Comments on: Raleigh Swamp – Great Nature AT the Beltline http://raleighnature.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/ Nature lore and wildlife inside or close to the beltline by John Dancy-Jones, a Raleigh native. All contents copyright 2007 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Raleigh Public Record » Featured The Natural View » Raleigh’s Greenway Outlook http://raleighnature.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-196 Raleigh Public Record » Featured The Natural View » Raleigh’s Greenway Outlook Mon, 11 May 2009 18:39:50 +0000 http://raleighnaturalist.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-196 [...] of residential and industrial sectors, crossing Raleigh Boulevard and ending in what neighbors call Raleigh Swamp - 25 acres of heron, beaver and turtle heaven inside the Beltline. Middle Crabtree proper begins [...] [...] of residential and industrial sectors, crossing Raleigh Boulevard and ending in what neighbors call Raleigh Swamp – 25 acres of heron, beaver and turtle heaven inside the Beltline. Middle Crabtree proper begins [...]

]]> By: Fletcher Park water feeds Pigeon House Creek « Raleigh Nature http://raleighnature.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-115 Fletcher Park water feeds Pigeon House Creek « Raleigh Nature Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:15:37 +0000 http://raleighnaturalist.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-115 [...] that parallels Capital Boulevard as it flows north toward its intersection with Crabtree Creek at Raleigh Swamp.  What look like huge pits will allow the water to deposit sediment and be filtered by plant [...] [...] that parallels Capital Boulevard as it flows north toward its intersection with Crabtree Creek at Raleigh Swamp.  What look like huge pits will allow the water to deposit sediment and be filtered by plant [...]

]]> By: raleighnaturalist http://raleighnature.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-92 raleighnaturalist Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:47:37 +0000 http://raleighnaturalist.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-92 Copied from a later post: comment by Mark Senior Was reading through your website after getting the link from the Fletcher Park Watergarden and noted that the “pond” off Raleigh Blvd was one of your favorite places. I thought i’d mention that this was actually a City of Raleigh mitigation project i designed many years ago to offset the environmental impacts from the construction of Raleigh Blvd. It was supposed to be a wetland but the beavers in the area had a different idea as they immediately blocked the culverts under the roadway causing the water to back up and form a permanent pond. Can’t say i object to the result of their efforts. It’s a beautiful spot and the addition of the greenway has made it accessible to the masses. Mark Senior, PE, Senior Project Engineer, Water Quality Section, Stormwater Divsion of the City of Raleigh Public Works Department (Amy Hathaway, who oversaw the Fletcher project, works for me) Comment by mark senior — January 16, 2009 @ 5:38 pm Copied from a later post:
comment by Mark Senior
Was reading through your website after getting the link from the Fletcher Park Watergarden and noted that the “pond” off Raleigh Blvd was one of your favorite places. I thought i’d mention that this was actually a City of Raleigh mitigation project i designed many years ago to offset the environmental impacts from the construction of Raleigh Blvd. It was supposed to be a wetland but the beavers in the area had a different idea as they immediately blocked the culverts under the roadway causing the water to back up and form a permanent pond. Can’t say i object to the result of their efforts. It’s a beautiful spot and the addition of the greenway has made it accessible to the masses.

Mark Senior, PE, Senior Project Engineer, Water Quality Section, Stormwater Divsion of the City of Raleigh Public Works Department (Amy Hathaway, who oversaw the Fletcher project, works for me)

Comment by mark senior — January 16, 2009 @ 5:38 pm

]]> By: raleighnaturalist http://raleighnature.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-77 raleighnaturalist Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:09:56 +0000 http://raleighnaturalist.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/raleigh-swamp-great-nature-at-the-beltline/#comment-77 Comment brought forward from old site: Jan 5, 2008 Hey John! Keith and I live near the swamp. In the warm months there are more turtles there than I can count! Also I have seen herons and a kingfisher bird. Once at dusk I saw a doe. This is one of my favorite spots! Anna P. Comment brought forward from old site:
Jan 5, 2008
Hey John! Keith and I live near the swamp. In the warm months there are more turtles there than I can count! Also I have seen herons and a kingfisher bird. Once at dusk I saw a doe. This is one of my favorite spots! Anna P.

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