CWEP Regional Creek Week 2025 | Water Connects Us

MARCH 15-22, 2025

The Clean Water Education Partnership is excited to announce the 5th annual CWEP Regional Creek Week. A wide variety of other in-person & virtual events are being hosted by partner local governments around the region and state. Details and registration can be found below! Water connects us all, and we hope to see you out there.

CELEBRATE WITH YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

*More events will be added as they are scheduled

Upcoming Event

CWEP Regional Event

This Creek Week, CWEP is hosting BioThon Bingo, a virtual event that can be completed from anywhere in the region!

The event will use the citizen science platform iNaturalist, with iNaturalist training webinars hosted by the Museum of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 13th (4:30-5:30 pm) and Saturday, March 15th (10:00-11:00 am).

Check out our BioThon Bingo page to review our submission criteria and enter for a chance to win a prize! Head outside this March with CWEP and discover streamside plants and animals in your area!     

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EVENTS

Carrboro

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

  • Orange County Creek Week Kick-Off | MARCH 15
  • Wetland Buffer Ball Workshop | MARCH 16
  • Joint Cleanup with Chapel Hill | MARCH 22

Cary

  • Good Hope Farm Monthly Workday | MARCH 15
  • CaryVan Farm Tour at Good Hope Farm | MARCH 15
  • Family Night in Nature at Hemlock Bluffs | MARCH 15
  • Food Waste, Drop-offs, and You at Mills Park | MARCH 15
  • Stories around the Campfire at Hemlock Bluffs | MARCH 15
  • Amphibian Antics at Hemlock Bluffs | MARCH 18
  • Arbor Day Celebration | MARCH 22
  • Spruce Litter Sweeps | ONGOING
  • Adopt a Spot Litter Projects | ONGOING

Chapel Hill

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

  • Bird Walk by Morgan Creek with New Hope Bird Alliance | MARCH 16
  • How to Read a Creek | MARCH 17
  • OWASA Creek Week Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour | MARCH 18
  • Joint Cleanup with Carrboro | MARCH 22
  • Swamp Paddle | MARCH 23
  • Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Printing | MARCH 23

Chatham County

For more information, check out Chatham County Creek Week

City of Durham & Durham County

For more information, check out Durham Creek Week

  • Sunset Float | MARCH 15
  • Ellerbe Trestle Cleanup | MARCH 16
  • River Run Kayak Trip on Eno – Rapids | MARCH 16
  • Lower Eno River Discovery Paddle | MARCH 16
  • Creek Week Trivia at Gizmo Brew Works | MARCH 18
  • Sunrise Wake Up Paddle | MARCH 19
  • Two Sisters Adventure Company Community Gathering | MARCH 20
  • Evening Eno Exploration Paddle | MARCH 20
  • Frog Watch! | MARCH 20
  • Creek Critter Crawl | MARCH 21
  • Twin Lakes Park Cleanup | MARCH 21
  • Virtual Lunch & Learn Series: World Frog Day | MARCH 21
  • Sunset Paddle with Frog Hollow Outdoors | MARCH 21
  • Jordan Lake Bald Eagle Paddle | MARCH 22
  • Women’s Kayaking 101 | MARCH 22

Hillsborough

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

Holly Springs

For more information, check out Town of Holly Springs Creek Week

Knightdale

For more information, check out Town of Knightdale Creek Week

Leland

For more information, check out Town of Leland Creek Week

Morrisville

For more information, check out Town of Morrisville Creek Week

  • Morrisville Stormwater Runoff 5K | March 15
  • Aquatic Insect Collection and Water Quality Monitoring Activity | MARCH 15
  • Breckenridge Stream Cleanup | MARCH 15
  • Morrisville Community Park Stream Clean & Park Litter Sweep | MARCH 15
  • Stormwater Volunteer Drain Assessments | MARCH 15-16
  • Crabtree Creek and Greenway Cleanup | MARCH 16
  • Educational Booth – Morrisville Aquatics & Fitness Center | MARCH 17
  • Stormwater Educational Library Program | March 18
  • Stormwater Educational Library Program | March 19
  • Wake County Big Sweep with Xylem | MARCH 20
  • Stormwater Volunteer Drain Assessments | MARCH 22-23
  • Lake Crabtree Litter Paddle | APRIL 19

Orange County

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

Oxford

Pittsboro

For more information, check out Chatham County Creek Week

Raleigh

For more information, check out City of Raleigh Creek Week

Rocky Mount

  • Picture Books on Tap | MARCH 12
  • Water Themed Trivia with Fuzzy Brain | MARCH 20
  • Braswell Memorial Library Water Day Storytelling – BLOCK 1 | MARCH 22
  • Braswell Memorial Library Water Day Storytelling – BLOCK 2 | MARCH 22

Wendell

  • East Wake High School Stormwater on the Farm | MARCH 18
  • Rotary Club Litter Sweep | MARCH 20
  • Little River Sweep Cleanup | MARCH 21

The CWEP Regional Creek Week would not be possible without our participating CWEP Partners. Thanks for your support!