[Durham INC] Durham Celebrates Creek Week March 16-23

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: March 11, 2013

 

Durham Celebrates "Creek Week" March 16-23

Weeklong Activities to Connect Durham Residents with Local Waterways

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents with a love of nature and a desire to
help protect it should mark their calendars now to take part in the
Fifth Annual Creek Week, scheduled for March 16-23, 2013.

 

This year's week-long observance will provide dozens of opportunities
for residents to discover and explore local streams and lakes through
educational programs and recreational activities, and to do their part
to protect waterways through volunteer projects.

 

According to Tania Dautlick, executive director of Keep Durham
Beautiful, this week-long event is an opportunity to take care of
Durham's environment. "Creek Week is a fantastic way for Durham
residents to discover local natural areas and make a difference through
volunteer projects," said Dautlick. "These activities illuminate the
importance of protecting waterways for recreation and drinking water as
well as show how we can all do our part to preserve a healthy natural
environment for people, wildlife, and plant life."

 

With the range of events offered, there is something sure to entice
everyone in the family - even Fido. Residents can get outdoors and
explore Durham's hidden nature gems by canoe or kayak, or on foot via
nature walks and hikes in beautiful locations including Duke Forest, Eno
River State Park, and Sandy Creek Park. Residents can bring their dogs
to a Durham Dog Park and take the Canines for Clean Water Pledge to
reduce pet waste.

 

Creek Week will also provide easy volunteer opportunities for residents
and organizations to connect with several scheduled cleanup events at
local creeks, marshes, streams, and lakes throughout Durham. Last year,
250 volunteers picked up over 10,000 pounds of trash from Durham
waterways. Volunteers can also help by labeling storm drains in their
neighborhood. 

 

Creek Week is sponsored by a collaboration of organizations that manage,
monitor, and protect area waterways, including the City of Durham
Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, Durham Parks and
Recreation, Stormwater & GIS Services Division with the Public Works
Department, and the Water Management Department along with Durham County
Government, Durham County Library, Durham Soil & Water Conservation
District, Ellerbe Creek Watershed, Eno River Association, Frog Hollow
Outdoors, Keep Durham Beautiful, Haw River Assembly, New Hope Creek
Corridor Advisory Committee, and Northeast Creek Stream Watch.

 

For a detailed schedule of events, visit http://www.DurhamCreekWeek.org
or contact Laura Webb Smith, public education coordinator for the
Stormwater and GIS Services Division of the City's Public Works
Department, at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30235 or by email at 
Laura.Smith at DurhamNC.gov.

 

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