CARRBORO, NC -- Carrboro is proud to be a founding partner of Orange County Creek Week. Each year the town joins partners and stakeholders in celebrating the streams, lakes, and rivers that connect our human and non-human communities. Creek Week is a weeklong series of activities like litter cleanups, a community science BioThon, invasive plant removal, green infrastructure tours, and so much more! Visit the Orange County Creek Week website for more details on activities and resources from all the participating partners. All the Orange County Creek Week activities are open to everyone.
This year Carrboro Staff is hosting the following activities, and we hope to see you there!
Weeklong Activities:
Orange County Creek Week BioThon
Discover how water connects us by documenting plant and animal species in your community as part of a countywide community science project. During Creek Week observations logged into iNaturalist will become part of the Creek Week BioThon. Join the BioThon online here.
Orange County Community Scavenger Hunt
Join us for a countywide scavenger hunt during Creek Week, where you'll uncover hidden treasures and explore the wonders of our local creeks. Pick up a scavenger hunt card at a Creek Week event or use the option to print your own.
Events:
Saturday, March 15: Orange County Creek Week Kick-Off
12 - 4 p.m. at The Drakeford Complex (203 S. Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC)
Kick off 2025 Creek Week with an event at the new Drakeford Complex in Carrboro. Join us for hands on activities, story time in the library, and tour the green infrastructures of the Drakeford Complex. Enjoy information from local municipalities, government agencies, and nonprofits.
Sunday, March 16: Wetland Buffer Ball Workshop
12 -3 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Park (1120 Hillsborough Road, Carrboro, NC)
Bring your family by Martin Luther King Jr Park to learn about stream buffers and wetlands. Make buffer balls with native seeds to help vegetate the park’s wetland buffer or your stream at home. Wear clothes that can get messy! For more information contact Heather Holley at hholley@CarrboroNC.gov or 919-918-7426.
Saturday, March 22: Joint Cleanup with Carrboro and Chapel Hill
1 - 3 p.m. at 102 Hargraves St., Carrboro, NC
Clean up trash along the Robertson Bike Path and/or conduct a trash inventory. Last year we cleaned up and inventoried over 1700 pounds of trash! Trash inventories tell us what exactly is going to our waterways and potentially shows us where the trash comes from. Register Online.
Saturday, March 22: Carrboro Recreation, Parks, & Cultural Resources Youth Fish Clinic
9 - 11 a.m. at Anderson Park (302 Hwy 54 West, Carrboro, NC)
Parents and children will learn the basics about fishing including different equipment, techniques, sites, and regulations. You may even meet a fishing buddy or two! Located at the Anderson Park pond. Supplies furnished but bring a pole if you have one. Children (participants under the age of 18) must have a parent or guardian to participate. FEE and REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Learn more about our annual Youth Fishing Clinic.
- For more information or if your organization wishes to participate in these events, please contact Heather Holley at hholley@CarrboroNC.gov or 919-918-7426.
- Receiving the Creek Week proclamation from Mayor Barbara Foushee was Town of Carrboro Stormwater Manager Dylan Kirk, joined by his children Sedona, 6, and Declan, 4.
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