Haywood Waterways Association

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Kids Get A Big Surprise!

Our Haywood County students made an important discovery during the Kids in the Creek activities in April. A wavy-rayed lampmussel, thought to no longer exist in the Pigeon River, was found in the river at the Canton Recreation Park. This mussel is on the North Carolina Special Concern List. TVA reports it has not been found here in many decades and thought to have been killed off in the early part of this century. It is an exciting find and suggests water quality is improving in the Pigeon River.

The two-day Kids in the Creek Program was a big success. The support from our volunteers was outstanding. Approximately 251 students and teachers from Waynesville Middle School and Bethel Middle School enjoyed this hands-on scientific study of our aquatic ecosystem. We also invited the Bethel Christian Academy to participate on the first day. We hope to expand the program for the 1999/2000 school year to include a session for each of the three middle schools.

A special "Thank You" goes out to the businesses, individuals and organizations that manned the four educational stations, provided safety support or made donations for this program: TVA, Tom Posey and Haywood County Schools, Dave Dudek and his students, Lee Barnes, Skip Thompson, Ron Moser, Haywood County EMS, Canton Fire Department, Johnny on the Spot, Haywood County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Pigeon River Fund. We appreciate all your support.

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