese of Gyotaku (fish printmaking). Each participant will make one paper and one fabric print. Under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $29 for Orange County Residents and $29 Non-residents | Yes |
Wednesday March 22
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI - Oh My! |
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| Riverwalk Invasive Species Removal | Hillsborough Riverwalk | 2 pm | Tim Logue Hillsborough Tree Board | Contact Tim Logue to register | Hillsborough's Tree Board is looking for volunteers to remove invasive plant species along the town's Riverwalk. Meet at the Riverwalk bridge near Weaver Street Market (Nash and Kollock St) Bring work gloves and hand pruners. Dress appropriately for the weather. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian | No | |
| Riverwalk Live Stream | Facebook Live Stream | 2 pm | Heather Fisher Town of Hillsborough | None required | Hillsborough Stormwater Live Stream event at Riverwalk, focusing on invasive species and riparian buffer impacts | Yes | Yes |
Thursday March 23
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI-Oh My! |
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| Riverwalk Compost Blanket Installation | Hillsborough Riverwalk | 10 am | Terry Hackett Town of Hillsborough | Contact Terry Hackett to register | Learn about compost blankets and how they can benefit your landscaping and local streams. Volunteer work day for installing compost blankets along the Riverwalk | No | Yes |
| Riverwalk Live Stream | Facebook Live Stream | 11 am | Heather Fisher Town of Hillsborough | None required | Hillsborough Stormwater Live Stream event at Riverwalk, focusing on preventing erosion with compost blankets and other techniques | Yes | Yes |
Friday March 24
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI- Oh My! |
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| Odie St Green Infrastructure Volunteer Workday | 307 Odie St Hillsborough, NC | 1 pm - 4 pm | Heather Fisher Town of Hillsborough | Click here | Volunteer Workday for installing rain barrels at Habitat for Humanity Houses in the Odie St Community | No | Yes |
| Odie St Green Infrastructure Live Stream | Facebook Live Stream | 2 pm | Heather Fisher Town of Hillsborough | None required | Hillsborough Stormwater Live Stream event in the Odie St Community with a tour of newly construction bioswales and other green infrastructure | Yes | Yes |
Saturday March 25
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI- Oh My! |
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| Carrboro Youth Fishing Clinic | Hank Anderson Park 302 NC 54 W Carrboro, NC | 9 am - 11 am | Carrboro Recreation Parks & Cultural Resources 919-918-7364 | Click here | Learn the basics about fishing including different equipment, techniques, sites, and regulations. Supplies furnished, bring a fishing pole if you have one. Ages 5-15 Cost $5 | Yes | |
| Rain Garden Workshop | Carolina Community Garden 212 Wilson St Chapel Hill, NC | 9 am - 12 pm | Morgan Flynt Town of Chapel Hill | Click here | Partially = attendees will need to cross a wood-chipped path to get to site. | Yes | |
| Triangle Fly Fishers Stormwater Wetland weed removal and fly casting demo | Gold Park 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd Hillsborough, NC | 9 am - 12 pm | Terry Hackett Town of Hillsborough | None required | Triangle Fly Fishers will be removing weeds from the Gold Park stormwater wetland. This is a private event. There will be a fly casting demo in the afternoon | No | Yes |
| Gold Park Invasive Species Removal | Gold Park 415 Dimmocks Mill Road Hillsborough | 9 am -12 pm | Tim Logue Town of Hillsborough Tree Board | Click here | Hillsborough's Tree Board is looking for volunteers to remove invasive plant species along the town's Gold Park. Meet at the Gold Park parking lot. Bring work gloves and hand pruners. Dress appropriately for the weather. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian | No | No |
| Wetland Buffer Ball | MLK Jr Park 1120 Hillsborough Rd Carrboro | 10 am - 12 pm | Heather Holley Town of Carrboro | Click here | Make seed balls with wetland buffer seed mix and plant them in the park wetlands | Yes | Yes |
| Swamp Paddle | Chapel Hill Community Center 120 S Estes Drive Chapel Hill | 2pm - 6pm | Sammy Bauer Town of Chapel Hill | Click here | Paddle Blackwater Swamp at Robertson Mill Pond Preserve, No paddling experience necessary; We will teach you the fundamentals. Parent/Guardian must enroll and accompany children under 12. Meet at the Chapel Hill Community Center | Yes | No |
Sunday March 26
| Event | Location | Time | Contact | Registration | Additional Information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GIS- Oh My! |
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| Kayak Fishing at Jordan Lake | Chapel Hill Community Center 120 S Estes Drive Chapel Hill | 8:30am-12:30pm | Sammy Bauer, Keith Dodson Town of Chapel Hill | Click Here | Spend your morning Kayaking on the land and casting for local fish (Catch and release program) Learn about fish native to the area and fishing technique. All equipment is provided, please bring water. Parent/Guardian please enroll and accompany children under 12. Meet at the Chapel Hill Community Center | No | No |
Weeklong Activities
| Event | Location | Contact | Registration | Additional information | Accessible for Physical Disabilities | GSI-Oh My! |
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| DIY Litter Clean Up Challenge | Countywide | Sammy Bauer Town of Chapel Hill | Click here | Creek Week invites the community to join us for a weeklong DIY cleanup challenge. This virtual challenge invites you to grab a bag and pick up that trash you've seen around your neighborhood. | Yes | No |
| Carrboro Creek Week Cache | Town owned properties - hidden cache | Heather Holley Town of Carrboro | None Required | Town wide Geo-caching scavenger hunt - Caches will be hidden on Town owned properites highlightin neaby creeks and other stormwater explorations. Find them all and you will be entered into a drawing for a Watershed Explorers Kit. See Carrboro's Creek Week Page for more details. | See Details | |
| Waterway Roving with stormwater specialists | Carrboro's Creek Week Webpage for locations | Heather Holley Town of Carrboro | None Required | Stormwater staff picking up trash, participating in the bio-thon and speaking with the public about Carrboro's creek. | See Details | |
| Creek Week Bio-thon | Countywide | Heather Holley Town of Carrboro | Join the iNaturalist project | See "How do I participate in weeklong activities." for details on participation. | Yes | |
| Virtual Litter Clean up | Countywide | Morgan Flynt Town of Chapel Hill | Yes via webpage | See "How do I participate in weeklong activities." for details on participation. | Yes | |
| GSI, Oh My! Green Infrastructure Scavenger Hunt | Countywide | CWEP or Morgan Flynt Town of Chapel Hill | None required See CWEP's webpage for information on how to enter the challenge. | CWEP is encouraging people to get outside and explore Green Stormwater Infrastructure examples that already exist in your own community. | Yes | Yes |
| Local Coffee Collaboration | Lanza's Cafe 601 W Main St Carrboro, NC | Bettye Tish Town of Chapel HIll | None required | Creek Week themed drink at Lanz's Cafe | Yes | |
| Environmental Honors Fraternity Student Clean Up | Sustainable Carolina | Student Clean up | Yes |