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Carrboro Passes Volume Controls
What is Carrboro doing about stream protection? June 26, 2012 Carrboro agreed to pass Jordan Lake rules to reduce nutrients (that is, nitrogen and phosphorus) in rainwater runoff that pollutes our creeks and drinking supplies. Yet, at the same time, developers can...
Picnic at historic Chapel Hill Farm
Please join Friends of Bolin Creek at a picnic for all our friends and families on Saturday, June 9th, 4 - 7:30 pm. Relax and enjoy the beautiful setting of the historic Earnhardt farm at the headwaters of Bolin Creek. Jean Earnhardt is our host. Read about the...
Board of Aldermen approves Claremont South plan
The statement below was presented by Julie McClintock on behalf of Friends of Bolin Creek on April 17, 2012 at a Carrboro Town public hearing for a rezoning application for Claremont South near Bolin Creek. The application called for commercial space and small homes...
Early Morning Bird Walk in Bolin Forest
7 am, Saturday April 21 Bird Walk with Tom Driscoll. Meet Wilson Park, Carrboro. Tom Driscoll, of the New Hope Audubon Society, will be leading a bird walk along Bolin Creek on April 21 at 7am for two hours or so. Meet at Williams Park in Carrboro. We will be...
Learn real life science in Bolin Creek
Join the fun and learn about our creeks! Help Haw River Assembly and Friends of Bolin assess the health of our own Bolin Creek. Sunday, April 15, 1:00PM, The big bridge at Umstead Park, Umstead Drive, Chapel Hill If you have questions, contact Betsy. See how our creek...
Water: a major focus for UNC in 2012
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was making a speech Thursday to announce a partnership involving the government, private businesses, advocacy groups and researchers, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp was making some remarks about a campus initiative over...