Dear volunteers, Join us in restoring health to the Catawba River by planting over 8,000 trees! When: November 22nd, from 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Where to meet: Map to Henderson Park Swim Club What to bring: We will supply tools but are expecting a big turnout. So, if you can bring a shovel or gardening [...]
Lake Tire Saturday’s Big Sweep was a huge success. I volunteered with the Sierra Club at Latta Plantation to clean up the shores of Mountain Island Lake. Our group of six took a boat ride to the lake shore near McDowell Creek Cove. Within an hour and a half, the six of us collected at [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sierra Club and partners clean Mountain Island Lake The source of drinking water for nearly half a million people in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area becomes target for the watershed cleaning project, Big Sweep Charlotte, N.C. — As part of a larger series of events, the Sierra Club, Mecklenburg County and CPCC [...]
The yet-to-be-named sustainability project has begun. (Woo hoo.) We have started gathering student comments on the project with a variety of sub-par electronic equipment. Hopefully this effort will help administrators understand how serious we are about our no-name sustainability documentary. Oh, and approve our budget so we can buy a good camera! There are plenty [...]
Oct 4, Saturday, (9:00am-1:00pm), in partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, we will clean up the Mountain Island Lake shoreline during the annual Big Sweep event. Nov 22, Saturday, (9:00am -12:00pm), we will plant a large number of trees to help protect this endangered watershed. A picnic lunch will follow. Learn more and sign up [...]
