Hannah Floods Middle Crabtree Greenway

Rain from Tropical Storm Hannah flooded Crabtree Creek at Hodges Road and Atlantic Avenue. The creek also submerged several section of the Middle Creek section of the Raleigh greenway.

At the back of the picture is a greenway bridge. You are looking at greeenway - Crabtree Creek is to the right of the trees, out of the picture.

Ths city worker was gauging the rate of the water's rise.

This structure protects the greenway as it passes under a railroad line.

This meadow givess access to the greenway beside the Longbranch.

TThe greenway just east of wake Forest Road.

Crabtree at Wake Forest Road

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Fletcher Park water feeds Pigeon House

Redbird sculpture at Fletcher Park

The new water park being constructed at Fletcher Park between Glenwood Avenue and St. Mary's Street just south of Wade Avenue will filter and slow water as it flows east toward Pigeon House Creek.
Construction for water park

Above is the future outlet to Pigeon House Creek

upper end of new water park

Below: Pigeon House at Capital Boulevard

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PFI tours the Brevard fault

The Pisgah Forest Institute provided workshops and mountain adventures to 2 dozen elementary educators in June 2008.

Below is Caeser's Head in the South Carolina park of that name.

The view from Caeser's Head shows the Piedmont vista from the scarf of the Blue Ridge.

Tablerock Mountain

A leap from Hooker Falls in Dupont State Park.

High Falls

Triple Falls in low water

The Little River in quiet mode.

Tree on a fault block.

Folded gneiss near top of wall. Detail below.

Vultures above trout fishery on Davidson River.

Northern water snake.

Hemlock infested with wooly alegid (white spots).

Rattlesnake plantain.

Elephant ear hydrangea.

"Straightened" creek on Brevard campus. Rehabilitated creek images below.

One of the famous white squirrels of Brevard.
White Squirrel Photo Album

Brevard Music Center

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