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Wendell proclaims March 2025 as Creek Week to boost stormwater education and cleanup
Summary
The board proclaimed the week of March 2025 as Creek Week in Wendell to promote water-quality education and to coordinate cleanups and student and Rotary Club participation in local litter sweeps.
The Wendell Town Board of Commissioners on March 10 adopted a proclamation designating the week of March 2025 as Creek Week to promote water-quality education, conservation and community cleanup activities.
Town presenter Darby Bishop said Creek Week supports the town's responsibilities under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit and advances required public education and outreach. Planned activities this year include a litter sweep at Little River in cooperation with East Wake High School and a cleanup on town-owned property at the end of Selmer Road and Wendell Boulevard with help from the Rotary Club. Organizers also noted a regional virtual BioBlitz/BioThon event with a Bingo-style participation option.
The proclamation text, read at the meeting, states the town recognizes clean waterways as essential to community health and economic stability and formally designates the week of March 2025 as Creek Week in Wendell; the proclamation was dated and signed March 10, 2025. The town encouraged citizen participation in the listed events and educational opportunities.
The board did not take any regulatory action as part of the proclamation; the item was a formal recognition and outreach effort tied to the town's stormwater permit obligations.
