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The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. This mission of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. The Headwaters Group of the Sierra Club serves members of Durham, Vance, Person, and Granville Counties. You do not need to live in one of these counties to join our Meetup, and unless specifically noted, you do not need to be a Sierra Club member to attend attend one of our Meetups, events, and/or outings. We welcome anyone and everyone and would love to see you at one of our events!
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Learn about Plans for Roxboro and Mangum Streets (unsponsored)
311 dowd street center, 311 Dowd Street, Durham, NC, NC, USDurham City's Transportation Department has been working on plans to make Roxboro and Mangum Streets two-way (and safer for pedestrians) from the Duke Park neighborhood through downtown. They will be revealing conceptual drawings for the project and asking for feedback at an open house. Construction would happen in 2027-28.
More information: https://www.durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3964
There is also an open house on a walking/biking path along Horton Road (between Horton and Roxboro) on Tuesday, October 28, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Whippoorwill Park, 1632 Rowemont Dr. More information and an opportunity to put comments on a map: https://www.durhamnc.gov/5300/Horton-Rd-Multi-Use-Path
These events are not sponsored by the Sierra Club.
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•OnlineLearn about Life in the Floodplain: Post-Helene Resilience + Reality
OnlineLisa Raleigh, RiverLink’s Executive Director, will lead an engaging discussion about the one-year post-Helene status of the French Broad River watershed. She'll discuss this from a flooding perspective and what that means for its future and ours, including how we must lean in and "own" this reality.
Lisa will also discuss the importance of our floodplains and riverbanks, misunderstandings about flood risk and catastrophic flooding, and ways we can build a more resilient French Broad River landscape. She'll share why restoring and protecting our rivers must remain central to our ongoing recovery.
Lisa Raleigh, PhD brings to RiverLink a lifetime shaped by the West — a hydrologist by training and a passionate nonprofit leader by calling. For the past four years, she has been honored to carry forward RiverLink’s mission and the extraordinary dedication of its staff and Board to the French Broad River watershed and the communities along its banks, especially amid post-Helene recovery.
This is the monthly meeting of the WNC Sierra Club. If you happen to be in Asheville, it is in Room 102 at UNCA’s Reuter Center on Campus Drive and simultaneously on Zoom. Use this link to watch online.
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