<div dir="auto">Happy holidays everyone,</div><div dir="auto">I hope that you will consider making a donation to ECWA. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bonita</div><div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><br><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Just a quick note saying I hope you will consider contributing before Jan. 31^st  (and ideally before Dec. 31^st) so we can meet (and hopefully exceed) our end of year campaign drive here at ECWA. It’s been a really productive year and we’re setting ourselves up for an even better 2022 in terms of acres conserved, amount of green infrastructure installed, and community engagement, among other things.  You can contribute at <a href="http://www.ellerbecreek.org/donate" target="_blank">www.ellerbecreek.org/donate</a> and we have options to contribute by mail, online, via stock donations, and over the phone). I am away from Dec. 25^th to January 8, so please contact our Associate Director Rachel at <a href="mailto:rachel@ellerbecreek.org" target="_blank">rachel@ellerbecreek.org</a> if you have any questions while I’m away. Thanks!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">And of course hoping you have a great New Year!   See below for our update from last week on the campaign.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Rickie</p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1805101/a599ace59f/547614625/064682a803/" target="_blank">Click to view this email in a browser</a> </span></p><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="650" style="width:487.5pt;background:white"><tbody><tr style="height:18.75pt"><td width="25" style="width:18.75pt;background:#116699;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" style="width:.2604in;height:.2604in" id="m_201369349734387986m_-8718075611157550176_x0000_i1025" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/1246/spacer.gif" alt="spacer.gif"></p></td><td width="600" style="width:6.25in;background:#116699;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="1" height="10" style="width:.0104in;height:.1041in" id="m_201369349734387986m_-8718075611157550176_x0000_i1026" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/1246/spacer.gif" alt="spacer.gif"></p></td><td width="25" style="width:18.75pt;background:#116699;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" style="width:.2604in;height:.2604in" id="m_201369349734387986m_-8718075611157550176_x0000_i1027" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/1246/spacer.gif" alt="spacer.gif"></p></td></tr><tr><td width="25" style="width:18.75pt;background:#116699;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" style="width:.2604in;height:.2604in" id="m_201369349734387986m_-8718075611157550176_x0000_i1028" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/1246/spacer.gif" alt="spacer.gif"></p></td><td width="600" rowspan="3" valign="top" style="width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/a137480703" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" id="m_201369349734387986m_-8718075611157550176_x0000_i1029" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/0/7/7/077cef5b25/a599ace59f/8e2c4e37e2/library/ECWA%20ed%20header%20image.jpg"></span></a></span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade style="color:#777777" align="center"></span></div></div><h3 style="font-weight:strong"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Join ECWA's Annual Campaign To Raise $105,000 to Protect Urban Nature</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h3><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Help Us Reach Our Goal by Jan 31!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br><a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a80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:2.0833in;height:1.2812in" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/0/7/7/077cef5b25/a599ace59f/4f583b553a/library/harrington%20map.jpg" align="left" hspace="7" vspace="7" alt="harrington property map"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The regional Eno-New Hope Landscape Conservation Plan identifies this as an important habitat corridor with the potential to connect Veasey Farm Nature Preserve with thousands of acres of high quality habitat around Falls Lake Reservoir.  The project also provides road access to a previously difficult-to-access portion of the Veasey Farm Nature Preserve, which will help ECWA manage the preserve.</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The City of Raleigh’s Watershed Protection fund provided a critical grant to protect the property based on its importance for Falls Lake’s water quality. The Triangle Community Foundation provided a transaction grant to support the project.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">This effort was led by Chris Dreps, ECWA's Land Protection Director. To learn more, contact Chris at <a href="mailto:chris@ellerbecreek.org" target="_blank">chris@ellerbecreek.org</a>.</span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade style="color:#777777" align="center"></span></div></div><h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">ECWA's First Water Blitz</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h2><h3 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;font-weight:strong"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">A Watershed-Wide Creek Site Survey</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h3><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><img width="200" height="150" style="width:2.0833in;height:1.5625in" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/0/7/7/077cef5b25/a599ace59f/e44a10177a/library/2021-09-25_EC01-Team_JBehrens%20(17).jpg" align="right" hspace="7" vspace="7" alt="Two people doing water sampling in a creek"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">As a part of a collaborative project from Duke Bass Connections called "<a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/c0507482f2" target="_blank">A City and Its River: Durham’s Ellerbe Creek Watershed</a>", we conducted a Water Blitz, a watershed-wide survey of many creek sites throughout the watershed (including Ellerbe, Goose, and South Ellerbe Creeks), within a single day while the creek was a normal flow. This endeavor was led by Steve Anderson, ECWA's Watershed Data and Monitoring Coordinator. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">An important component of this project involved EWCA, and NCCU and Duke River Center researchers to identify sampling locations throughout Ellerbe Creek Watershed where ECWA and local researchers can take frequent water samples to analyze water chemistry (like nutrients, salts, and E. Coli) to identify areas in our watershed that may have sewer leaks, crumbling infrastructure, or be good candidates for concentrating efforts with local partners to invest in stormwater control measures installations (like rain gardens, cisterns, and bioretention ponds for example).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to painting a better picture of where water quality is most concerning, or is doing well, ECWA’s primary goal for identifying these creek sites is to connect and engage with residents who see declining conditions in and around the creek, and want to be <a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/5d7b00be38" target="_blank">Creek Watchers</a> - a community-led participatory research program - and log observations of pollution or nearby urban flooding events that impact their neighbors' everyday lives. </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">We will be offering trainings and stipends for individuals to participate in our Creek Watchers Program in 2022. To learn more about how to join the Creek Watchers program, email Steve at <a href="mailto:steveanderson@ellerbecreek.org" target="_blank">steveanderson@ellerbecreek.org</a>.