CWEP Regional Creek Week 2026 | Water Connects Us

MARCH 14-21, 2026

The Clean Water Education Partnership is excited to announce the 6th 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

ApexKnightdale
CarrboroLeland
CaryMorrisville
Chapel HillOrange County
Chatham CountyPittsboro
DurhamRaleigh
HillsboroughWendell
Holly SpringsZebulon
Goldsboro

Upcoming Events

CWEP Regional Event

This Creek Week, CWEP is hosting My Creek, My Story: Poster Contest, a virtual event that can be completed from anywhere in the region! The event will feature an ArchGIS StoryMap, showcasing local poster submissions in connection to their waterway.

Check out our My Creek, My Story: Poster Contest page to review our submission criteria and enter for a chance to win a prize! Discover your artistic side this March with CWEP and head outdoors to your local creeks and streams!

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EVENTS

Apex

Carrboro

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

  • Orange County Creek Week Kick-Off | MARCH 21
  • Community Cleanup & Litter Sweep | MARCH 28

Cary

  • Spring Litter Sweep Shift A | MARCH 14
  • Spring Litter Sweep Shift B | MARCH 14
  • Food Waste, Drop-Offs & You | MARCH 14
  • Amphibians: Learn About Aquatic Creatures | MARCH 15
  • Sip n’ Stroll Green Stormwater Tour of Downtown Cary Park | MARCH 17
  • Follow the Flow – Storm Drain Labeling Demo | MARCH 17
  • Creating a Rain Garden | MARCH 18 & 19
  • Native Plant Sale | MARCH 20
  • Good Hope Farm Monthly Volunteer Workday | MARCH 21
  • Family Night in Nature | MARCH 21
  • Stories Around the Campfire | MARCH 21
  • Adopt a Spot and Spruce Litter Projects | MARCH 14-21

Chapel Hill

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

Chatham County

For more information, check out Chatham County Creek Week

  • Creek Geeks Field Day | MARCH 14
  • Fig Buttercup Invasive Species Removal | MARCH 14
  • Clean Jordan Lake Annual Spring Cleanup | MARCH 14
  • Birdwatching the Haw River Floodplain | MARCH 15
  • Rivers and Wetlands Workshop | MARCH 16
  • Whack Attack! Invasive Plant Removal Workday | MARCH 17
  • Storytime: Plastics and Waterways | MARCH 17
  • Sunset Paddle on Jordan Lake | MARCH 17
  • DIY rain Barrel Class | MARCH 18
  • Creek Clean-Up with the Watershed Protection Department | MARCH 19
  • Native and Invasive Plants of Creeks and Streams Webinar | MARCH 19
  • Spring Hike for Salamanders | MARCH 20
  • Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event | MARCH 21
  • 36th Haw River Clean-Up-A-Thon | MARCH 21
  • Show Us Your Favorite Creek | MARCH 14-21

City of Durham & Durham County

For more information, check out Durham Creek Week

  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail Cleanup at Redwood Road | MARCH 14
  • Third Fork Creek + Lakewood Ave Cleanup | MARCH 14
  • Ready, Set, Resilience Student Art Exhibit | MARCH 14
  • Sandy Creek Park Nature Walk with DPR | MARCH 14
  • Connected Currents Panel | MARCH 16
  • Museum Lab Takeover | MARCH 17
  • Creek Week Trivia at Boxyard RTP | MARCH 17
  • Frog Watch! | MARCH 19
  • Creek Critter Crawl at Shepherd Nature Trail | MARCH 20
  • Self-Guided Kayak and Canoe Trips | MARCH 21
  • Fix-a-Leak Week: Fun with Water Science | MARCH 21
  • Eno River Paddle and Beer Tasting with Eno River Brewing | MARCH 21
  • Ellerbe Creek Cleanup | MARCH 22
  • Third Fork Creek Cleanup at Durham Public Works | MARCH 22

Goldsboro

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

  • Stormwater Scavenger Hunt | March 14
  • Rain Barrel Raffle and Stormwater Quiz | March 14
  • Design a Stormwater Sticker | March 14
  • Drain Assessments and Marking | March 14
  • Indian Creek North Stream Clean & Water Quality Monitoring | March 14
  • Invasive Plant Removal | March 14 & 19
  • Native Planting | March 14
  • Crabtree Creek and Greenway Cleanup | March 14
  • Drain Assessment and Marking | March 15
  • Airport Blvd. Stream Clean | March 15
  • Education Booth at Morrisville Aquatics & Fitness Center | March 16
  • Celebrate Creek Week with the Library! | March 17-18
  • Litter Pick Up Event | March 19
  • Aquatic Insect Collection & Water Quality Monitoring Activity | March 19
  • Breckenridge Stream Clean | March 21
  • Drain Assessment & Marking | March 21-22
  • Lake Crabtree Litter Paddle | April 18

Orange County

For more information, check out Orange County Creek Week

Pittsboro

For more information, check out Chatham County Creek Week

Raleigh

For more information, check out City of Raleigh Creek Week

Wendell

  • Education Outreach Track Out Students | MARCH 17
  • Buffalo Creek Litter Sweep | MARCH 18
  • Public Outreach at Town Food Truck Rodeo | MARCH 21

Zebulon

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