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Bird Walk at 22 degrees
Five hardy souls walked the UNC nature trail early Saturday morning, although the temperature hovered around 22 degrees. We entered the Carolina North Nature Trail, a pleasant woodland trail accessed from Rock Garden Road. We were rewarded with the find of the day, a...
Birding in Bolin Creek’s Winter Woods
Bird Walk in Bolin Forest 8 am, Saturday, January 22nd Greet the new year with Cynthia Fox, of Chapel Hill’s Wild Bird Center, for an early January walk through the Bolin Creek winter woods. Listen and learn to recognize many bird songs, spot the songsters and...
Conservation: Year End Greetings
It's time to appreciate your participation in this year's activities to protect and enjoy our special Bolin Creek --- Your enthusiasm for our forest walks, the latest one -- a geologic walk through time with Howard Lineberger. Your help in supporting our Bolin Creek...
Carrboro Oil Leak
In the month of September, 2010, a heavy rain caused oil from an uncapped underground fuel tank at a private residence to spill into Dry Gulch Creek. Under normal conditions this creek is a perennial stream flowing into Bolin Creek. The tank is located in a Carrboro...
OWASA’s Proposed Logging Plan
On November 30th, 2010, OWASA Board members and representatives of the Division of Forestry held a meeting to answer questions about a proposed "Forest Management Plan" which would impact 1775 acres of forested land. Over 175 citizens attended a community meeting at...
Conservation: the Big Sweep – Cleaning Our Creeks
A total of 317 volunteers - 206 volunteers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and 111 in Hillsborough - collected 6.6 tons of litter and trash as part of the local NC Big Sweep. Volunteers worked more than 670 labor-hours, or the equivalent of one full-time employee working...