Protecting Water Quality in the
Pigeon River Watershed

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Opportunities:

  • Stream Clean Ups
  • Streambank Plantings
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Fundraising Events
  • Kids in the Creek Program
  • Administrative Support

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Annoucements

Helene Cleanup

Funding for our current Paid Cleanup Crew has been secured through the end of 2026!

If you have a need for riparian plantings or litter and woody debris removal from your property, please email us at [email protected]

Also, be on the lookout for Volunteer Cleanup events on our calendar.

Job Opening: Grants Manager

Join our nonprofit team dedicated to protecting the Pigeon River! Research, write, and manage grants that fund our work protecting the Pigeon River and engaging local communities.

Hours: 24-28 hrs/week
Pay Rate: $25/hour
Type: Part-Time, Hybrid

Full Job Listing HERE

Watershed Hikes

Fall Watershed Hikes will be offered Oct 15th & Oct 29th

The event is free for Haywood Waterways’ members and a $5 donation for nonmembers; memberships start at $25.

The group will meet at 9:30 am at the town’s water treatment plant (341 Rocky Branch Road). The hike will conclude around 1:30 pm. Bring lunch and water. Please leave pets at home.

Space is limited to 15 individuals. Members can sign up now. Non-members can sign up for the Oct. 29th hike starting Oct. 15th.

Reservations can be made by contacting Katy at [email protected] or 828-476-4667 ext. 13.

Areas of Work

Restoration

Education

Monitoring

Our Mission

To maintain and improve surface water quality in the Pigeon River Watershed of Haywood County, North Carolina.

We accomplish this through two objectives directed at reducing nonpoint source pollution:

  1. Educating and focusing attention on the watershed as a natural, economic and recreational resource to be conserved and enhanced for this and future generations; and
  2. Working with public agencies, conservation interests, businesses, community groups, and public and private land owners to implement water quality improvement strategies.
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