Currents of Hope will premiere Sunday, May 23 in New Bern. Reporters desiring to cover the premiere event should contact Teresa McLamb or Mimi Cunningham by May 19 for complete information. Jim Leutze and Elaine Penn are available for interviews. Please contact McLamb or Cunningham to schedule. The Exchange nature center is open Tuesday through Sunday.
Admission is free.
The facility was built on the site of a trash dump, illustrating what can be done to clean up the environment. Creek Urban Stream Rehabilitation Project by the Durham soil and Water Conservation district is rescuing this major stream that drains east central Durham in the upper reaches of the Neuse River Basin. It is a tributary to Ellerbee Creek. Information is available from Roger Hansard, water quality specialist with NRCS in Raleigh. Cliffs of the Neuse State Park is rich in natural and human history.