Cape Fear River Watch

Third Saturday Paddle - Town Creek
2019-10-19 07:30 - 14:00 UTC
This paddle will be an out and back and we will launch from the Brunswick County Nature Park. This is a really historically important creek and one of the first areas settled in our region. Traditionally rice was grown along these tributaries. It is also the largest tributary of the Cape Fear area! This is an easier paddle although we will be against the current during the first part of the paddle. Hope you can join us!
Meet us at the office at 7:30am or paddlers can meet at the Brunswick County Nature Park at 8:15am. There are walking trails and shelters if you would like to bring a picnic lunch. Get a map to the location here!

Second Saturday Cleanup
2019-10-12 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
October’s clean up will take place in McCumber’s Ditch, a tributary of Burnt Mill Creek. As always pickers, bags, and gloves will be provided. Please bring reusable cups for water/coffee. Location has very steep banks but shallow water. A few water-crafts will be provided. If available, bring waders or knee boots. Majority of trash is in the creek itself.
Parking available at Calvary Cemetery

First Saturday Seminar - Keni Rienks
2019-10-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cape Fear River Watch Headquarters, 617 Surry Street, Wilmington, NC, 28405, United States
On the first Saturday of each month, we host a FREE educational seminar on a Cape Fear River related topic. Subjects range from environmental sustainability to the river’s role in the Civil War; from the history of Wilmington’s waterfront to our local ecology and neighbors. We provide a scrumptious pancake breakfast and coffee for free starting at 8am and the seminar starts at 9am. Come and meet other river enthusiasts, learn something new, and enjoy a great breakfast.
Keni Rienks and her topic is: Community, Education & The Environment.

Keni Rienks is a high school science teacher from Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is advisor to her school’s environmental club and coaches their National Ocean Science Bowl team. Outside of school, Keni serves on the executive board for the Surfrider Foundation, where she advocates for ocean and environmental protection. When Keni is not working, she enjoys time on the boat and at the beach with her husband and two children.
Keni holds a Masters of Environmental Management degree from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina – Wilmington
