Comments for The Big Creek Greenway

Comment on Pictures of Green Heron Nests Added by Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:04:46 +0000

Were you able to get pictures of the adults? According to the map on this page (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-crowned_Night-Heron/lifehistory), it would be unusual for the Yellow Crowned Night Heron to nest in North Georgia. Though after finding some pictures of the chicks, they are very similar, so it could be.

Comment on Pictures of Green Heron Nests Added by James

James — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:18:12 +0000

I don;t think those are green herons. I had a good look at the adults one day and believe they might be “yellow-crowned night heron.” Also consider “black-crowned night heron.”

Comment on Signs of a Black Bear Seen Near Highway 9 by Bubblmom

Bubblmom — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:18:45 +0000

We were traveling south on I-85 (just north of Duluth) on Saturday around 2 pm and a small black bear jumped over the barrier and out onto the highway. He looked startled at all the traffic and then jumped back over the barrier. Poor thing, I hope he didn’t get hurt!

Comment on Green Heron Nests South of Haynes Bridge by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:48:38 +0000

You are quite welcome, and thanks again to Robert for the e-mail tip to find them.
I was glad to see they were still there today. I got some decent pictures that I will put up tomorrow, but with the sun directly above the colors are washed out. Since herons generally nest in the same spot year after year, it is possible we will see an increase in the number of birds in that spot next spring.
This is the first Green Heron nest I’ve seen, but I’ve visited Heron Island on Lake Hartwell (GA, SC border) where there are almost a hundred birds between two islands. With the dead pine trees and nests, the islands almost look prehistoric.

Comment on Green Heron Nests South of Haynes Bridge by Terri Adams

Terri Adams — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:32:34 +0000

Jeff,

Thank you so much for posting this – I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed seeing the baby herons! It was the best part of my day!

Comment on Alpharetta Big Creek Greenway Extension Plans by Tim

Tim — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:23:53 +0000

The construction is underway. They started excavation work with the trench reinforcements at the site of the Webb Bridge underpass.

Comment on Alpharetta Big Creek Greenway Extension Plans by Mike Meehan

Mike Meehan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:36:55 +0000

Hey Jeff,
I work off of Keith Bridge road, east of the GA 400, and would like to run the Greenway while on my way home to NE Cobb County. I’ve run the Alpharetta portion of the Greenway before (YMCA at North Point Parkway), but wanted to know how to get to a parking area, or commercial parking lot, that would be near the Forsyth Greenway on my way home, going south on GA 400. Any suggestions?

Comment on Alpharetta Big Creek Greenway Extension Plans by Eileen Esworthy

Eileen Esworthy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:14:26 +0000

Jeff, do you know what is happening with all the cutting of the trees along Kimball Bridge and also that huge swath of clear cutting from behind Alpharetta HS to the offices? It’s so upsetting for those of us who expect to find some tranquillity and solace on the Greenway.

Any insights you have would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Comment on Kid-friendly Bike Ride at Big Creek Greenway Alpharetta and Fitness Walk in Forsyth by Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:04:50 +0000

Jeff
The Big Creek Greenway is a great park resource for Forsyth. However, it looks like not nearly enough parking or Greenway access points are available. Sunday 02/20 the Bethelview trailhead was full and cars parked up and down the road on the shoulders of Bethelview. Also cars were parked on the shoulder where Castleberry intersects Hwy 9. I think it is just a matter of time before we have an accident with people trying to create parking spaces. As spring arrives this situation will just get worse.

I live in Vickery and have tried riding my bike the 1-mile to where the Greenway intersects Majors road. Unfortunately the cars do not abide by the 35 mph speed limit and I did not feel safe. There is lots of parking at the Vickery Village. Do you know if anyone has looked at a walking/bike path from Vickery, down Majors Road to the Greenway? This one-mile stretch has a nice wide shoulder that would easily accommodate a walking/bike path. This seems to be a very cost effective way to add parking and access to the Greenway.

Please let me know your thoughts, and whom you might suggest I contact about adding access to the Greenway from Vickery.

Cheers

Bruce Watson
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Comment on Site Plans and Upcoming Features by Ron

Ron — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:56:09 +0000

There are lots of websites for creating custom running and biking routes. Many of these sites work with Google Maps, but there isn’t an easy way to create a route that uses the Big Creek Greenway because the satellite images were taken prior to this project. What would be nice is to have a custom route on Google Maps that follows the completed phases. At least it would be easier than trying to guess the path and distances. An easy way to do this would be to create a file (in Google Earth) that could be uploaded to Google Maps (filetype: .kml or .kmz).