The Friends of the Lower Haw State Natural area will be holding another invasive species removal day. We had so much fun and removed so much that we wanted to do it again! Hoping that you will join us this time. However, (there always seems to be a however theseContinue Reading
Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, CPI pulled the wool over some folks’ eyes with how good they’d be for everybody. Getting the NC DOT to take their neighbors’ land for a parkway instead of putting it in Chatham Park, Tim Smith and Preston Development out of Cary are notContinue Reading
This is an inspiring and impressive report by the Haw River Assembly. I was intrigued by the closing that emphasized that all this trash eventually would work its way to Jordan Lake. I am ignorant about the specifics of the dam and the outflow tract out of Jordan Lake. IsContinue Reading
I wanted to that you all for your support. Since we have been trying to get DOT in partnership with Chatham Park to move the current alignment of North Chatham Park Way back on to Chatham Park land and not divide our neighborhood. We have gotten so any signatures toContinue Reading
One additional comment that you may or may not find useful. I hope it helps you. When we had this problem, the red was mostly high iron content. A filter along with “Iron out” salt in the water softener took care of it. The well guy had an interesting commentContinue Reading
For 30 years, the Haw River Assembly has brought 48,000 4th graders to a wonderful interactive field trip on the Haw River. Since Covid-19 kept us from doing this in person this fall, we created a virtual online version of our field trip! We are offering it to all theContinue Reading
*Virtual Meeting to Discuss Duke PFAS Exposure Study for Pittsboro and the Haw River* *Saturday October 24 10-11 a.m.* Join online at zoom: bit.ly/PFAStownhallor facebook live: facebook.com/SuperfundAtDuke/live/ Dr. Heather Stapleton and her team at Duke University are hosting a virtual Town Hall to present the data from their ongoing PFAS sampling ofContinue Reading
Thanks to Megan Lynch for speaking up about Cary buying 217 acres of land for parks and preservation and suggesting Chatham do so, too—I saw a small article in the Chatham News &Record and thought about writing, too. We need to buy land along the Haw River if any isContinue Reading
To Julie Nathanielz If you’re concerned about the quality of your water, the county department of environmental health is a good place to start. chathamnc.org/government/departments-programs/environmental-health/well-permits-and-water-sampling. If you are interested in the water quality for agricultural purposes then you might start with the department of agriculture, agronomic division, http://www.ncagr.gov/agronomi/uyrsoln.htm And you canContinue Reading
A damning article chronicling this issues with Briar Creek and Old North State Water Company and Envirolink, the company which manages operations. Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:05:18 -0400From: tonyblakeSubject: Briar Chapel Sewer Company Struggles ContinueContinue Reading
It’s a peak week for meteors!! Don’t forget to turn off porch lights by 10 pm. to help out your neighbors! Check when the moon is rising this week and try to get outside after 9pm and before moonrise.Find an open spot without street lights, and put the night skyContinue Reading
The University of Maryland has COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform page at https://data.covid.umd.edu For the period between May 1 – 24The stats show the Chatham County Social index is 3321% of Chatham County residents are staying at homeTrips per person – 2.94% out-of-county trips – 40.5%Miles traveled per person – 34.6New COVID-19Continue Reading
I may have missed this already being suggested, but if you use a paper towel gently to soak up moisture, you can lay it over a dish rack or just on a counter or preferably an irregular pile that lets air to both side. It will dry and be fineContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:39:46 -0400 From: Brian Tarkowski Subject: Re: Mosquitoes In March . . . Regarding N. A. Booko’s rainwater collection. “Mosquito Dunks” are available online and from Home Depot. They are very effective at killing mosquito larvae. They are also fairly pricey. You can pour aContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 01:59:18 +0000From: George Chatham Subject: Flame On If you want to get an idea of what happens when outside developers build a community without a solidly thought out, proven and environmentally sensitive plan for the future of wastewater, read this week’s Chatham N&R article onContinue Reading