by admin | Mar 31, 2013 | Bolin Creek, Wildflowers along Bolin Creek
A beautiful cool Spring morning kept spirits high as about 30 folks explored the banks of Bolin Creek Saturday looking for spring wildflowers. As our guide Dave Otto pointed out the flowers are a bit behind schedule but in the next two weeks we should see some...
by admin | Mar 26, 2013 | Birding, Birding in Boilin Forest, Bolin Creek Wildlife, Bolin Forest, Friends of Bolin Creek
Birders from Friends of Bolin Creek and New Hope Audubon were rewarded on our March 3 bird walk with several sightings of the pileated woodpecker — on the ground pecking ants in old logs. Mary Sonis took this photo of the pileated on a tree in 2012. ...
by admin | Mar 24, 2013 | Bolin Creek paving controversy
Here is a laudatory article in the Chapel Hill News about the new greenway to alleviate the hazards of biking on Greensboro St – a project which we supported. However, there are also some discomfiting quotes from Carrboro planner Jeff Brubecker about another...
by admin | Mar 24, 2013 | Claremont South
We have learned that National Heritage Academies has pulled out of buying the property located on Claremont South. This for-profit company had planned to develop and run the charter school with the public funds (seven million dollars) as required by state law....
by admin | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Where is Chapel Hill in its quest to review the Town’s stormwater ordinances known as the Resource Conservation District? First, here’s a bit of history: In 1985, Chapel Hill established the Resource Conservation District (RCD) as an overlay zoning...
