Cape Fear River Watch

StriperFest Education Day
2020-02-08 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt St, Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Join on the FUN at our annual StriperFest Education Day at the Coastline Convention Center. Education is an important component of successful fishery restoration and our fun activities focus on the Cape Fear River’s anadromous fish and the importance of restoration.

11:00am – 2:00pm
This year’s event is action packed with some seriously scientific fun:
• What are anadromous fish?
• Rock Arch Rapids Model
• Fish Migration Puppet Show
• Fish Anatomy, Prints, Games, and Puzzles
• Microscopes- Observe/Identify Organisms
• Learn to Cast
• How and Why Fish are Tagged
• Invertebrate Water Quality Indicators
• Face Painting ($1 or Donation)
We are looking for vendors for family friendly educational vendors. If you are interested email kaylynn@cfrw.us.
This event is made possible through the experience and passion of volunteers and interns on the Cape Fear River Watch Education Committee. If you are interested in volunteering for StriperFest 2020 or being a vendor at Education Day please email KayLynn Plummer at kaylynn@cfrw.us.

Erin Carey, Director of Coastal Programs for NC Sierra Club
2020-03-07 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Cape Fear River Watch Headquarters, 617 Surry Street, Wilmington, NC, 28405, United States
Presenting: By Air and By Sea: Fighting Environmental Threats to North Carolina
Erin Carey is the Director of Coastal Programs for the North Carolina Sierra Club. Erin has been a Wilmington resident since 1995 when, after a childhood in Vermont peppered with vacations to the NC coast, she moved from New England to be near the ocean she loved. Erin has a BS in Environmental Science and an MS in Marine Science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and 20 years experience in all aspects of environmental work. When she’s not hugging trees or attending public meetings Erin enjoys sitting on the beach, surfing, reading, and riding her bike.

March Second Saturday Cleanup CANCELLED
2020-03-14 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | NC, United States
Date: March 14th, 2020
Time: 9-11am
Location: Lower Willard Pond
March’s cleanup event will take place at Lower Willard Pond, at the intersection of Willard Street and S 16th St. The area of concern is primarily a wetland with trash scattered throughout. The area is also wooded. Please dress appropriately: long sleeves, pants, hat and boots. If you have waders, please bring them along as well. As always, gloves, bags, pickers, buckets and bug spray will be provided. Coffee will be provided by Lucky Joes Coffee House. Please bring your own cup!
Parking is available off Willard Street. Look for signs!
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/1WXQgHQQEHvvE9RD8

March 21 Paddle: CANCELLED
2020-03-21 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Black River, 352 Hunts Bluff Rd, Kelly, NC 28448, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Join us as we kick off the 2020 paddle season on the Black River!
Meet at the CFRW office at 617 Surry St. at 8:30 am
OR, meet us at the put in at Hunt’s Bluff at 9:30 am.
After an easy 4-5 mile paddle we will take out near Point Caswell on Estate Road.
All paddlers should wear a PFD and those using CFRW boats are required to wear a PFD. Other items to remember include sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, water, snack and water shoes.
Need a boat?

Members: $15 donation
Non-members: $20 donation. JOIN TODAY!
Boat rental choices offered during online registration are first-come, first-served and include single or tandem kayaks and canoes.
Once you receive your email confirmation, your boat has been confirmed and we will see you the day of the paddle.

Got a boat?

Please consider a donation of at least $10 for members and $15 from non-members during online registration or bring a check or cash with you on the day of the event.

If you need help the day of the paddle, please call Kemp at 910-264-8036.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – CLICK HERE

Book Club: CANCELLED
2020-03-28 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. One Step at a Time by Ed Stafford.

“In April 2008, Ed Stafford set off to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon. He started on the Pacific coast of Peru, crossed the Andes Mountain range to find the official source of the river. On his grueling 860-day, 4,000-plus mile journey, Stafford witnessed the devastation of deforestation firsthand, the pressure on tribes due to loss of habitats as well as nature in its true-raw form. Jaw-dropping from start to finish, Walking the Amazon is the unforgettable and gripping story of an unprecedented adventure.”

