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Birders rewarded
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. ...
Paved path proposal through conservation area?
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 greenway...
Update on Claremont South and NHA charter school
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....
Update on Chapel Hill’s look at stream buffer rules
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 district to put in...
Bird Hike with Bo Howes
Join the first Friends of Bolin Creek Event this Spring, Sunday, March 3, 8 - 10 am for a Bird Walk in Carolina Forest with Bo Howes of New Hope Audubon Society, and Triangle Land Conservancy. (Click on the links to learn more about these fine organizations.) Meet at...
A Charter School on the Banks of Bolin?
URGENT: BOLIN CREEK We are asking you to take action by contacting the Town of Carrboro’s elected representatives if you share our concern about Claremont South, a development proposal. One of Carrboro’s most beautiful meadows, also a wildlife habitat that backs up to...