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MPO Funds Local Bike and Pedestrian Projects
The MPO is the regional transit funding organization where most of our transit funds come from - that includes bike and pedestrian projects too. Today the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro MPO voted for these existing and new projects. A step forward for better connectivity...
On Earth Day Celebrate Our Own Bolin Forest
This Earth Day, let’s celebrate Bolin Forest - a beautiful urban forest that is a substantial part of our community. While the majority of the forest is owned by UNC, Carrboro purchased a small portion known as Adam’s Tract in 2004. Out of the 425-acre forest, only a...
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...
Think About Our Wildlife First
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Coal Ash is More Hazardous Than Previously Thought
The new EPA report about the toxicity of coal ash has caught the attention of the Chapel Hill Town Council, as well as Friends of Bolin Creek who first raised the alarm and asked for a cleanup of the coal ash dump in a petition to the Chapel Hill Town Council in...