April Cleanup Weeks!
2020-04-05 08:00 - 2020-04-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | NC, United States
Calling all Riverwatchers! CFRW encourages you to get outside and keep our community clean! We are hosting individual clean up weeks in place of our normal monthly cleanup events! Please follow CDC guidelines sweeping individually or in a small group and practice social distancing.
Individually or in small groups, choose a location near you that you’d like to beautify. Collect rubbish, sort the recycling, place trash in your residential bins and get back to us! We’ve put together a form for folks to fill out so we can continue tracking the amount of trash collected and kept out of our waterways. Pick one day during either of the weeks provided and get out! Don’t forget the photos! We love to see the before and afters with a selfie and wildlife! From the participants we will be randomly selecting one person a week to receive a Cape Fear Cleanup Crew T-shirt!

Use this form: CFRW Remote Cleanup Form

CFRW is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving Covid-19 situation. Please stay tuned to our social media channels for any changes or updates.

First Saturday Seminar (Zoom and FB Live) with Kemp Burdette
2020-05-02 08:45 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Now that we’ve gone digital – you don’t have to commute!! Hope you can join us this Saturday at 9 am on zoom or FB live to hear about factory farming from our Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette. It’s an issue that affects us all – no matter where you live. And it’s super relevant these days – as more and more industrial meat factories shut down due to Covid-19.
Meeting will open at 8:45 for chatter and the seminar will start at 9. We can’t wait to “see” you!!
Watch LIVE on our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/CapeFearRiver
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Don't Waste It!
2020-05-30 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lock and Dam #1, 996 Locks 1 Road, Riegelwood, NC, 28456, United States
Don’t Waste It! is a new educator guide to waste management. The guide includes 11 lessons covering five themes: municipal solid waste, recycling, plastics, composting, and landfills. Don’t Waste It! is for both formal and non-formal educators with lessons for pre-K to 12th graders that can easily be adapted for adult audiences. Each lesson includes a group activity, independent practice, extensions, and additional activities. This workshop will provide a base of knowledge needed to teach each lesson, run through many of the lessons, and each attendee will receive a Don’t Waste It! guide.
This workshop is provided by Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling. If you have any questions please contact Shannon Culpepper, Recycling & Education Specialist at Shannon.culpepper@chathamnc.org or 919-545-7874.
Please bring your waste free lunch!

First Saturday Seminar - What's Happening with the GenX Health Study
2020-06-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Dr. Jane Hoppin of NC State University will provide an update on the first ever GenX health exposure study and then take questions.
For background on the study, visit: https://genxstudy.ncsu.edu/2019/08/12/welcome/
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June/July CFRW Book Club Meeting
2020-07-25 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
June/July CFRW Book Club Meeting

July 25 @ 10:30am

Join us for our June/July 2020 CFRW Book Club Meeting! This month’s selection is Rivers of Power: How A Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World by Laurence C. Smith. We’ll have a discussion via Zoom on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 10:30AM.
If you have not started the book yet, consider the ways our Cape Fear River affects your life and community before you begin reading this book. Then reflect even more about its significance afterward.
Thank you to Pomegranate Books for offering a 15% discount to CRFW Book Club members and for providing our usual meeting space! (We look forward to meeting there again soon when it is safe!) Pomegranate Books and their in-store coffee house Zola Coffee & Tea are open for business with restricted hours and folks can order books for pick-up as well!

Rivers of Power: How A Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World by Laurence C. Smith

“Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and can capriciously destroy everything in their path. Even today, rivers remain a powerful global force — one that is more critical than ever to our future. In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith explores the timeless yet underappreciated relationship between rivers and civilization as we know it. Rivers are of course important in many practical ways (water supply, transportation, sanitation, etc). But the full breadth of their influence on the way we live is less obvious. Rivers define and transcend international borders, forcing cooperation between nations. Huge volumes of river water are used to produce energy, raw commodities, and food. Wars, politics, and demography are transformed by their devastating floods. The territorial claims of nations, their cultural and economic ties to each other, and the migrations and histories of their peoples trace back to rivers, river valleys, and the topographic divides they carve upon the world. And as climate change, technology, and cities transform our relationship with nature, new opportunities are arising to protect the waters that sustain us. Beautifully told and expansive in scope, Rivers of Power reveals how and why rivers have so profoundly influenced our civilization and examines the importance this vast, arterial power holds for the future of humanity.”

