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2008 UPCOMING EVENTS
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EVENT |
Ani'ama'
- Water Collection |
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DATE
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3rd Saturday of Every Month: Apr. 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20, Oct. 18,
Nov. 15, Dec. 13
(2nd Sat.) |
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TIME |
Noon |
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LOCATION |
Lake Chatuge and Lake Nottely
watersheds |
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DETAILS
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Volunteers go
out to assigned location on the third Saturday of every
month, fill several small plastic bottles with stream water, record
the air and water temperature, make notes about the
weather, color, clarity and flow of the stream, and conduct a
dissolved oxygen test. After spending about 30 minutes at
the site, they bring their samples to a centralized drop-off
location where, schedule permitting, they might chat with fellow volunteers. The samples
are tested for a wide range of possible contaminants like
suspended sediment, excess nutrients, and metals and the results
are sent back to the Coalition.
more details |
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EVENT |
Wine Tasting
Fundraiser featuring wines from Crane Creek Vineyards with
locally grown and organic hors d'oeuvres |
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SPONSOR |
Crane Creek
Vineyards |
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SPECIAL GUESTS |
Live music
provided by special guests, Gnarly Fingers! |
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DATE |
Friday, May 16, 2008 |
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TIME |
5:30pm |
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COST
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$15.00 (includes
wine tasting and organic hors d'oeuvres)
Glass fish will be sold during
the evening for $5 each; bottles of wine will also be available
for purchase.
All proceeds from ticket
and glass fish sales will benefit Lake Chatuge and the
implementation of the Lake Chatuge
Watershed Action Plan. |
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LOCATION |
Crane Creek
Vineyards,
916 Crane Creek
Road, Crane Creek
Vineyards, Young Harris, GA |
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DIRECTIONS
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From US76 in
Young Harris: Take Hwy. 66 North from the traffic light at
Young Harris College. After 3.3 miles, turn left onto
Crane Creek Road (sign for the winery at turn). Crane
Creek Vineyards is 0.7 miles; parking is on the right.
Click here
for a detailed map. |
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DETAILS
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Crane Creek Vineyards has
agreed to work with HRWC for the second consecutive year to hold
a wine tasting fundraiser. It will again feature
free tastings of local wines offered by Crane Creek, as well as
locally grown and organic hors d'oeuvres, freshly prepared by
HRWC volunteers. Live music will be provided by special
guests, Gnarly Fingers. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be served.
Tickets may
be purchased in advance by calling the Coalition office
(837-5414 or toll free 877-863-7388,
emailing Leslie or contacting one of
your local Board members.
Click here to view pictures
from last year's wine tasting fundraiser.
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EVENT |
Open House at North Hill
at Staurolite - A Conservation by Design Residential Community |
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SPONSOR |
Conservation
Community Group, The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee (LTLT)
and the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition (HRWC) |
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DATE |
Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
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TIME |
2:00-5:00pm |
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LOCATION |
North Hill at
Staurolite in Brasstown, NC |
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DIRECTIONS
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From Hayesville,
take Old Hwy. 64 to Trout Cove Rd. and turn right. Go 2.5 miles
and follow the signs to the North Hill at Staurolite. From
Murphy, take Old Hwy. 64 to Greasy Creek Rd. and turn left. Go
3 miles and follow the signs to the North Hill at Staurolite. |
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DETAILS
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What is a
Conservation by Design Community? Join the LTLT, HRWC and
Conservation Community Group at The North Hill at Staurolite in
Brasstown, NC to find out! Walk the trails, enjoy live music
and local snacks, and learn about conservation design: a
development approach that protects and preserves the natural
landscape. Call 828-389-1367 for more information. |
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EVENT |
Free Full Day Workshop:
Building
Watershed-Friendly Private Access
Roads in Mountain Terrain |
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SPONSORS |
Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition
and NC Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Program |
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DATE |
Due to overwhelming
response to the first workshop, additional dates are currently
being scheduled!!! |
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TIME |
8:30am-4:30pm |
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COST |
FREE (Lunch is
provided) |
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LOCATION |
Brasstown Community Center,
255 Settawig Road, Brasstown, NC
28902 Click here for
directions |
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DETAILS
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Most of the
“development” that is currently going on in the upper Hiwassee
River watershed involves partitioning of lots, building roads
and installing utilities. Typically, lots are then
purchased by people intending to retire here or build a vacation
home at some point; the lots often sit for years before people
actually build. Additionally, the responsibility for road
maintenance in many cases lies with the landowners.
