OSI
Northern Wake Open Space Initiative
For residents in and around northern Wake County to organize in order to protect remaining forest lands and wildlife.
Joined Mar 2024
@JanMD
Since it is extremely desirable land right across from Joyner Park, perhaps they can put in 20 or 30 high-end homes, save lots of trees, wildlife, and the Richland Creek Watershed, and still make their fortunes, and everyone except the TOWF planning staff will be happy.
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7/9/24 some people from @WakeOSI and I went to a developer meeting with local neighbors at Joyner Park Community Center, Harris Rd, Wake deForest.
The developer presented a plan to build hundreds of apartments and townhomes. I believe they said TOWF planning director, Courtney Tanner, insisted they put in lots of residential units.
An alternative favored by the crowd would be 40 expensive homes.
A WF citizen took a video so we hope to have another listen and clarify any points.
Saving wetlands and water sources begins with saving the forests and wildlife habitats.
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Wake Forest, a town just north of the capital city of Raleigh NC had many acres of forest thirty years ago. Trees are disappearing so fast we're calling it Wake DeForest.
Northern Wake Open Space Initiative @WakeOSI is involved in trying to convince town officials to stop or slow the madness.
A developer plans to destroy old forest growth on 68 acres on Harris Rd across from Joyner Park. Angela DiPaolo & Save the Forest group need help.
Please share Petition Info: https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-trees-and-wildlife-near-joyner-park
Demo - we have a survey capability, right here on CoSo!
Here's an example set for 7 days.
@MartyintheShed @JanMD
The first Earth Day, 1970 - sailing/paddling homemade rafts down the Milwaukee River.
Wake County currently has jurisdiction and has protections such as R-80W zoning, meaning only one residential unit per 2 acres.
The threat is, there is an adjacent town which plans to gain jurisdiction and eventually change the zoning to up to 10 townhouses per acre, so 20 times as densely populated, thus destroying 584+ acres of pristine forest and wildlife habitats in a sensitive watershed area.
NWOSI thanks @th3j35t3r & CoSo for our alliance to enjoy this wonderful platform! In addition to saving forests, we're individuals and look forward to friendships with CoSoNauts.
NWOSI encourages alliance and mutual support with forest, open space, and watershed protection groups in northern Wake County NC and surrounding municipalities.
@WakeOSI Coordinator:
Janice @JanMD
Smith Creek Watershed:
Marty @MartyintheShed
Joyner-Harris Conservation:
Angela
Horse Creek Watershed
Richard
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#SmithCreekWatershed
584+ acres of forest in northern Wake County NC under threat of development in the watershed which feeds into the reservoir then into the Neuse River.
#Environment #Conservation
@WakeOSI
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Folks, I'm still collecting information for the Wake DeForest Archive. The town is completely ignoring their own watershed management plan with the rezoning of the Smith Creek Watershed for R3-R10 residential. Drive along the 98 Bypass adjacent to Wegmans and see the most recent example of total destruction. This is what will happen at the Smith Creek Watershed area if we don't stop them. 😰
@th3j35t3r
That's too funny!!! 😆 😂
April is Earth Month.
April 19, 2024 is Earth Day.
Check out #Raleigh #NC events at https://raleighnc.gov/climate-action-and-sustainability/events/earth-day-2024
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@WakeOSI is currently involved in prevention of townhouse developments in the 584+ acre pristine forest Smith Creek watershed area of Wake County. The nearby town of Wake Forest has a plan to annex and change zoning from R-80W (no more than 1 dwelling unit per 80,000 square feet - almost two acres) to GR which could potentially be up to 10 dwelling units per acre. That would effectively open the door for developers to build at 20 times the current residential density.
Northern Wake Open Space Initiative proudly supports this petition from the Joyner-Harris Conservation group to save 68 acres of pristine forest and wildlife habitat across from Joyner Park (pictured). The developer wants to destroy nature to build apartment buildings and townhomes.
Please join in as the petition approaches 5,000 signatures. Tell them you heard about it on CoSo!
https://change.org/p/protect-the-trees-and-wildlife-near-joyner-park
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OSI
Northern Wake Open Space Initiative
For residents in and around northern Wake County to organize in order to protect remaining forest lands and wildlife.
Joined Mar 2024