First Saturday Seminar with Dr. Bill Hunt
2020-08-01 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
First Saturday Seminar with Dr. Bill Hunt

August 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us via Zoom to hear from NC State’s Dr. Bill Hunt, who will talk about Greenfield Lake and other Stormwater projects in our basin.
Zoom will open at 8:45am and the seminar will begin at 9am!https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9617005052
Dr Hunt is the leader of NC State’s Stormwater Engineering Group, with a focus on Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure. He has co-authored more than 120 peer-refereed journal articles, one book, and many extension publications. His team has designed and/or monitored more than 250 stormwater control measures. Every year he conducts 20-25 workshops in North Carolina, the US, and abroad. Dr. Hunt loves people and sharing a good laugh. Wolfpack sports are both a blessing and a bane, but such is life for a fan of the underdog. Traveling and his kids bring him his greatest joys in life.

August- Second Saturday Cleanup Event
2020-08-08 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | NC, United States
Cape Fear River Watch is resuming our in-person cleanup events starting August 2020! Cleanup procedures have been changed incorporating CDC and state guidelines. If you and your loved ones do not feel comfortable attending, please stay home! An at-home cleanup along your roadside or local creek also makes a big difference!

A few things to keep in mind prior to arrival:

-Please keep at least 6ft of distance from groups other than the one you arrived with;
-Please wear a mask when communicating with other groups or individuals while socially distancing;
-We will not be providing water, so please bring your own;
-We will be providing gloves and pickers– All cleanup materials will be sanitized before and after the event;
-Please check-in upon arrival. Signs and objects marking distance for proper queuing will be on-site;
-Other precautions and procedural changes will be addressed on site;

Cleanup Information:
August’s cleanup event will take place at Lower Willard Pond in the Greenfield Lake watershed. The area is heavily littered, with the majority of trash lining the wetland. Please wear proper clothing: long pants, boots, hat, etc. The entire process including new guidelines is new to us as well as you! Things will move a bit slower than in the past once on-site. It’s been a proper Carolina summer so bring your water and sunscreen!

Parking will be available on-site along Willard St: https://goo.gl/maps/GUugzUxDRLocmN6W7

Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disaster
2020-09-03 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | NC, United States
Cape Fear River Watch, New Hanover County NAACP, and Working films are presenting a free screening of Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disasters.
The effects of climate change are unfolding before our eyes as hurricanes, wildfires, floods, subzero temperatures, and tornadoes ravage the nation and the globe. Many communities who survive climate disasters do so with limited to no resources and are often struggling to recover before the next disaster hits. Equitable disaster preparedness and recovery is increasingly urgent as COVID-19 further exposes cracks in the system.
Revisioning Recovery illuminates the current injustices, systems at play, and the solutions needed to prepare and respond to climate disasters. The short films bring overlooked stories into the light and exposes the historical inequities that are exacerbated when disasters hit.
There will be a panel discussion after the film featuring Katja Esson and Ann Bennett (Director and Producer of Razing Liberty Square), Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi (Director of We Still Here and Co-Founder of Defend Puerto Rico), and Deborah Maxwell (President of New Hanover County NAACP). Join us for this free screening and discussion to learn more and take meaningful action.
To learn more and to view the trailers for the short films, visit https://www.workingfilms.org/revisioning-recovery/#:~:text=Revisioning%20Recovery%3A%20Uncovering%20the%20Roots,are%20exacerbated%20when%20disasters%20hit.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revisioning-recovery-films-uncovering-the-roots-of-disaster-tickets-116923309767
Join us on Saturday, Sept 5 from 9-11am to continue the discussion on Environmental Injustices in NC at our First Saturday Seminar with Sherri White-Williamson, Environmental Justice Policy Director at NC Conservation Network: https://www.facebook.com/events/1219257951752597/

First Saturday Seminar with Sherri White-Williamson
2020-09-05 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Join us for our First Saturday Seminar about Environmental Injustices in NC led by Sherri White-Williamson, Environmental Justice Policy Director at NC Conservation Network. This seminar will build on our screen of the film Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disasters. Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1064375167329068/
“As Environmental Justice Policy Director at the NC Conservation Network, Sherri leads the organization’s efforts to connect impacted community-led campaigns and organizations with decision-makers. Prior to joining the NC Conservation Network, Sherri worked at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Environmental Justice where she managed the Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (IWG) and the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC). Sherri also currently serves as a Board member of the Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help (R.E.A.C.H.). She has recently co-founded an environmental organization that will focus on environmental justice working to build sustainable communities. In her spare time, Sherri enjoys baking, DIY projects, and playing with her dogs.”

