New Rain Barrel Financial Assistance Program New Hanover Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a new financial assistance program with its monthly rain barrel sales. Eligible residents can receive a free rain barrel.
Save the Date for TreeFest 2025! Hundreds of free trees will be given out at Independence Mall on January 17 and 18.
Add a Rain Barrel to Your Holiday Gift List! There will be two rain barrel sales in December, hosted by New Hanover Soil & Water Conservation District.
Compost Your Pumpkins! If you have pumpkins leftover from Halloween decorations, you can compost them in New Hanover County.
EPA Recognizes Progress In Hewletts Creek! Hewletts Creek was published to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Success Story map for recent improvements in water quality.
Heal Our Waterways Talks Stormwater on Shoresides Podcast The Heal Our Waterways Program was recently featured on "Community Rising", a channel through the Shoresides podcast, to talk about stormwater runoff and solutions to stormwater pollution.
Residential Rain Gardens Installed HOWBMP program installed six rain gardens and three cisterns in FY24.
Permeable Pavement Project Underway at UNCW Construction began to install permeable parking spaces in a parking lot at UNCW. This construction is funded through a 319 Grant acquired by North Carolina Coastal Federation.
Construction Starts on Wetland Grant Project Construction has officially started on a wet pond to wetland conversion project with North Carolina State University to benefit Bradley Creek.