by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Bolin Creek Wildlife, Bolin Forest
Many thanks to Mayor Hemminger of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, our wonderful panelists: Doug Frederick, Michael Paul, Mary Sonis and Bo Howes; Moderator Tom Cors; and meeting organizers Julie McClintock and Matt Durning. Here are some of the...
by admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Bolin Creek, Bolin Creek Watershed, Bolin Forest, Pavement next to creeks
Friends of Bolin Creek sent this letter to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen expressing our strong concern that the Climate Change Task Force recommended a paved road next to Bolin Creek. The Board decided to remove the controversial wording and also asked the staff to...
by admin | Mar 26, 2013 | Birding, Birding in Boilin Forest, Bolin Creek Wildlife, Bolin Forest, Friends of Bolin Creek
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. ...
by admin | Mar 24, 2013 | Bolin Creek paving controversy
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...
by admin | Nov 28, 2011 | Bolin Forest, Carolina North, Carolina North trails
After last week’s special meeting of the Carolina North trails and Advisory Committee held on November 21st, trail runners on UNC’s Carolina North have reason to be optimistic about the future of Pumpkin Loop. The University had previously announced its...