NEW Accessibility Trams!
4/1/2010 - 10/31/2010
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
 
Summer Takes Flight, the Airlie Butterfly House
5/1/2010 - 10/30/2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 
Kayak Eco Tour
9/10/2010
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Airlie's Environmental Education Program  leads basic kayak tours into Bradley Creek. Groups discuss the ecology, wildlife, and human influences on one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet.
 

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Test Your Knowledge

Complete our quick and easy questionnaire below to test your knowledge of issues surrounding polluted runoff!

 
  1. Airlie Gardens is in what watershed?
  a. Hewlett Creek
  b. Bradley Creek
  c. Futches Creek
  d. Barnards Creek
  2. Stormwater in our county drains directly to vital waterways like the:
  a. Cape Fear River
  b. Intracoastal Waterway
  c. Atlantic Ocean
  d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
  3. The biggest source of water pollution for our area is:
  a. Effluent from industrial plants
  b. Smoke from air stacks
  c. Non-point source pollution, such as pet waste
  d. Discharge pipe from water treatment facility
  4. Today's number one water quality problem in N.C. is:
  a. Sediment
  b. Caffeine
  c. Boaters
  d. Swimmers
  5. What pollutants reach our waterways through stormwater runoff?
  a. Sediment
  b. Pet Waste
  c. Pesticides/fertilizers
  d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
  6. BMP stands for:
  a. Best Moon Pie
  b. Best Management Practice
  c. Best Movable Podium
  d. Brave Mountain People
  7. Oysters are important because they provide:
  a. Filter
  b. Food
  c. Fish Habitat
  d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
  8. A single mature oyster can filter up to how many gallons of water a day?
  a. 5-10 gallons
  b. 200-300 gallons
  c. 25-50 gallons
  d. 1,000-1,500 gallons
  9. Since the early 1990's North Carolina's oyster population has suffered from diseases, habitat loss, pollution and declining water quality. N.C. has lost approximately what percentage of their oyster population since the year 1900?
  a. 90%
  b. 25%
  c. 50%
  d. 100%
  10. What can you do to save the oyster?
  a. Recycle your oyster shells
  b. Make sure to follow regulations on shellfish harvest
  c. Become an "oyster gardener"
  d. ALL OF THE ABOVE