Chapel Hill Proposes Coal Ash Development

Friends of Bolin Creek September 18, 2024 Good Evening, I am Julie McClintock, Co-President of Friends of Bolin Creek. This agreement is unacceptable because it does not suIiciently protect public health from onsite pollution. The fundamental problem is that the draft...

Help Build a Better Bikeway

Friends of Bolin Creek support bikeways that are NOT in fragile wetlands. An off-road Seawell School bikepath would have these advantages over a creekside route: Provide direct connectivity between current and future bikeway paths on Estes Dr. Cost less to build Cost...
Volunteers Restore Eroded Hillside Above Bolin Creek

Volunteers Restore Eroded Hillside Above Bolin Creek

A group of volunteers, including Friends of Bolin Creek, Bolin Creek Homeowners, the Town of Carrboro, and local high school students, joined forces to restore an eroded hillside above Bolin Creek. The project was led by Meg Malloy, who secured a State of North...

Volunteer to Help Bolin Creek March 16 and 23

Calling all gardeners! Friends of Bolin Creek is partnering with the Town of Carrboro and Bolin Creek Homeowners in a collaborative project to stabilize a large eroding hillside above Bolin Creek in Carrboro. Volunteer to help plant Liatris, Silky Dogwood, Button...
The Geology of Bolin Creek & Chapel Hill

The Geology of Bolin Creek & Chapel Hill

Overview Bolin Creek traverses two very different bodies of rock: the Carolina terrane (formally known as the Carolina slate belt) and the Durham Triassic basin. From its headwaters near Bald Mountain to East Franklin Street, Bolin Creek flows over the...