Town of Carrboro Stormwater

Winter Weather Update Sunday, Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) – Snow and ice will linger with refreezing tonight, making travel hazardous. Wind chills will drop to the single digits to near zero late tonight/early Monday. Use caution on roads and dress in warm layers.

Town Facility and Service Changes
❄️Town of Carrboro offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 2.
❄️Monday's Black History Month Lecture featuring Amos Quick III and Dr. Ivy Taylor will be rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Drakeford Library Complex.
❄️Carrboro Youth Basketball activities are canceled. ❄️Yard Waste Collection is canceled for Monday.

Plowing Roads and Clearing Sidewalks, Public Access Areas Carrboro Public Works crews have been busy clearing roadways, bike paths, sidewalks and entries to public parking lots. We appreciate their hard work! Major roads have been cleared, but slick roads conditions should be expected in the morning due to freezing temperatures.

What do birds need to thrive? 🌿 Native plants!
This fall, we’re restoring the wetland at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park with plants that provide berries, seeds, nectar, and caterpillars, all vital food sources for our feathered friends.

Let’s give nature a helping hand — one native plant at a time. 🪶
Contact Heather Holley at [email protected] if you have any questions.

SAVE THE DATE!
🌿💧 Let’s Get Down and Dirty for Nature!
We’re rooting for our wetlands — literally! 🌱
Join us Nov 15–16 at Dr. MLK Jr. Park to pull the bad guys (invasives) and plant the good ones (natives).
Let’s make this a re-leaf-able weekend! 🍃
Email [email protected] for more information!

Did you know that Carrboro is in the Jordan Lake Watershed? This means our runoff and creeks flow into Jordan Lake. As you can imagine a fair amount of trash and debris from Carrboro and other upstream areas entered Jordan Lake as a result of tropical storm Chantal. YOU CAN HELP! Join fellow volunteers and on August 16th from 9am to Noon at 2999 Seaforth Rd in Pittsboro for a "Pop-Up" public cleanup. See you there!

Register at Post-Chantal Summer Cleanup, Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 8:30 AM | Meetup https://ecs.page.link/YJiHA

Come on by the gazebo at Town Commons during the Farmer's Market today and learn about our local waters!

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated the 20th of May as World Bee Day.

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity. We all depend on pollinators and it is, therefore, crucial to monitor their decline and halt the loss of biodiversity.