2nd Saturday Cleanup at 11th St
2020-09-12 09:00 (America/New_York) | 11th St., 1541 S 11th St, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
We hope you’ll join us for our CDC-compliant 2nd Saturday cleanup coming up this Saturday, September 12th from 9-11am. Of course, if you and your loved ones do not feel comfortable attending, please stay home! September’s cleanup event will take place along 11th St. between Greenfield St. and Lakeshore Dr. in the Greenfield Lake watershed. The majority of trash is in creek, so we will be providing kayaks! The area is very overgrown, so please wear proper clothing: long pants & boots! Be sure to bring your water, sunscreen, & bug spray. Parking will be available on-site along 11th St or Lake Branch Dr. Be sure to park near to the intersection of Lakeshore Dr.
A few things to keep in mind prior to arrival:
– Please keep at least 6ft of distance from groups other than the one you arrived with.
– Please wear a mask when communicating with other groups or individuals while socially distancing.
– We will not be providing water, so please bring your own.
– We will be providing gloves and pickers. All cleanup materials will be sanitized before and after the event.
– Please check-in upon arrival. Signs and objects marking distance for proper queuing will be on-site.
Other precautions and procedural changes will be addressed on site.
Please bring your mask! Questions? Email audrey@cfrw.us
See you there!

August/September CFRW Book Club Meeting
2020-09-26 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
August/September CFRW Book Club Meeting

September 26 @ 10:30am

Join us for our August/September 2020 CFRW Book Club Meeting! Storm water fills our creeks and rivers that are often polluted with pesticides, so this is the perfect time for our this month’s selection, Pesticides and Pollution by Dr. Mellanby. We’ll have a discussion via Zoom on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 10:30AM. Join us here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9617005052
“In Pesticides and Pollution, Dr. Mellanby examines the problems of pollution of air, land, river, and the sea, by herbicides, pesticides, sewage, industrial effluents, gases, radiation, leakages, over-drainage, mistakes and mismanagement, in Britain to-day. He sets out to placate neither farmers nor naturalists, but to explain in each case what is happening, to point to both dangers and practical necessities, and to discuss what steps should be taken.”
Dr. Mellanby was the Director of the Nature Conservancy’s Monk Wood Experimental Station and was the head of the Entomology department at Rothamsted in the UK. Rothamsted Research, known as Rothamsted Experimental Station and then the Institute of Arable Crops Research is one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world. For many years, Dr. Mellanby did medical entomology research in Britain and the tropics. He also started the journal Environmental Pollution in 1970 which led to the honorable ” Mellanby Review Award” that is biennially awarded to distinguished scientists.
Copies of Pesticides and Pollution by Kenneth Mellanby are “out of print” and will not be available to purchase at Pomegranate Books. You can purchase the e-book version from Barnes & Noble, Kobo or Amazon, or purchase a used copy online.

First Saturday Seminar with Lloyd Singleton
2020-10-03 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Join us via Zoom to hear from Lloyd Singleton, the County Extension Director for the N.C. Cooperative Extension New Hanover County Center at the Arboretum, who will talk about Sustainable Landscapes.
Zoom will open at 8:45am and the seminar will begin at 9am! Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9617005052

Lloyd Singleton has served as the County Extension Director for the N.C. Cooperative Extension New Hanover County Center at the Arboretum since September of 2018. Previously, he was University of Florida’s Extension Director for Lake County, Florida and Florida-Friendly Landscaping Agent for Sumter County, Florida since 2010. His previous horticulture industry experience included the role of Landscape Manager for both the theme park Universal Orlando and the oceanfront resort The Breakers Palm Beach.

His Masters’ degree is in Agroecology from the University of Florida which has shaped his perspective to take a systems approach in working with ornamental horticulture, balancing the social, economic and environmental impacts.

He is the father of two adult children, Sara and Jonathan, each with families living in Wilmington. His five grandchildren, Lucy, Ellie, James, Oliver and Clara occupy his weekends as much as possible.

