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We support greenways and bikeways that are not in our riparian buffers along creeks. Putting a 10 ft wide cement structure adjacent to Bolin Creek, as some on the Carrboro Town Council  propose, will cause enormous ecological harm to creek life by removing trees,...

Bolin Creek Unpaved: Saving Carrboro’s Last Forest is an award winning feature documentary film that explores the diversity & beauty of Carrboro’s last intact riparian forest and the controversy surrounding its conservation. It’s a story about our town, but it’s...

The Conservation Planning Guide (PDF) to the Bolin Creek Natural Area documents the ecological wealth of the Bolin Creek Natural Area and makes recommendations on how we can plan with multiple land owners to protect the creek and the wildlife in this special forest...

Update 11/18/22: Carrboro Board Reopens Paving Along Bolin Creek At a Carrboro Town Council meeting last fall, the Town Council voted to reopen a community discussion about a 14-year-old proposal to consider a paved bikeway along Bolin Creek as a transportation...

Greenways are great in the right places, but not in the riparian zone. This map shows existing and planned bike connections.  Read about the  three alternatives to the proposed N-S paved bikeway along the creek that will not harm waterways and the sensitive riparian...