Night Navigators: Bats! When: September 19th from 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm Where: Bynum Mill Access at the Lower Haw River State Natural Area on 160 Bynum Church Road Directions: From US Hwy 15-501, turn onto Durham-Eubanks Road. If coming from Chapel Hill, this will be a left turn beforeContinue Reading
Sunday, October 27th from 1:00 to 2:30 PM (rescheduled from October 26th ) Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt Friends of Lower Haw River is offering a free Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt for kids and youth. We will provide participants with a free Junior Ranger Activity Guide and FLOHA sticker. No needContinue Reading
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
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
Ann Zimmeerman, why split the county? Are “we” so different than “they” are?If you want to divide it at the river, why make Pittsboro the county seat?It’s on the same side of the river as Siler City, assuming you’re talking about the Haw.Gail Vanderheyden Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:15:29Continue Reading
The NC Parks Lower Haw River State Natural Area borders a section of the Haw River in Chatham County NC from above Bynum to below US Hwy 64. The majority of the LHRSNA area is located on both sides of the Haw directly down river of the Bynum Pedestrian BridgeContinue 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
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:06:10 -0400From: Diana Haywood Subject: Towers along Haw River The gauge for Bynum in on the other side of the river from Bynum and is a stationary “yard stick” on the side of the river there. That was once read by using the towersContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:47:04 -0500 From: Chris Garriss Subject: Haw Flooding Yes, both the Haw and Deep Rivers hit ar least minor flood in Moncure. Just above where they join to form the Cape Fear both were high. The Deep spread out about 800 feet or more fromContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 12:34:44 -0500 From: Anne Geer Subject: Going Nutz Family Hike – Nov. 10 – 1:00 Come for a family friendly hike along the Haw River this Sunday between 1:00 and 3:00 and observe how animals and plants prepare for fall and winter. All ages welcomeContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:56:02 -0400 From: <gretchen_smith> Subject: Invasive Species Removal Workday on June 29th in Bynum June 29th at 8:30 am – Invasive Species Removal Workday in Lower Haw River State Natural Area Friends of Lower Haw is having an invasive plant species workday on Saturday morning,Continue Reading
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 05:17:12 +0000 From: leela ellis Subject: Yet Another Flood Friday night (April 12), the weather ap on my phone jolted me awake . For the 4th time this year, the National Weather Service was warning that the Haw River near Bynum wasContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:57:37 -0400 From: Duck Decoy Subject: Buffer to protect Haw River & Jordan Lake Thank you Debbie Tunnell and Cathy Holt for caring and commenting about protecting land along the river that is not part of the state’s natural area already. A 2,000 foot bufferContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2018 07:26:44 -0400 From: gretchen_smith Subject: Nature Journaling for Kids on June 10th in Bynum Nature Journaling for Kids Friends of Lower Haw River State Natural Area is offering a free Nature Journaling for Kids program at the Haw River on June 10th from 2:30 toContinue Reading