2nd Saturday Cleanup: Greenfield Lake
2020-10-10 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Greenfield Lake Boathouse, 302 Willard St., Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
We hope you’ll join us for our CDC-compliant 2nd Saturday cleanup coming up this Saturday, October 10th, from 9-11am. Of course, if you and your loved ones do not feel comfortable attending, please stay home! September’s cleanup event will take place at Greenfield Lake, starting at the boathouse. Our fleet of boats will be available for all volunteers! Please wear proper clothing and bring your water, sunscreen, & bug spray. Parking will be available in the boathouse parking lot (right next to the tennis courts).
A few things to keep in mind prior to arrival:
– Please keep at least 6ft of distance from groups other than the one you arrived with.
– Please wear a mask when communicating with other groups or individuals while socially distancing.
– We will not be providing water, so please bring your own.
– We will be providing gloves and pickers. All cleanup materials will be sanitized before and after the event.
– Please check-in upon arrival. Signs and objects marking distance for proper queuing will be on-site.
Other precautions and procedural changes will be addressed on site.
Please bring your mask! Questions? Email audrey@cfrw.us
See you there!

First Saturday Seminar with Amy McLane
2020-11-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
First Saturday Seminar with Amy McLane
November 7, 9-11 AM
Join us via Zoom to hear from Amy McLane, who will talk about Burnt Mill Creek – Story of an Urban Stream
Zoom will open at 8:45am and the seminar will begin at 9am! Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9617005052
Amy discovered her neighborhood Burnt Mill Creek after moving to Wilmington 22 years ago. She is a civil engineer, avid birdwatcher and habitat gardener, and has been working with the City of Wilmington and others to improve how the creek is managed and protected. Amy will share how the creek, despite the challenges it faces from urban pollution, is an important haven for both wildlife and people.

2nd Saturday Cleanup: Railroad at N 30th & Princess Place Dr.
2020-11-14 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 617 Surry Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
We hope you’ll join us for our CDC-compliant 2nd Saturday cleanup coming up this Saturday, November 14th from 9-11am. Of course, if you and your loved ones do not feel comfortable attending, please stay home! Parking will be available at Ebenezer Baptist Church located at 2929 Princess Place Dr. Please practice safety along the tracks! Be sure to dress weather-appropriate, and bring your own water!
A few things to keep in mind prior to arrival:
– Please keep at least 6ft of distance from groups other than the one you arrived with.
– Please wear a mask when communicating with other groups or individuals while socially distancing.
– We will not be providing water, so please bring your own.
– We will be providing gloves and pickers. All cleanup materials will be sanitized before and after the event.
– Please check-in upon arrival. Signs and objects marking distance for proper queuing will be on-site.
***REGISTER HERE:*** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_fmfXGErrhWSjxcuPomYEtfpXZ7uxf-d1LMBTkoU5RY5bdA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628
Please bring your mask! Questions? Email audrey@cfrw.us
See you there!

2020 Annual Membership Meeting
2020-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
We will gather virtually and hear from Kemp on the year’s accomplishments, vote in our next slate of board members and leave time to just socialize with our amazing community! All members and those interested in joining are welcome!! Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9617005052

October/November Book Club
2020-11-28 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
October/November CFRW Book Club Meeting

November 28 @ 10:30am
Join us for our October/November 2020 CFRW Book Club Meeting! The War on the EPA: America’s Endangered Environmental Protections by William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley is our book selection for October/November 2020. The War on the EPA presents current issues concerning PFAS “forever chemicals” and the EPA’s role in the quality of our drinking water. This book is guaranteed to be a page-turner…

“The War on the EPA examines the daunting hurdles facing the EPA in its critical roles in drinking water, air and water pollution, climate change, and toxic chemicals. This book takes the reader on a journey into some of today’s most pressing environmental problems: toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, pervasive agricultural pollution, dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, and widespread air and water pollution from use of fossil fuels. Delving into the science, politics, and human dimension of these and other problems, the book illustrates the challenges of regulation, how today’s war on science is undermining the scientific foundation upon which the agency’s legitimacy rests, and why a strong U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is more important than ever before.”
Pomegranate Books will have copies of The War on the EPA available for purchase soon, and CFRW Book Club members receive a 15% discount. Thanks to everyone who participated in any of our discussions via Zoom during this pandemic! North Carolina has entered Phase 3 of COVID-19 restrictions and our next meeting will be in-person and socially distanced with chairs 6ft apart outside of Pomegranate Books! Book club was created and is facilitated by CFRW Board Member Chantay Allen.

