[Durham INC] Durham Celebrates Creek Week March 21-28

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CITY OF DURHAM
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Durham, NC 27701

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For Immediate Release: March 17, 2015



Share!  Visit http://www.DurhamCreekWeek.org for ways to celebrate Creek Week March 21-28



Durham Mayor Proclaims March 21-28 "Creek Week"
Visit www.DurhamCreekWeek.org<http://www.DurhamCreekWeek.org> for Details

DURHAM, N.C. - Residents interested in discovering and protecting Durham's local waterways should mark their calendars now as Durham makes plans to celebrate "Creek Week."

City of Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell has proclaimed March 21-28 as "Creek Week" in Durham. The week kicks off Saturday at 2 p.m. with a "Connect with the Creek" event at Durham Central Park, and continues with educational programs, water treatment plant tours, nature walks, and volunteer cleanups through March 28.

"Connect with the Creek" will feature a parade with the Bulltown Strutters and costumes by Northeast Creek Stream Watch, food trucks, a maze, a scavenger hunt, giveaways, and water information. Artists will also use visual elements to highlight local water issues. "We are thrilled to auction two hand-painted rainwater cisterns at the event," said Laura Webb Smith, public education coordinator for the Stormwater and GIS Services Division of the City's Public Works Department. "One was painted by artist Edie Cohn and the other by volunteers at Recyclique. We'll also have murals by students from three Durham schools and blue markings to show where Ellerbe Creek flows through the park."

"Creek Week" is a community effort by 18 partners working together to provide opportunities for Durham residents to discover and explore local streams and to do their part to protect water resources. To learn more, visit http://www.DurhamCreekWeek.org or contact Smith at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30235 or by email at Laura.Smith at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Laura.Smith at DurhamNC.gov>.

About the Public Works Department Stormwater and GIS Services Division
The Stormwater and GIS Services Division with the City of Durham's Public Works Department is guided by the City's strategic plan goals of stewardship of the City's physical assets and well-managed city. Activities include storm drainage design and plans review; inspecting and maintaining City-owned drainage systems; enforcing stormwater ordinances and regulations; education and outreach; stream monitoring, restoration, and watershed master planning; maintaining multiple layers of the City's geographic information; and stormwater billing. To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/pwd/GIS/Pages/Home.aspx and http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Stormwater, like on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater and follow on Twitter @DurhamStormH2O<http://www.twitter.com/DurhamStormH2O>.

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