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2013 UPCOMING EVENTS

  

 

EVENT

Adopt-A-Stream Visual & Habitat Assessment Workshop

SPONSORS

HRWC and GA Adopt-A-Stream

DATE

Tuesday, May 7

TIME

10:00am-3:00pm

LOCATION

Young Harris, Georgia - Details coming soon!

COST

FREE

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New this year to Georgia Adopt-A-Stream and the Coalition is the Stream Visual Habitat Survey, a way to check on the physical health of your stream or river. It looks at 10 parameters including riparian/buffer width, vegetative protection, stability of stream banks, flow, riffles/runs/pools, among many others. The Visual Program also includes instruction on a cross-section survey and the Wentworth pebble count. Check out www.georgiaadoptastream.org for more information.

 

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Adopt-A-Stream Bacterial Workshop

SPONSORS

HRWC and GA Adopt-A-Stream

DATE

May TBD

TIME

9:00am -12:00pm

LOCATION

Union County Farmers Market site, Old Smokey Road, Blairsville, GA

COST

FREE

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Union County committed $2,500 in 2013 to monitor 14 sites in the Nottley watershed, many being listed by Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) as impaired because of E. coli. This workshop will kick-off training of volunteers to monitor these sites using Adopt-A-Stream's bacterial monitoring program. Workshop participants will be trained and certified in how to collect, plate and count E. coli in water samples from area streams. All materials and equipment will be supplied. This is a great opportunity to be engaged and help provide information on the health of our streams.

 

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Art, River & Music Festival

SPONSORS

Cherokee Co. Arts Council & HRWC

DATE

Saturday, June 1

TIME

9:00am - 4:00pm

LOCATION

Historic L&N Depot & River Walk, Downtown Murphy

COST

FREE

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The Coalition will provide river activities and education at the third annual Art, River, and Music Festival on Saturday, June 1 at the historic L&N Depot in downtown Murphy. Volunteers are needed now to hang posters throughout the 4-county area and to distribute these attractive postcards at other area festivals to help get the word out! We will have educational and food booths at the festival and will provide free canoe or kayak trips from 9-1. Then at 2:00 we'll be hosting a crazy float "race" featuring homemade "vessels." Look for guidelines and preregistration information soon! Volunteers will also be needed the day of the event to help with any of the above activities. Contact Callie Moore if you can help. And spread the word!

 

EVENT

Crazy Float Contest

DATE

Saturday, June 1

TIME

2:00pm (Be at the Murphy Boat Ramp by 1pm to check-in and get your vessel approved for the float.)

LOCATION

Murphy Boat Ramp

COST

The entry fee is $30 for individuals or $50 for businesses. Pre-registration is required before May 29th.  Register before May 17th and receive a $5 discount!

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"State of the Watershed" (HRWC Annual Meeting)

DATE

Saturday, June 22

TIME

4:00pm; other activities all day (detailed schedule coming soon!)

LOCATION

Meeks Park, Pavilion #3

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Meeks Park is located in Union County, Ga. approximately one mile west of Blairsville on Hwy 515.  Look for a long left turn lane before you get to North Georgia Technical College.  Parking for pavilion #3 is at the end of the main road.  Look for "HRWC Event" signs.

COST

FREE

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Have you heard about the HRWC and wondered what the organization does? Or maybe you’ve heard about a local stream restoration project or the Lake Chatuge Watershed Action Plan and want to learn more? Maybe you want to volunteer to do something to help our environment, but you don’t know how to get involved?

 

Although a variety of events will take place throughout the day, the actual meeting will be held at 4:00pm at Pavilion #3. The meeting is a great opportunity to not only 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.

 

EVENT

Rain Barrel Workshop

SPONSORS

HRWC & Soque River Watershed Association

DATE

Thursday, June 27

TIME

10:00am - 3:00pm

LOCATION

TBD

COST

$25

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The Coalition is proud to offer this rain barrel workshop to promote and educate residential stormwater best management practices (BMPs). Although residential rain barrels are just a drop in the bucket, they go a long way by encouraging folks to consider the impacts of stormwater from their properties and to hopefully implement BMPs to better manage it. This workshop will provide instruction on rain barrel construction and installation PLUS you get to take home a 55 gallon working rain barrel for only $25!

 

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A Day at the C.R.E.E.K. (Creative Recreational & Environmental Education for Kids)

DATES & LOCATIONS

July 9, 11, 25, 26

TIME

8:30am-4:00pm

[Arrangements can be made to drop students off early or pick them up late.]

COST

FREE; campers should bring lunch

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The primary purpose of HRWC's C.R.E.E.K. (Creative & Recreational Environmental Education for Kids) Program is to educate youth about basic water quality science information that can be shared with others. Each camp is oriented near a stream or river for a hands-on experience in conducting environmental research, identifying native plants, observing and cataloging native fish populations, and conducting water quality experiments.

The camps are open to residents of Cherokee and Clay counties, NC and Towns and Union counties, GA. For more information, visit the C.R.E.E.K. page or contact Amanda at hrwcadmin@brmemc.net or 828-837-5414 x202.