</span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade style="color:#777777" align="center"></span></div></div><h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">One Workday Wednesday Left!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h2><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Last Workday Wednesday | Wednesday, Dec 22 from 9:30-Noon</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img width="200" height="133" style="width:2.0833in;height:1.3854in" src="https://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/0/7/7/077cef5b25/a599ace59f/8d23fef934/library/CarolineGilmore_ECWAWorkday_VeaseyPreserve_10Feb2021_%20(6).JPG" align="right" hspace="7" vspace="7" alt="People going to cut vines in a vineyard"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Join the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA) for our final <a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/737b33817b" target="_blank">Workday Wednesday</a>! We will practice social distancing, but masks are required if unvaccinated. Don't forget to bring a water bottle and snacks! If you are interested, please make sure to <a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/1f7f3acec0" target="_blank">RSVP for a workday</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade style="color:#777777" align="center"></span></div></div><div><h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">ECWA Members Get Rewarded with Discounted Classes!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h2></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The Piedmont Naturalist Series, co-sponsored by Duke Gardens, Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, and Triangle Land Conservancy, seeks to connect natural sciences and social sciences with programs in ecology, cultural uses and the relationship between our choices and environmental health. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The classes this winter include the list below. Registration is available at <a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/629c106e73" target="_blank">Duke Gardens Winter 2022 Adult Programs</a>. You can see just these programs if you sort by category "Piedmont Naturalist Series." </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">For each class in the series (listed below), ECWA members receive a </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:teal">20% discount</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> at registration with the code "<b>Ellerbe2022</b>".</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><h3 style="font-weight:strong"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">A New Look At Plants | A two-class series on Tuesdays, Jan 25 and Feb 1 from 7-8 PM</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h3><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">In this class, you will look at plants with fresh eyes, stepping away from describing them in human terms and seeing the wonders of plants more fully.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Class format:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Small group program size to encourage interaction</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Fee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> $30</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">GREEN LIFE: Plant Adaptations | A three-class series on Thursdays, Jan 27-Feb 10 from 7-8:30 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Join us for a lively look at how plants both respond to and shape their physical and biological environments.</span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Class format:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Small group program size to encourage interaction</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Fee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> $49</span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">BE A SCIENCE PARTNER: Community Science Project Review | Tuesday, Feb 8 from 7-8 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">They will discuss the goals and methods of community science and then review a number of projects that may interest you.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Fee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> $6</span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">THE LIVING SOIL | A two-class series on Thursdays, Feb 10 and Feb 17 from 3-4:30 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">We will discuss how to assess your soil, how to feed soil and encourage soil microorganisms, and how to continue improving soil using the natural systems that make life possible for all.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Fee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> $30</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">FIRE ECOLOGY | A four-class series on Thursdays, Feb 17-Mar 10 from 7-8:30 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">You will be taken through the history of landscape fires in America, describing its role in shaping the landscape and what happened once fire was controlled and no longer a force in the landscape. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Fee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> $59</span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | Tuesday, Feb 22 from 7-8 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">This session will provide an overview of the history of environmental racism and injustice, a summary of the activist response, and spin offs within the environmental justice movement.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Fee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> $9</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">SPECIAL EVENT - CLIMATE CHANGE and COMMUNITY ACTION: Panel Discussion | Thursday, Jan 27 from 7-8 PM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Join us to hear from Duke University students, Renata Kamakura and Jon Choi, about their work with the Sunrise Movement, a youth movement seeking to stop climate change. <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">They will be joined by faculty members Ryke Longest, Nancy McLean and Megan Mullin. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Fee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> Free, registration required</span></p></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade style="color:#777777" align="center"></span></div></div><h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;font-weight:strong"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Support ECWA</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></h3><div style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association has big plans for protecting more land, continuing to restore native habitat and water quality, and making urban nature accessible to all in downtown Durham. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Be part of our vision by making a tax-deductible donation today.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://cts.vresp.com/c/?EllerbeCreekWatershe/a599ace59f/064682a803/2e20812561" target="_bl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