Education & Outreach

Heal Our Waterways volunteer and outreach events.

Staff plant bald cypress trees at Fire Station 9. — Tree Planting Event at Fire Station 9

Attendees look at the infiltration basin at the NHC Arboretum — Oct 2019 Rain Garden Workshop at NHC Arboretum

Attendees watch Extension Agent perform percolation test for rain garden. — Oct 2019 Rain Garden Workshop Infiltration Test

Attendees plant native plants in rain garden during workshop. — Oct 2019 Rain Garden Workshop Planting Activity

Attendees plant native plants in rain garden during workshop. — Oct 2019 Rain Garden Workshop Planting Activity 2

Fully planted rain garden from Rain Garden Workshop at NHC Arboretum — Oct 2019 Rain Garden Workshop Completed Rain Garden

Person playing water quality game at educational booth. — Heal Our Waterways at Wilmington Farmer's Market

Attendees listening to speaker around a rain garden. — Earth Day Stormwater Demonstration Site Tour April 2021

A child plays Heal Our Waterways Plinko at Earth Day festival. — Earth Day 2018 Plinko Game

Attendees observe a rain garden planted at UNCW. — NCAPPA Walking Tour at UNCW June 2023

Workshop attendees observe a rain garden at the NHC Arboretum. — October 2022 Rain Garden Workshop

Person is playing a game at the Heal Our Waterways table. — Heal Our Waterways at Wilmington Farmer's Market 2019

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