by admin | Dec 15, 2011 | Aydan Court, Bolin Creek Watershed
The University of North Carolina recently bought a special, five-acre tract of land in Chapel Hill, most of which is part of the Little Creek Bottomlands and Slopes Significant Natural Heritage Area. Designated by the state’s Natural Heritage Program, Natural...
by admin | Nov 11, 2011 | Bolin Creek, Bolin Creek paving controversy, Bolin Creek Watershed, Bolin Forest, Riparian buffers
This article by John N. Morris was published in the Carrboro Citizen on November 2, 2011. ♦ Well, it’s enough to restore your faith in reasoned discussion and democracy! After a healthy debate for more than a year about whether the OWASA easement along Bolin Creek in...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | 2011, Bolin Creek, Bolin Creek Watershed, Bolin Forest, Friends of Bolin Creek
Friends of Bolin Creek’s fall walk, “Treasures of Bolin Creek”, on Sunday, October 23rd at 2 pm, will be led by Randee Haven O’Donnell. Randee is an environmental educator, a runner, a long time supporter of the conservation of Bolin Creek and...
by admin | Sep 12, 2011 | Big Sweep in Orange County, Bolin Creek Watershed, Stream cleanup
Join us! Be one of 25,000 volunteers wanted for the 2011 NC Big Sweep’s Silver Anniversary to clean up our watersheds, lakes and creeks during September and October! Litter and debris ruin the scenic beauty of North Carolina and pose threats to wildlife, water...
by admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Bolin Creek Watershed, Carolina North Army Corps Permit Application, Utility work begins on Carolina North
This story appeared on Sept 11th in the Chapel Hill News. We are not out of the recession yet, but with a Corps of Engineers permit in hand, UNC is busy getting the utilities in the ground for a new campus, Carolina North. Judging from the University’s...
by admin | Jun 30, 2011 | Bolin Creek, Bolin Creek Watershed, Greenways Commission Appointments
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted this past Tuesday, at its last meeting before their break, to delay any appointments to the Carrboro Greenways Commission. The BOA wants to hear from staff over the summer as to what tasks the Commission will be charged with in the...
