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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, usually at 5 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of the month, and meetings are open to the public.
The next meeting is Thursday, March 11 at the recreation center of the Garrett Farms
development: from 15-501 take Garrett Rd. north, after about 1
mile turn left into Garrett Farms development, go another 400 yards or so and
look for rec center on your left.
Tentative Agenda (please send other agenda items to: healy@duke.edu).
(1) Creek Cleanup Day—Sandy Creek—March 20
(2) Forest View "Week at the Creek"
(3) Table at Piedmont Wildlife Festival—Leigh Farm—May 15
(4) Local government actions regarding Hollow Rock
(5) 15-501 Bridge and underpass—John Kent
(6) Bill Olive suggestion regarding proposal to State Energy Office for Hollow Rock solar features
(7) Voting for Duke Lemur Center in Pepsi Challenge
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):
February 11, 2010
January 14, 2010
December 10, 2009
November 12, 2009
October 8, 2009
September 10, 2009
August 13, 2009
July 9, 2009
June 11, 2009
May 14, 2009
April 9, 2009
March 12, 2009
February 12, 2009
January 8, 2009
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
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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)
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Events
No events currently planned.
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.
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