Education/Outreach Committee virtual WAT Meeting

This is a friendly reminder that the Education/Outreach Committee will be leading our next virtual WAT meeting on Monday, March 30, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The meeting link is included at the end of this email, and the agenda is attached. During this meeting, we’ll spend part of the time reviewing training and educational materials for the Watershed Improvement Projects (WIPs) tool. You’re also welcome to preview the StoryMap we’ll be discussing here: Restoration Projects

Topics We Will Cover

• Overview of the WAT Notebook and partner access

• Available materials and resource sharing

• Identifying ways to support each other’s work

• Reviewing training materials for the WIPs tool

Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTU3MjdiMDItY2ZkYy00NTYwLWFhMmYtN2FkNjczZmVjZjc5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227a7681dc-b9d0-449a-85c3-ecc26cd7ed19%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22cd2cae54-6c1c-4189-a4ee-86bfe0dd3106%22%7d

We hope you can attend and take part in shaping our shared work for the watershed. 🙂

City of Raleigh's next Strategic Plan

Please consider these opportunities to provide feedback for City of Raleigh's next Strategic Plan. There are two separate surveys that I've received and am forwarding- each link goes to a separate topic-focused survey.

1) Growth and Natural Resources

Planning is underway for the City of Raleigh’s next Strategic Plan! We are conducting surveys to gather input from residents on topics related to to Growth and Natural Resources. Your feedback will directly inform the City Council’s decisions on what to prioritize over the next 3-5 years.  

Please take a few moments to complete our survey by clicking on this link: https://forms.office.com/g/5cSsj4iQpK 

If you have questions or comments, please reach out to the Office of Strategy and Innovation at strategic.planning@raleighnc.gov. 

Thank you in advance for considering this request! We value your time and input.  

Sent from Macie Rush, Office of Strategy & Innovation 

2) Safe, Vibrant, and Healthy Community Priorities

Hello, 

We hope this message finds you well. We are collaborating with the City of Raleigh’s Office of Strategy and Innovation team to gather input from residents to inform the citywide strategic plan for the next 3-5 years. Your stakeholder’s lived experiences and unique perspectives are important to ensure that our community’s priorities are accurately represented, and that all of Raleigh’s citizens are engaged.

 We would be grateful if you could send this out to your stakeholders and ask them to take a few moments to complete the brief survey by clicking on this link: https://forms.office.com/g/BLDWBLQtK5.

Their participation is valued and will make an impact on the City’s planning process. 

If you have questions or comments, please reach out to the Office of Strategy and Innovation at strategic.planning@raleighnc.gov. Thank you for your time and input.

Best Regards,

Dale Neal
Sr. Community Engagement Strategist
City of Raleigh  | Office of Community Engagement
900 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh NC 27601
(p) 919-996-2721  |  (m) 984-302-7099

Dale.neal@raleighnc.gov

Volunteers for Prep and Planting

We are calling for Volunteers on Saturday, February 10, 2024, 9:00-11:00 to prep the new areas for planting. Please email or text me at 919.264.5450 to let me know that you are available to assist. We will be:

1. laying out the cardboard

2. establishing the rows will compost/50-50 blended topsoil

3. adding wood chips for middle row

4. adding leaf mulch if time allows.