NC Sierra Club--Headwaters Group

• Join Online: Join the Zoom meeting at https://bit.ly/watershed-info
• Dial-in: (305) 224-1968 | Meeting ID: 849 6236 3807

Why Attend?
City and County staff will share results from recent field visits, where they collected data from the watersheds of Stirrup Iron Creek, Lick Creek, and Brier Creek. This work helps us understand stream conditions and plan improvements that benefit people, wildlife, and plants. You’ll have a chance to interact with the project team, ask questions, and learn about next steps.
Your input matters
If you would like to get involved beyond attending the info session, consider joining the Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG). The SAG's goal is to help extend the reach of community engagement efforts by previewing select educational materials and amplifying City-County advertisements for public engagement opportunities. People interested in participating in the SAG are asked to complete a brief application. Completed applications should be sent to Laura Smith at laura.smith@durhamnc.gov by January 30.

For more information: https://www.durhamnc.gov/5080/Southeast-Durham-Watershed-Improvement-P

This event is not sponsored by the Sierra Club.

The Orange-Chatham Group of the Sierra Club has 4th Thursday social hours at various venues. This one is in the back room at the The Fair Game Beverage Company, which is located at The Plant in Pittsboro. Come in the side door and you will find us.

This is an informal social setting. Come and meet fellow members and members of the executive committee!

There is still time to comment on objectives for a new open space plan. An open space plan is a planning initiative engages the residents of a specific area and uses their input & assistance to identify needs and priorities for open space within a specific area. An open space plan outlines the best options for use and protection of pre-specified priorities and lays out a plan for action with clear recommendations.

The local transportation planners are looking for comments on their 30-year plan (until 2055) on how we will get around the Triangle (roads, buses, bikes and walking). They are taking comments until February 23rd.

This activity is "asynchronous" -- something to do when you have 15 minutes.

Join us for a scales-and-tails adventure through Duke Forest as we hike, explore, and celebrate the amazing herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) that call this ecosystem home! We will be partnering with Duke University’s Cagle Lab and Herpetofauna Project for a short hike in Duke Forest’s Durham Division up to Couch Mountain.

Sierra Club registration is required.

Where: Duke Forest Durham Division (Campus Box 90332, Durham, NC 27708; GPS coordinates: 36.02649 -78.98934)

What to bring: Water, comfortable walking/hiking closed toe shoes, comfortable walking/hiking clothes (layer up!), and your sense of adventure. Optionally, snacks, hat and gloves depending on the temperatures, sunglasses, hat, hiking poles, hiking pack

Questions? Registration (required -- to reserve a spot), contacts and details are here.