Because of these trends, most of the active erosion in the
Hiwassee River basin associated with development is occurring
associated with bad road design, construction, and lack of the
required continued maintenance by property owners.
Developers and grading contractors that attended HRWC’s last
round of sediment and erosion control workshops were most
interested in the very brief section on road building.
HRWC promised to put together a full day workshop in the future
about how to build a good private access road in the mountains.
This is it!
HRWC is again offering
this workshop in cooperation with Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation
District and the NC Division of Water Quality.
Participants
will receive a free copy of The Layman's Guide to Private
Access Road Construction In The Southern Appalachian Mountains,
Second Edition (2005).
Click here for the agenda
and registration information. |
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EVENT |
5th Annual Trout Dinner
Fundraiser |
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SPONSORS |
HRWC is now soliciting
sponsors.
Please email the Executive Director if you are potentially interested in sponsoring
HRWC's 5th Annual Trout Dinner Fundraiser. |
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SPECIAL GUESTS |
Live music
provided by special guests, Butternut Creek & Friends!
http://butternutcreekandfriends.com/ |
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DATE |
Thursday, June
26, 2008 |
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TIME |
6:00pm |
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COST |
$10.00/plate;
children 6 and under eat free |
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LOCATION |
Poteete Creek
Park on Lake Nottely |
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DIRECTIONS
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The entrance to the
park is near Nottely Dam and Loving Road in the northwestern
corner of Union County, Georgia. Take US-19/129 north from
US-76 in Blairsville (~8mi) or south from US-64 west of
Murphy(~5mi) to a traffic light and Texaco station. Turn
onto Nottely Dam Road. After crossing the dam, look for
signs pointing left to get to the park. The park is at the
end of the road which first winds through a residential
neighborhood. |
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DETAILS
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The Coalition invites the
public to its 5th Annual Trout Dinner! For the fifth consecutive
year, the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition is in partnership
with staff of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
to bring you the best smoked trout dinner in the watershed!
On June 26th at 6:00pm,
farm-raised trout will be served along with baked beans,
coleslaw, potato salad, your choice of homemade desserts and a
drink. Live music will be provided by special guests,
Butternut Creek &
Friends! Tickets may be purchased in advance by
calling the Coalition office (837-5414 or toll free
877-863-7388,
emailing Leslie or contacting one of
your local Board members.
Click here to view pictures
from previous trout dinners. |
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EVENT |
Holman Water
Quality Stewardship Award Banquet & Silent Auction |
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SPONSORS |
HRWC is now soliciting sponsors. Click here for details. |
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DATE |
Saturday,
January 17, 2009 |
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TIME |
Silent Auction
and Meet & Greet, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Banquet and
Program, 6:30-8:00pm |
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COST |
$25.00 |
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LOCATION |
Brasstown Valley resort, 321 US Hwy 76, Young Harris, GA 30582 |
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DETAILS
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HRWC will kick-off the New Year with the first
annual Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award Banquet & Silent
Auction. The purpose of the banquet is to celebrate the
relatively good water quality still being measured in the
Hiwassee River and its tributaries, while reminding us of the
critical need to act now to prevent further degradation! The
event is planned as a fundraiser; and, if successful, will begin
building funds for an endowment to help secure the coalition’s
long-term future in the upper Hiwassee River watershed.
The first
Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award will be presented at the
banquet to the person(s) or group that has done the most to
advance HRWC’s mission of facilitating water quality
improvements in the upper Hiwassee River watershed.
Click here for details about the
award and a nomination form.
PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS IS
JULY 15, 2008 |
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