Haw Creek Community Association upcoming events

Wildfire Mitigation & Invasive Plant Control (05/30/2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Plan to attend this free workshop co-hosted by EcoForesters and HCCA on Saturday, May 30, in Haw Creek (location details will be emailed to registrants). Learn how you can make your home more resilient to wildfire and how controlling non-native invasive species will help native plants thrive in our community.

The first part of the workshop will be hearing from the EcoForesters team and Doug Baughman, HCCA board member and lead on our Firewise Program. The rest of the morning will be spent taking action, using the park to find examples of non-native invasive plants.

Please register on the EcoForesters website at ecoforesters.org/outreach-events as they will be handling the registration for this event.

Participants will have an opportunity to sign up for work days, have an assessment done on their property, or identify landowners that need assistance.

This workshop is the next step in our efforts to move forward with the Firewise USA certification process. Our goal is for Haw Creek to achieve official recognition as a Firewise USA community, helping us strengthen wildfire preparedness, improve community safety, and protect our homes and natural surroundings.

We encourage everyone to participate in this workshop and learn more about the steps we can take together to support this important initiative.

BearWise: Living with Black Bears (06/24/2026)

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT

The Haw Creek valley is known as one of the most bear-visited neighborhoods in Asheville.

Join HCCA at the library on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:00 pm as we host a program on how to peacefully coexist with our neighbor bears, both at home and outdoors. This BearWise program will be presented by Ashley Hobbs, Special Projects Biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Join us to find out what you can do to protect yourself and the bears that inhabit our Haw Creek neighborhood. Please register if you plan to attend. Thank you!

Haw Creek Community Potluck (07/26/2026)

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

You are cordially invited to join us for a potluck dinner on Sunday evening, July 26 at Groce United Methodist Church. This event is inspired by the sense of community that many of us experienced in the aftermath of Helene. We gathered to share supplies and food and stories, and in the process sometimes came to know our neighbors better than we had previously. However, once our power and water came back online that feeling inevitably faded.

To keep that spark of community alive, the Haw Creek Community Association has hosted several potluck dinners this year. We decided to make this a regular event based on the terrific participation and positive responses we've gotten.

Every resident of Haw Creek is invited to join us for this free community dinner. Doors will open at 5:30 pm and dinner will begin at 6:00 pm. Please bring a dish to share; water and tea will be provided by HCCA.

We will not be keeping track of who is bringing what food, but please RSVP with the number of people you will be bringing so we will have some idea of how many plates and cups we will need to provide.

We look forward to this evening of sharing.