https://bolincreek.org/blog Protecting Our Bolin Creek Watershed Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:02:21 +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 https://bolincreek.org/blog 32 32 https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/02/10/improve-biking-connections-while-we-protect-our-streams/ https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/02/10/improve-biking-connections-while-we-protect-our-streams/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:48:35 +0000 https://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=5832 Bolin Creek Bikeway Extension.  We want to improve biking connections, but not in riparian areas along stressed streams.  The Town of Chapel Hill is asking for input on the proposed “Bolin Creek Greenway Extension” route. The existing Bolin Creek Greenway runs from the Chapel Hill Community Center and ends at Umstead Park. The planned extension […]

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