1st Saturday Seminar with Kate Cardamone
2020-12-05 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Join us via Zoom to hear from Kate Cardamone, who will share her extensive knowledge about native gardening.Zoom will open at 8:45am and the seminar will begin at 9am!
Unlike prior First Saturdays, you will need to REGISTER prior to attendance. Please click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcO-rqDwvEtEpmMaakri7TKhOvQA2urph
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Kate was a distinguished faculty member at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University as well as an instructor at Boston Architectural College. She taught ecological design and plant identification courses and served as a thesis advisor at the Radcliffe Seminars Graduate Program in Landscape Design. In addition to owning her own landscape design firm for over three decades, she also served as a restoration design consultant at the Central New York Conservancy for fourteen years.

Community Cleanup at N 30th St & Princess Place Dr
2020-12-15 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Railroad at N 30th St., 2929 Princess Place Dr., Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
This month our regular Second Saturday Cleanup event is cancelled. In its place we will be hosting a community cleanup on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 15th from 1-4pm. We’ll be returning to November’s location along the railroad tracks at N 30th St & Princess Place Dr. in order to finish what we started. Last month 20 volunteers spent their Saturday morning picking up over 200 pounds of trash and recycling. Unfortunately, there is still much to be picked up at that location, so we hope you can join us! Please remember to practice safety along the railroad tracks! This cleanup might be more suitable for adults. Remember to dress appropriately, and bring plenty of water and sunscreen. Parking is available at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church located at 2929 Princess Place Dr.
Please sign up using this form beforehand!

2nd Saturday Cleanup
2021-01-23 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Front St & Greenfield St, 110 Greenfield St, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Our 2nd Saturday Cleanup is on the 4th Saturday this month! Along with Keep New Hanover Beautiful, Trees4Trash, & Island Wildlife, a new chapter of NC Wildlife Federation, we’re hosting a cleanup on the morning of Saturday, January 23rd from 9-11am. We’ll be cleaning up along Front St at the intersection of Greenfield St. This cleanup is more suitable for adults because we will be cleaning up right along Front St at a location that is quite busy with fast cars. Please remember to be safe and vigilant; NC Wildlife Federation will provide hazard vests for those who would like to wear one. Remember to dress appropriately (work boots or rubber boots or waders, long pants and sleeves) and bring plenty of water. Parking is available across the street at New Anthem Beer, address: 110 Greenfield St. Wilmington, NC 28401.
Please register using this form!
A few things to keep in mind prior to arrival:
– Please keep at least 6ft of distance from groups other than the one you arrived with.
– Please wear a mask when communicating with other groups or individuals while socially distancing.
– We will not be providing water, so please bring your own.
– We will be providing gloves and pickers. All cleanup materials will be sanitized before and after the event.
– Please check-in upon arrival. Signs and objects marking distance for proper queuing will be on-site.
Other precautions and procedural changes will be addressed on site.
Please bring your mask! Questions? Email audrey@cfrw.us
See you there!

December/January Book Club
2021-01-23 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
December/January CFRW Book Club Meeting

