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2013 UPCOMING EVENTS
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EVENT |
Adopt-A-Stream Visual & Habitat Assessment Workshop |
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SPONSORS |
HRWC and
GA Adopt-A-Stream |
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DATE |
Tuesday,
May 7 |
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TIME |
10:00am-3:00pm |
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LOCATION |
Young
Harris, Georgia - Details coming soon! |
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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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EVENT |
Adopt-A-Stream Bacterial Workshop |
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SPONSORS |
HRWC and
GA Adopt-A-Stream |
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DATE |
May TBD |
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TIME |
9:00am -12:00pm |
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LOCATION |
Union County
Farmers Market site,
Old Smokey Road,
Blairsville, GA |
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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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EVENT |
Art, River & Music
Festival |
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SPONSORS |
Cherokee Co. Arts Council & HRWC |
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DATE |
Saturday, June 1 |
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TIME |
9:00am - 4:00pm |
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LOCATION |
Historic L&N Depot & River
Walk, Downtown Murphy |
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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!
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EVENT |
Crazy Float Contest |
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DATE |
Saturday, June 1 |
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TIME |
2:00pm (Be
at the Murphy Boat Ramp by 1pm to check-in and get your vessel
approved for the float.) |
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LOCATION |
Murphy Boat Ramp |
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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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DETAILS
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Click here for more details! |
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EVENT |
"State of the
Watershed" (HRWC Annual Meeting) |
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DATE |
Saturday, June
22 |
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TIME |
4:00pm; other
activities all day (detailed schedule coming soon!) |
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LOCATION |
Meeks Park,
Pavilion #3 |
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DIRECTIONS
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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. |
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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.
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EVENT |
Rain Barrel
Workshop |
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SPONSORS |
HRWC & Soque River Watershed
Association |
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DATE |
Thursday, June 27 |
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TIME |
10:00am - 3:00pm |
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LOCATION |
TBD |
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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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EVENT |
A Day at the C.R.E.E.K.
(Creative Recreational & Environmental
Education for Kids) |
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DATES & LOCATIONS |
July 9, 11, 25, 26 |
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TIME |
8:30am-4:00pm
[Arrangements can
be made to drop students off early or pick them up late.] |
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COST |
FREE;
campers should bring lunch |
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DETAILS
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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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EVENT |
Chatuge Adventure
Race |
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DATE |
Saturday, August 24 |
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TIME |
TBD |
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LOCATION |
Jackrabbit
Recreation Area, Nantahala National Forest, Hiawassee, GA |
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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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EVENT |
Business After
Hours Event |
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SPONSORS |
Towns County Chamber of Commerce, HRWC and
the Hiawassee Antique Mall |
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DATE |
Tuesday,
September 24 |
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TIME |
5:30 -7:30pm |
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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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EVENT |
Adopt-A-Stream
Chemical & Bacterial Workshop:Become a Water Quality
Monitoring Volunteer! |
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SPONSORS |
HRWC and
GA Adopt-A-Stream |
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DATE |
Thursday,
September 26 |
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TIME |
9:00am-3:30pm |
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LOCATION |
Riverbend
Campground, 2626 Streak Hill, Hiawassee, GA |
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DIRECTIONS
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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 |
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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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EVENT |
Lake Chatuge Rivers Alive
Clean-Up |
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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. |
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DATE |
Saturday,
November 2 |
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TIME |
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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LOCATION
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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. |
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