New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee

 

How to Get Involved

Would you like to participate actively in efforts to preserve the New Hope Creek corridor? You can do that by:


You can see pictures and reports of past events, such as our 2006 Earth Day celebration at Leigh Farm


Upcoming Meetings

The Committee meets monthly. The January 2009 meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 8 at the clubhouse of the Garrett Farms development (note new location, which will be our meeting place through 2009).

From 15-501, turn north on Garrett Rd., entrance to Garrett Farms is about half a mile on your left.  You will be on Cottonwood Dr.  The clubhouse is at the midpoint on Cottonwood (main road running through the neighborhood),behind the swimming pool, and next to the tennis court.  It is on the left-hand side of Cottonwood.

Tentative agenda:

(1) Turkey Farm Road bridge update

(2) Car dealership rezoning comments

(3) Trail planning--lots of things to discuss under this heading!

Minutes of the following past meetings can be read on this website as PDF files (if you are unable to view the files, you may need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader):

December 11, 2008
November 13, 2008
October 9, 2008
September 11, 2008
July 10, 2008
June 12, 2008
May 8, 2008
March 13, 2008
February 14, 2008
January 10, 2008
December 13, 2007
November 8, 2007
(no meeting in Oct. 2007)
September 5, 2007
August 9, 2007
July 12, 2007
June 14, 2007
May 10, 2007
April 12, 2007
March 8, 2007
February 8, 2007
January 11, 2007
December 14, 2006
November 9, 2006
October 12, 2006
September 14, 2006
August 10, 2006

July 13, 2006
June 8, 2006
May 11, 2006
April 13, 2006
March 9, 2006
February 9, 2006
January 12, 2006
December 8, 2005
November 10, 2005
October 13, 2005
September 8, 2005
August 11, 2005
May 12, 2005
November 18, 2004
September 9, 2004
May 11, 2004
January 21, 2004
July 29, 1993
May 27, 1993
May 12, 1993
April 28, 1993
April 12, 1993 (initial meeting)


Events

A hike is planned on Sunday, Dec. 14 to explore possible trail locations along the New Hope between Hollow Rock and 15-501.  Meet 9 am at the (now closed) Mexican restaurant in the Oak Creek Shopping Center,  northwest corner of Garrett Rd. and 15-501 (Bojangles is in this center).  Terrain is level, but trail is rough to nonexistent and may be wet.  Bring stout footwear.


Volunteering

If you'd like to volunteer to be a “Trailwatcher” or help maintain trails, contact:
Bill Webster for Chapel Hill trails,
Rich Shaw for other Orange County trails, or
Greg Schuster for Durham County trails

If you want to volunteer to help with New Hope planning, email Bob Healy).


Financial Help

Contributions should be made to the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), which played a pivotal role in establishing the New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee and has been active along the New Hope for many years, including acquiring the 296-acre Johnston Mill Nature Preserve in 1999. TLC has made New Hope Creek one of its priority areas and has a mission of “working in partnership with city and county governments to protect the last few pieces of land that will fulfill the vision of the New Hope master plan for a natural trail and wildlife corridor stretching from Duke Forest to Jordan Lake.”

You may mail a check to TLC at 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 205, Raleigh, NC 27604 or you may contribute online. If you would like your contribution to be earmarked for work on New Hope Creek, please write "New Hope Creek fund" on the memo line of your check or in the acknowledgements field online.