Bolin Creek Watershed | Friends of Bolin Creek https://bolincreek.org/blog Protecting Our Bolin Creek Watershed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:47:07 +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 Creek Watershed | Friends of Bolin Creek https://bolincreek.org/blog 32 32 Do You Have a Stream in Your Yard or in Your Neighborhood? https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/10/24/do-you-have-a-stream-in-your-yard-or-in-your-neighborhood/ https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/10/24/do-you-have-a-stream-in-your-yard-or-in-your-neighborhood/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:35:54 +0000 https://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=6116 Register for the N.C. State Extension Stream Repair Workshop Saturday, November 1, 2025 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Learn what you can do to protect and improve the health of this stream. This stream repair workshop is hosted by Mitch Woodward, NC State Extension Service, assisted by Michael Dupree, Urban Sustainability Solutions. They will demonstrate […]

The post Do You Have a Stream in Your Yard or in Your Neighborhood? first appeared on Friends of Bolin Creek.]]> https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/10/24/do-you-have-a-stream-in-your-yard-or-in-your-neighborhood/feed/ 0 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 […]

The post Carrboro Council Budget Vote first appeared on Friends of Bolin Creek.]]> https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/07/07/6006/feed/ 0 Improve Biking Connections, While We Protect our Streams 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 […]

The post Improve Biking Connections, While We Protect our Streams first appeared on Friends of Bolin Creek.]]> https://bolincreek.org/blog/2025/02/10/improve-biking-connections-while-we-protect-our-streams/feed/ 0 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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