Archived Outdoors

Adopt a stream

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

out cleanupVolunteers are wanted to help keep Haywood’s streams free of trash by adopting a section to clean once per year. 

Unchecked, trash always finds a way to get to the water, as evidenced by an April 23 cleanup in which volunteers working with Haywood Waterways Association pulled 175 pounds of trash from Richland Creek along the Waynesville Recreation Park greenway trail in two hours. A December 2015 rainstorm that sent Richland Creek far out of its banks likely contributed to the trash issue. 

To adopt a stream, contact Christine O’Brien, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 828.476.4667.

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