Alamance Creek Week

05/31/2022

Alamance Creek Week Trivia Night is tonight! Join us at 7:00pm on Zoom at https://ptrc-org.zoom.us/j/81932195290. For best experience, download the Kahoot! app to your phone in advance. CATEGORIES: Movies, music, general knowledge, science, and more! Prizes include gift certificates, vouchers and giveaways from the Painted Grape, the Tanning Gallery, Kitcheneez, Grit & Grace, Melomaniac + Reed's, and MaGerks Pub & Grill, plus Alamance Creek Week swag for all participants!

04/22/2022

Hope to see you tomorrow at the Mebane Dogwood Festival! Come visit us near Truist Bank to get a free Native NC Wildflower Seed Packet, a Rainscaping magazine, and an invitation to Alamance Creek Week, May 14-21!

04/20/2022

Have you ever wondered how raindrops that fall in our parks in Burlington find their way to the Atlantic Ocean? Watch this River Runner video to find out! If you want to help keep our Alamance waterways clean, we hope you'll sign up for the Little Alamance Creek Cleanup on May 14, 2022 at the Arboretum at Willowbrook Park! We will have giveaways like free T-shirts or totes for our Creek Week helpers! Register here: https://www.burlingtonnc.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=8475&month=5&year=2022&day=14&calType=0

04/30/2021

We're Back! Come Celebrate With Us May 1 - May 8, 2021!

04/30/2021

Join us, Wizards of Trivia! City of Mebane is hosting Trivia Night: Alamance Creeks Edition on Thursday, May 6 @ 6:30. Anyone who lives, works, or plays in Alamance County is welcome! Email [email protected] to register and get the Zoom link. WIN PRIZES like travel mugs & totes! More events at www.alamancecreekweek.org!

05/27/2020

Here are the updated stats for the Piedmont Triad Spring 2020 BioThon! Davidson county has a staggering 1,781 observations with the help of top participants kellyek, erinedwards, sailingsharon, and hikernut. Not to mention the Greater NC Spring BioThon which we started not too long ago already has 446 observations surely due to the top observers kylezjones13 and graceupshaw.

The BioThon is set to end June 19th, so there is still time left to go out and get some observations or try to identify what others have observed. To join it's easy as 1,2 ,3!

1. Download the iNaturalist app on your mobile device and create an account (or do so at www.inaturalist.org)
2. From the “More” tab, click on Projects and join the Spring 2020 BioThon where you live: ALAMANCE, DAVIDSON, FORSYTH, GUILFORD, RANDOLPH, ROCKINGHAM, or the Greater NC BioThon if you life outside these counties!
3. Go out and observe wild animals and plants. Snap photos, identify the organism (the iNaturalist database will make suggestions and your hosts will help too), add your location, and save your observation.
*** If you go to a public park or waterway, please remember to look for hazards and follow CDC guidelines for protection against Covid-19.

05/11/2020

As we continue to explore nature and social distant we wanted to shout out some awesome participants over the new few days and weeks to come!
The Alamance County Spring 2020 BioThon is second in observations overall in the Piedmont Triad and with the variety of observations we have also seen incredible biodiversity. So a special shout out goes to participant acj0728 for observing 74 species, we are inspired by your determination and exploration!
We also want to shout out participants chacohiker, kingdom, and bmccandless for all of the species they have shared with us!

More stats to come in each of our County BioThons so stay tuned!

For more details visit our page or go to:
Piedmont BioThon: Now through June 19!

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/piedmont-triad-spring-2020-biothon

05/06/2020

If you have ever wanted to learn the names of the flowers and trees here in the Piedmont – or just need a fun and relaxing activity – please join us for the Alamance Spring BioThon on iNatualist.org now through June 19: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/alamance-spring-2020-biothon. It's easy!
1. Create a free account on iNaturalist.org
2. Join a BioThon in one or more counties: Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, or Rockingham
3. Take pictures of plants and critters that you are curious about and upload them to the website or the free smartphone app

This activity is great for all skills levels. All of the naturalists in the online community will help you to identify any unfamiliar plants & critters.

The most active participants will receive a free lunchbox or a painted rock by our own in-house artist, Maddie James, but the best part is how much you will learn about your own backyard and the ecology here in the Piedmont! Please take the appropriate precautions (both indoors and outdoors) during the COVID-19 pandemic for personal safety and public health. There are plenty of ways to explore nature from home!

04/24/2020

Thanks to Graham Cinema for getting the word out about the Alamance County Spring BioThon! Let get outside and go observe nature!

While we're distancing from everything else, let's get close to nature! On behalf of your local governments in the Triad, Stormwater SMART invites you to join the Alamance County Spring 2020 BioThon on iNaturalist.org! Join this project, and anytime from April 22 through June 19 you can explore your backyard or local park, take pictures of wild plants and critters, and upload them to the iNaturalist app right from your phone! Your hosts will help you make identifications and cheer you on!
To get started:
1. Download the iNaturalist app on your mobile device and create an account.
2. From the “More” tab, click on Projects and join Alamance County Spring 2020 BioThon!
3. Anytime between now and June 19, go out and observe animals and plants in Alamance
County. Snap
photos, identify the organism as best as you can, add your location, and save your observation.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/alamance-spring-2020-biothon?tab=about

If you go to a public park or waterway, please remember to look for hazards and follow CDC
guidelines for protection against Covid-19. Stay safe, learn, and have fun!

04/21/2020

While we're distancing from everything else, let's get close to nature! Even though we have had to postpone Alamance Creek Week due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are more ways we can connect with the nature around us and do it safely!

On behalf of your local governments in the Triad, Stormwater SMART invites you to join the Alamance County Spring 2020
BioThon on iNaturalist.org! Join this project, and anytime from April 22 through June 19 you can explore your backyard or local park, take pictures of wild plants and critters, and upload them to the iNaturalist app right from your phone! Your hosts will help you make identifications and cheer you on!

To get started:
1. Download the iNaturalist app on your mobile device and create an account.
2. From the “More” tab, click on Projects and join Alamance County Spring 2020 BioThon!
3. Anytime between April 22nd and June 19, go out and observe animals and plants in Alamance County. Snap
photos, identify the organism as best as you can, add your location, and save your observation.

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/alamance-spring-2020-biothon?tab=about

If you go to a public park or waterway, please remember to look for hazards and follow CDC guidelines for protection against Covid-19. Stay safe, learn, and have fun!

03/28/2020

Tonight at 8:30pm, join us in turning off the lights where you live in honor of Earth Hour 2020. See you under the stars!