ECWA
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
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    • The Rocks
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Our Preserves

Protected Habitats

Preserve Brochures
We started with the protection of one 6-acre preserve, and just over a decade later, we now own and manage 450 acres, including five public preserves. Three of our public preserves, 17-Acre Wood, Pearl Mill, and The Rocks, are located along paved, accessible greenways.  All of our public preserves, except Glennstone, are located in easy walking distance from public bus stops. We are actively working to add more protected land in the near future, as well as create positive Green Infrastructure in the watershed to protect and improve water quality.

ECWA's long-term goal is to establish a string of preserves from the creek's headwaters near Bennett Place to its terminus at Falls Lake. Our vision is a Durham where residents can simply walk or bike to a natural area from their home or place of business and can walk or bike across the watershed stopping at preserves, neighborhoods and points of interest along the way.
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17-Acre Wood

Watts-Hillandale Neighborhood
The Association's first preserve, 17-Acre Wood actually covers 20 acres of floodplain forest. The trail and preserve serve as refuge for native plants rescued from development sites elsewhere in the watershed.​ 
Preserve Map
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The Rocks

Stadium Heights, Near Rocky Quarry Park
 The Rocks Nature Preserve is a 2-acre woodland along a scenic, rocky stretch of Ellerbe Creek. ​Named after its unique geology, The Rocks is special among ECWA nature preserves.
Preserve Map
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Pearl Mill

Old North Durham and Duke Park Neighborhoods
Pearl Mill Nature Preserve is part of a corridor of wetlands and floodplain woods that surround the East Branch of the South Ellerbe Creek.
Preserve Map
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Beaver Marsh

Colonial Village, Interstate 85 Corridor
Located between Club Boulevard and Interstate 85, just behind Compare Foods off Roxboro Road, Beaver Marsh is a beautiful oasis of green in an otherwise highly urbanized environment.
Preserve Map
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Glennstone

East Durham Glennstone Neighborhood
Glennstone Nature Preserve is an 83-acre woodland with about three miles of walking trails that connect to Falls Lake Game Lands and Ellerbe Creek.​ ​
Preserve Map
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Non-Public Nature Preserve

Veasey Farm

 A 193-acre old farm that assists with filtering the water that runs into Falls Lake.

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ECWA​
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association

Mail:  PO Box 2679
Durham, NC 27715
Office: 904 Broad St 
Durham, NC 27705
919.698.9729
info@ellerbecreek.org
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​OUR WATERSHED

What Is a Watershed?
History of the Watershed
Plants & Animals
Stories from the Watershed
Ellerbe & Me




​OUR PRESERVES

Overview
Glennstone
Beaver Marsh
Pearl Mill
The Rocks
17-Acre Wood
Non-Public Preserves
​
​OUR WORK

Overview
Protect
Restore

Engage
Advocate


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​ABOUT US

Our People

Our Supporters
History of ECWA
Guiding Documents
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​GET INVOLVED

Donate
Volunteer
Visit a Preserve
Creek Smart
Attend an Event
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  • Our Watershed
    • What is a Watershed?
    • History of the Ellerbe Creek Watershed
    • Plants & Animals
    • Stories from the Watershed >
      • Blog
      • Ellerbe & Me
  • Our Preserves
    • Overview
    • 17-Acre Wood
    • The Rocks
    • Pearl Mill
    • Glennstone
    • Beaver Marsh
  • Our Work
    • Overview
    • Protect
    • Restore
    • Engage
    • Advocate
    • Creek Smart​® >
      • About Creek Smart​®
      • Walking Tours
      • Downspout Disconnection
      • Cisterns
      • Rain Gardens >
        • Siting
        • Designing
        • Installing
      • Support Creek Smart​®
  • About Us
    • Our People
    • Careers
    • Our Supporters
    • History of ECWA
    • Annual Report
    • Guiding Documents
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Volunteer
    • Attend An Event
    • Stewardship
    • Creek Watchers
    • Make Your Property Creek Smart
  • Donate