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The Big Dig on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Monday, July 4th, 2011
The Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail posted this call to action in the latest edition of the Carolina Mountain Club newsletter:

The Watauga and South Ashe task forces invite you to be a part of the completion of the last section of unfinished trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway from Bamboo Gap south to U.S. 321 near Blowing Rock.

Workdays are on Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 starting at 8:30 a.m. We will meet at the Thunderhill Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 290.3. This is about 1.5 miles north of U.S. 321 near Blowing Rock.

Camping is available at the Price Lake Campgrounds for the nights of July 15 and July 16. Registered volunteers may receive fee waivers. Advance reservations are necessary and should be made as soon as possible, but no later than July 6. Contact Allen de Hart at adh4771@aol.com.

To RSVP, or if you have any questions about the work days, contact John Lanman, the Watauga Task Force Leader for the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail at jelanman@charter.net, or Allen de Hart at adh4771@aol.com.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

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New website for Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail recently launched a new website. The website redesign, which makes navigating much easier and contains more useful information, was made possible by a special grant from REI.

Friends of the MST are also asking members to contact their North Carolina legislators and urge them to support three items:

* A bill which would allow a specialty license plate for the MST. They've made a big difference for other parks and trails at no cost to state government, and one could make a big difference for the MST too.

* Continued funding of $108,000 for the Adopt-A-Trail program which makes small grants to support trails all over the state. The budget is so tight this year that we are concerned that this great program may be eliminated entirely unless legislators hear from people who care about it.

* Continued funding for the state's four conservation trust funds that help acquire land and easements for trails, parks, clean water, farmland protection and wildlife. Over the last two years, these funds have helped acquire key tracts for the trail in Guilford, Alamance and Johnston counties.

For more details, check out the latest Friends of the MST newsletter.





Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.

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