AUGUST 20, 2009 ISSUE
Why Do I Live in a Watershed and How Can I Help Keep It Clean?
Volunteer To Help Clean Up Rivers During Watauga BigSweep September 12
If you live on planet earth you live in a watershed. A watershed is the land that drains into a water body such as a river, stream, lake or ocean. We who live in Watauga County are lucky to be at the headwaters of four major watersheds, the Watauga, New, Catawba, and Yadkin river basins. Since we live in the mountains and we know that gravity works, all of our streams flow down the mountain and into larger river systems. For example, the Watauga River flows west into Tennessee and converges with the Holston River, which flows into the Tennessee River and eventually makes its way to the Mississippi River. So how we treat our water in the High Country affects many people and wildlife down stream.
Volunteers are needed for the Watauga and New River BigSweep on Saturday, September 12. The Watauga BigSweep and New River BigSweep are part of North Carolina BigSweep, a statewide coordinated clean up.
If you are interested in helping clean the Watauga River, contact Wendy Patoprsty at the Watauga County Cooperative Extension at 828-264-3061 or email Wendy_Patoprsty@ncsu.edu. Courtney Wait with the National Committee for the New River is coordinating clean ups all over the New River including Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties, and even up into Virginia. Contact Wait at 336-846-4871 or email Courtney@ncnr.org.
River and Earth Adventures, Foscoe Fishing Company, NCDOT, Watauga River Anglers, Watauga River Conservation Partners, Appalachian Anglers and the Watauga County Cooperative Extension sponsor the Watauga BigSweep.
RiverGirl Fishing Co., Zaloo’s Canoes, New River Outfitters, Rivercamp USA, Riverside Canoe and Tube Rental, National Committee for the New River and New River State Park sponsor the New River BigSweep.
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