January 23 @ 10:30am
Join us for our December/January CFRW Book Club Meeting! This time, the book is real fishy because it’s all about the British Columbia commercial fishing industry!–It features halibut, black cod and fish thought to be extinct! So, we hope you’re ready to put your hooks into Still Fishin’: The BC Fishing Industry Revisited by Alan Haig-Brown.
“It is generally known that the West Coasts once-great commercial fishing industry has fallen on hard times, but as Alan Haig-Brown demonstrates in this new book, reports of its demise are exaggerated. A veteran of the industry himself, Haig-Brown here offers a state of the industry report, discovering pockets of surprising activity among the vistas of closed processing plants, downsized fleets and corporate concentration. The Ray Phillips family of Pender Harbour continue to support a second generation by fishing halibut and black cod. Albert Radil and his two brothers have found success trawling hake in Queen Charlotte Sound. Seiner John Lenic is taking advantage of the miraculous reappearance in BC waters of the pilchard, once thought extinct. Former Vietnamese boat person Lon Truong hopes to finance a triumphant return to the Mekong Delta by trawling BC shrimp. The Assu brothers of Campbell River still seine chum salmon in the same Johnstone Strait tide rip their father used to fish, as did many generations of Assu ancestors before them, but they have to work fast to get their work done in the near-impossible 12-hour time limit set by the DFO. In Haig-Brown’s story of the west coast fishery, boats get equal time with people and fish. He laments the destruction of some historic old seiners, just as he relishes the preservation of an old Finn Slough gillnetter named the Eva and approves the activities of fishboat superfan Randy Reifel, who uses his considerable wealth to buy up endangered boats and keep them in working order. Is the whole fishing industry now on life support? It seems to be headed that way, but this book offers many practical and persuasive reasons why it doesn’t have to be.”
Pomegranate Books will have copies of Still Fishin’ available for purchase, and CFRW Book Club members receive a 15% discount. Thanks to everyone who participated in any of our discussions via Zoom during this pandemic! This next meeting will be in-person and socially distanced with chairs 6ft apart outside of Pomegranate Books! (Please bring your own outdoor chair.) Book club was created and is facilitated by CFRW Board Member Chantay Allen.

February First Saturday Seminar with Roger Shew
2021-02-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Join us via Zoom to hear from Roger Shew, who will talk about Eagles Island Update: A Little History, A Few Issues, Island Treasures and Possibilities

Registration required. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZ0pdOutrjwpGdA… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Roger has a BA in Earth Sciences from UNC-Wilmington, a Masters in Geology from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Masters in Science Education from the University of Houston. Roger worked in the energy industry for 20 years before returning to his home in Wilmington in 2000. He has been at UNCWilmington since that time teaching in the Earth and Ocean Sciences and Environmental Sciences Departments. Roger serves on the Board of Cape Fear River Watch. Roger’s favorite saying (modified a bit from Leopold), is: Not being connected to nature leads you to believe that food comes from the grocery, heat comes from the furnace, and water comes from the tap.

Rescheduled - February 2nd Saturday Cleanup
2021-02-20 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Railroad Tracks 3rd-17th, 811 Martin St, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Our 2nd Saturday Cleanup was postponed due to rain, but we will be back at it this weekend instead, on February 20th from 9-11am! Due to the rain washing away much of the litter that had been present in Burnt Mill Creek, we have changed the location of our cleanup. We will be cleaning up the railroad tracks from the Railroad Right-of-Way from 3rd St to 17th. This is a long stretch to cleanup, and along railroad tracks no less, so it is more suitable for adults! Remember to dress appropriately, wear your mask, and bring plenty of water. We will be meeting up roughly in the middle of this stretch of tracks at the Good Shepherd Center located at 811 Martin St. Parking is available along Martin St and 8th St (please do not park in the Good Shepherd parking lot).
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March First Saturday Seminar
2021-03-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom and FB Live, NC, United States
Join us via Zoom to hear from Kyle Stenersen of Humble Roots Farm, who will talk about Implications and Applications of Growing Organically

Kyle is a first generation farmer, raising organic produce and pasture raised meats and eggs. He and his wife Katelyn and their four children live on and farm 55 acres of leased land in southeastern Pender County. After graduating from NC State in 2010 with a degree in Horticultural Science, he and his wife moved to Burlington NC to live and work on a farm that a friend owned. “Seeing a seed sprout, being able to tend the fragile plant to maturity and then bring it to market to exchange for money, which would let us do it all over again and all the while enriching our environment, making people healthier, and financially providing for our family was a new concept for me, and it ignited a passion that’s still very much alive.”

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March 2nd Saturday Cleanup: Randall Pond
2021-03-13 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Randall Pond, 3801 Ashley Cir, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Our 2nd Saturday Cleanup series is back this Saturday March 13th from 9-11am! We will be cleaning up Randall Pond in the Burnt Mill Creek watershed, based out of the pond’s southern bank near the intersection of Ashley Cir and Decatur Dr. To arrive, navigate towards 3801 Ashley Cir and park along either Ashley or Decatur. From there, Audrey and Patrick will be on hand to provide pickers, bags, gloves, and buckets. Volunteers will have the options of walking along the perimeter of the pond, cleaning up Anne McCrary Park, or paddling out for a water-based cleanup. As always, remember to dress appropriately, wear your mask, and bring plenty of water. See you out there!
