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This beautiful handmade quilt, "Spirit of Hiwassee"
will be raffled by HRWC starting at the Annual
Meeting and ending at the Trout Dinner.
Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. |
HRWC Annual Meeting & Family Fun Day
Saturday, July 24 at the John C. Campbell Folk
School
HRWC invites everyone to its first-ever Annual
Meeting! Although a variety of events will
take place throughout the day, the actual meeting
will be held at 10:00am at Festival Barn. The
meeting is a great opportunity not only to learn
about our organization, but also to give us your own
input about concerns you have related to water
quality protection.
Displays for various program areas will be set up
and staff and board members will be available to
discuss specific projects and ideas. Free
activities and outings for adults, youth and
children will be held throughout the day. Youth and
children's activities include investigating pond
water using microscopes, testing the dissolved
oxygen of the creek, and collecting aquatic insects.
Members of Trout Unlimited will be demonstrating
fly-tying and casting for all ages from 1:30-3:00pm.
Visit the Events page for
details and directions.
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7th
Annual Trout Dinner
September 9,
6:00pm, Poteete Creek Park
HRWC and staff members of the north Georgia NRCS are
once again teaming up to bring you the best smoked
trout dinner in the watershed! Advance tickets are a
bargain for the sixth consecutive year at $12/plate;
however, this year the price will be $15/plate if
you wait to pay at the door! Local farm-raised
smoked trout will again be served along with baked
beans, coleslaw, potato salad, cornbread, your
choice of homemade desserts and a drink.
You may purchase
your tickets online,
mail in a check or buy one directly from one of
our board members.
Hope to see you there! |
Tickets are on sale now for the September 9 Trout
Dinner at Poteet Creek Park on Lake Nottely! |
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HRWC Restoration Coordinator,
Tony Ward teaches participants in a spring invasive
plant course about how Japanese honeysuckle spreads
so fast. |
Alien Plants: Taking over a Natural Area near You!
Workshop Series by HRWC Restoration Coordinator,
Tony Ward
Most “natural areas” in the southeast
are plagued with non-native,
invasive plants.
This course, first offered in spring of 2010 through the
Institute for Continuing Learning at Young Harris College,
provides an introduction to the most ecologically damaging
species and options for control. The benefits of native
plants are also discussed and native alternatives to popular
invasive ornamental plants suggested. The course
consists of five 2-hour sessions and includes both field and
classroom settings.
If you are interested, please email
Tony Ward. The dates, times and locations, of the
next course will be determined by those who express
interest. Check back later this summer for details!
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Help HRWC Win $50,000 in the
Redwood Creek Greater Outdoors Contest
HRWC has been selected as one of 10 finalists (out
of nearly 100 applications submitted from across the
county) in the 2010 Redwood Creek Greater Outdoors
Project! The $50,000 grand prize winner will be
determined by an online vote over a 5-month period.
Voting runs through the end of August; individuals
can vote once per day. If we win, the funds will be
spent for planting trees, removing invasive plants,
and improving access along the Hiwassee River.
Please register today and vote often!
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A
fisherman enjoys a day on the Hiwassee River.
[Photo
by Powell Wheeler] |
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http://www.blazethetrail.com/greatoutdoors/vote/ |
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