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Fall 2026 Walnut Creek Watershed Learning Network: Heat Island Learning Tean
The Walnut Creek Watershed Learning Network (WCWLN) returns in Fall 2026 with an exciting new focus on Urban Heat Islands through our Heat Island Learning Team. This hands-on learning experience will explore how extreme heat impacts daily life across our neighborhoods and throughout the city, while empowering participants to become part of the solution.
The program will also provide practical strategies for staying safe during extreme heat events, reducing heat-related risks, and supporting cooling efforts within neighborhoods. Along the way, participants will build new skills, learn about community-led solutions such as tree planting, shade creation, and green infrastructure, and connect with neighbors, organizations, and partners working together to create a cooler, healthier, and more climate-resilient Walnut Creek watershed.
What to Expect:
- Define urban heat islands and explain how they form in cities like Raleigh and who they impact most
- Exploration through maps, visuals, neighborhoods examples, and more
- See climate impacts up close--heat, flooding, and more
- Build leadership skills for creating real change
- Design and complete a community project
- Earn a $400 stipend for completing the program!!
Why Walnut Creek Matters
At Partners for Environmental Justice, we’re more than just advocates—we’re catalysts for change. By restoring wetlands like Walnut Creek, we’re protecting Raleigh’s natural beauty, combating environmental injustice, and creating a brighter future for everyone.
Discover the Walnut Creek Wetlands
Explore how our urban wetlands enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, and serve as a hub for community recreation and education.
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Whether you’re passionate about volunteering, donating, or advocating, your efforts power the progress we make every day.
A Vision for the Future
Imagine a city where green spaces heal the land and the community. With your support, the Walnut Creek Wetlands will become a model of environmental resilience and justice.
Community-First Restoration
Working hand-in-hand with locals to rejuvenate wetlands and neighborhoods.
Sustainable Education
Interactive programs to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.
Volunteer Opportunities
Get your hands dirty while making a real difference in Raleigh’s future.
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