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Burnt Mill Creek
BURNT MILL CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT 2023-2025
Cape Fear River Watch was awarded a 3-year Environmental Enhancement Grant from the state’s office of the attorney general to help improve water quality, reduce litter and engage the community through volunteering, education signage, and recreation opportunities at Burnt Mill Creek!
Keep an eye on this page for updates on our work!
Important Information Regarding the BMC Watershed
FISHING ADVISORIES
A portion of Burnt Mill Creek has been in a fish consumption advisory since 2021. The area the advisory affects is near Archie Blue Community Park, located in the Love Grove neighborhood. This advisory is due to elevated levels of Arsenic, Hexavalent Chromium and Mercury in Bowfin, Bluegill and Flathead Catfish.
Burnt Mill Creek indirectly drains into the Cape Fear River, which also has a fish consumption advisory in portions of the river due to man-made “forever” chemicals known as PFAS. The middle and some lower portions of the Cape Fear River has an advisory, which includes a “do not eat” reccomendation for several species of fish.
For more information and current advisories please visit the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Fish Consumption Advisories page. For more information on “forever” chemicals please visit our PFAS page.
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Events and Related Information
Free Eco Tour - Check Back for Fall 2024 Dates!
The urban watershed is home to diverse species of flora and fauna and is considered a birding “hotspot” with over 190 species documented along its banks, including barred owls, prothonotary warblers, yellow-crowned night herons, hooded mergansers, summer tanagers, and more. The creek is also home to species such as blue crabs, anole lizards, alligators, beavers, coyotes, and foxes.
Join us in Fall 2024 for more tours! They are usually held once a month October through December.
Thank You Volunteers!
Cape Fear River Watch would like to thank all organizations and community members that helped to plant native trees on in November 2023 and February 2024.
Over 75 volunteers helped plant 75 trees including Bald Cypress, Black Gum, Live Oak, River Birch, Swamp White Oak, Sweet Gum and Water Tupelo.
As of July 2024, over 70% of the trees have survived thanks to volunteers that assist with watering the trees weekly!
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Cape Fear River Watch | 617 Surry Street | Wilmington, NC 28401 | Phone: 910.762.5606
