Garden Maintenance at DREAMS

Celebrate Cape Fear Creek Week with us, a collaborative effort with environmental organizations to highlight the importance of preserving our waterways. Help improve Burnt Mill Creek’s water quality by volunteering at the DREAMS Center for Art Education, a crucial nonprofit supporting over 600 youth annually in Wilmington. The stormwater retrofits and native plants at DREAMS help to capture, absorb, and filter polluted stormwater runoff from entering into Burnt Mill Creek. 

 Volunteers can expect activities like weeding, mulching, and clearing debris in the gardens, including the ‘Secret Garden’ unveiled last year in collaboration with the Coastal Landscapes Initiative.

Creek Week is a synergistic effort involving the NC Cooperative Extension, City of Wilmington’s Heal Our Waterways, Cape Fear River Watch, NC Coastal Land Trust, New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the NC Coastal Federation. Together, we aim to educate and inspire a collective commitment to the preservation of our water resources. We extend our gratitude to the Landfall Foundation for their generous support, making the Federation’s participation in this meaningful event possible.