 

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Texas Hold ' Em Fundraiser

DATE

Aug TBD

TIME

TBD

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Chatuge Adventure Race

DATE

Saturday, August 24

TIME

TBD

LOCATION

Jackrabbit Recreation Area, Nantahala National Forest, Hiawassee, GA

COST

$65

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This has got to the be the MOST exciting event of the year!! The Coalition is proud to present it's First Annual Chatuge Adventure Race to benefit a clean lake and streams in the Lake Chatuge Watershed. This event is designed for the adventurous. It will be challenging enough for experienced adventure racers to enjoy, but a great race for beginner or newbies to the sport of adventure racing. The race will include mountain biking, trekking/trail running and paddling on Lake Chatuge, plus some mystery challenges just because we can. Check back frequently for updates!

 

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Business After Hours Event

SPONSORS

Towns County Chamber of Commerce, HRWC and the Hiawassee Antique Mall

DATE

Tuesday, September 24

TIME

5:30 -7:30pm

LOCATION

Hiawassee Antique Mall, Hiawassee, GA

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The Coalition and Hiawassee Antique Mall are partnering for September's Towns County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event. This is a great opportunity to meet new folks in the community, network and spread our message of clean water for Lake Chatuge and Towns County. Refreshments will be served. Please come out and support the Coalition's work and local businesses!

 

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Adopt-A-Stream Chemical & Bacterial Workshop:Become a Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer!

SPONSORS

HRWC and GA Adopt-A-Stream

DATE

Thursday, September 26

TIME

9:00am-3:30pm

LOCATION

Riverbend Campground, 2626 Streak Hill, Hiawassee, GA

DIRECTIONS

 

 

 

From downtown Hiawassee, take US 76 East for about three miles. Turn right onto Jim Watson Rd. After 0.4 miles, take the first left onto Miller Rd. After 0.2 miles, turn slight left onto Streak Hill Rd. Riverbend Campground is on the right. map

COST

FREE; please bring your own lunch

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The Coalition has transitioned its volunteer monitoring program, formerly part of the Volunteer Water Information Network in North Carolina, into the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream program. We will be conducting an Adopt-A-Stream (AAS) workshop and will train volunteers to become quality assurance/control (QA/QC) certified volunteers. This certification will enable volunteer data to be submitted to the online state-wide database accessed by everyone from educators and students to state officials and policy makers. This data collection will continue a long history of water quality monitoring and data collection in the upper Hiwassee River watershed. This workshop is FREE and open to anyone interesting in water quality issues, but we ESPECIALLY encourage HRWC members and previous volunteers to participate! We will have state Adopt-A-Stream Coordinators on hand to provide information about the program, database and what to do if you spot water quality impairment. The workshop will cover training in chemical monitoring in the morning followed by bacterial monitoring after lunch.

 

The workshop will be held outside in an open-air pavilion followed by “hands-on” training in the Hiwassee River. Volunteers should bring a brown-bag lunch for a riverside picnic and comfortable clothes they don’t mind getting a little wet or dirty. For more information and to register (it’s FREE) please email lakechatuge@brmemc.net or call Lake Chatuge Watershed Coordinator, Scarlett Fuller at (706) 970-9069. See you by the river!

 

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John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival Food Booth

DATES

Saturday & Sunday, October 5 & 6

TIME

10:00am-5:00pm

COST

Fall Festival Admission: Adults: $5, Kids 12-17:$3, Under 12: Free

LOCATION

John C. Campbell Folk School Campus, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902

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This year HRWC will be setting up a food booth at the John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival!

 

Click here to be directed to the John C. Campbell Folk School's web page about the Fall Festival.  

 

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Lake Chatuge Rivers Alive Clean-Up

SPONSORS

Looking for 2013 Sponsors!! If you or your business would like to help sponsor this year's cleanup please email Scarlett Fuller or call (706) 970-9069.

DATE

Saturday, November 2

TIME

9:00am - 12:00pm

LOCATION

 

 

Towns County Swim Beach pavilion

Driving west on Highway 76 toward Young Harris, it is located just past the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds on the left hand side.

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In coordination with RIVERS ALIVE - Georgia's Annual Waterway Cleanup event, the Coalition is hosting a shoreline clean-up on Lake Chatuge. The event will kick off at the Towns County Swim Beach Pavilion with breakfast and coffee. Volunteer coordinators will lead teams of 5-8 to designated trash sites along the shores of Lake Chatuge and we’ll meet back at the swim beach pavilion at noon for prizes, t-shirts and refreshments. There will be a limited number of free Georgia Rivers Alive t-shirts available and prizes will be offered in various categories of trash items found. There’s even rumors of a hidden golden trash trophy... To help us plan for breakfast please RSVP by sending us an e-mail at lakechatuge@hrwc.net or call (706) 970-9069.

 

EVENT

Tree Planting Workday

DATE

Saturday, November 16

TIME

1:00-4:00pm

LOCATION

 

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Holiday Nature Crafts

DATE

Saturday, December 7

TIME

TBD

LOCATION

 

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