Bolin Forest | Friends of Bolin Creek https://bolincreek.org/blog Protecting Our Bolin Creek Watershed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:49:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bolincreek.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-FOBCLogo_Icon-32x32.png Bolin Forest | Friends of Bolin Creek https://bolincreek.org/blog 32 32 Join us for our Fall Bolin Creek Celebration on October 19th! https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/10/09/join-us-for-our-fall-bolin-creek-celebration/ https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/10/09/join-us-for-our-fall-bolin-creek-celebration/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:36:12 +0000 https://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=6045 There will be music, dinner, and s’mores. A fun event for the whole family! Where Jean Earnhardt Historic Farmstead 600 Bolin Brook Farm, Chapel Hill, off Union Grove Church Road New Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025  When: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Bring your friends and family for a relaxing picnic in the stunning surroundings of […]

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Carrboro Council Budget Vote https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/07/07/6006/ https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/07/07/6006/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:56:25 +0000 https://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=6006 Carrboro 25-26 Budget Results affecting Bolin Creek. The Town of Carrboro Town Council approved the 2025-26 budget proposal in June without using $1.4 million in taxpayer funds to design the controversial greenway through Bolin Creek’s fragile riparian area. Town Manager Toney cited overall constrained budget conditions.  The Town Council had chosen the creekside path without […]

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Friends of Bolin Creek Picnic https://bolincreek.org/blog/2024/10/22/friends-of-bolin-creek-picnic/ https://bolincreek.org/blog/2024/10/22/friends-of-bolin-creek-picnic/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:52:59 +0000 https://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=5670 Friends of Bolin Creek supporters will celebrate Bolin Creek next Sunday afternoon, the 27th, from 4 to 6 PM at Jean Earnhardt‘s beautiful farm near Mapleview Farms downstream from the Creek Headwaters. There are a few places left before we reach 50 attendees.  Mediterranean Deli will provide the food for $10, and the Blue Star […]

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Friends of Bolin Creek Voices Concerns with Development Plans for Coal Ash Site. https://bolincreek.org/blog/2024/07/21/friends-of-bolin-creek-voice-concerns-with-development-plans-for-coal-ash-site/ https://bolincreek.org/blog/2024/07/21/friends-of-bolin-creek-voice-concerns-with-development-plans-for-coal-ash-site/#comments Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:11:39 +0000 https://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=5612 Chapel Hill proposes building a government services complex on the coal ash pile with minimal protective measures. We find the present agreement does not protect public health and the environment for the following reasons. The NC Dept of the Environment is taking comments on the plan until cob Tuesday, July 30 (not Wednesday, July 31, […]

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