CMC Weekly News
01/19/05
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Get ready for work along the MST!
January 29-30 - Croatan Forest work weekend - Neusiok/MST Trail. Come help us maintain the MST along this 21 miles. Camping is FREE see work details on the website.
Eno River State Park Workdays - January 25 and February 4, 2005. You will need to RSVP for these workdays.
On February 5, 2005 the FMST will host its annual meeting in Greensboro, - Bur-Mil Park. Task forces will give reports on the MST, and the foundation for 2005 will be set.
Start off 2005 with a Patron Membership to the FMST. Your contributions helps build the MST across this state. You can download a PDF file on the website for your membership.
Thanks for your time and support!
KINGSPORT - Martha Helen Morrow Hunt, 82, Kingsport, passed away Wednesday (Jan. 12, 2005).
She was born July 15, 1922 at Ware Shoals, S.C., the daughter of the late M.B. and Elizabeth Morrow, and moved to Sumter, S.C., in 1937. She graduated from Edmunds High School in 1940 and attended Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C., graduating in 1944.
In the fall of 1944, Martha went to work for Eastman Kodak Company in Oak Ridge, where she met her husband, Raymond Hunt. They were married May 1, 1946 and moved to Kingsport where Raymond continued to work at Eastman Kodak.
Mrs. Hunt spent many years involved in volunteer work including the Kingsport Theater Guild, Women's Symphony Committee, Holston Valley Women's Auxiliary, Meals on Wheels and Exchange Place.
She was a member of Preston Hills Presbyterian Church where she served as Circle Chairman, Sunday School teacher and an elder.
Her parents, and a son, Thomas Edward Hunt, preceded her in death. Hunt
Surviving are her husband, Raymond Hunt; a daughter, Judy Ann Hunt; a grandson, Ben Hunt and wife, Alison; a granddaughter, Mary Beth Morris and husband, Duane; a brother, Ralph Morrow, Sumter, S.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Dan Albergotti, Florence, S.C.; a brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Bobby and Beverly Morrow, Gaffney, S.C.; five nieces and three nephews.
A Celebration of Life memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 30, 2005) at Preston Hills Presbyterian Church with Dr. Earle Barron officiating.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church.
Memorials may be made to Preston Hills Presbyterian Church, 4701 Orebank Road, Kingsport, TN 37664, Exchange Place, 4812 Orebank Road, Kingsport, TN 37664, or Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 5752, Kingsport, TN 37663.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport, is serving the family of Martha Hunt.
Camping Weekend May 6-8.
Save the date! We will based at a private campground in Townsend, just outside the Smokies. Saturday: We will all hike from the Abrams Creek entrance of the park. Two different levels of hikes will be offered; a moderate hike of 6 to 9 miles and a challenging hike of over 12 miles. Sunday: Two or three hikes will be offered from the Cades Cove and Abrams Creek entrances. You may prefer to tour Cades Cove. Participants must bring their own camping equipment. More information later - for now, just save the date. Danny Bernstein - danny@hikertohiker.org
Hike Leaders needed for 2005 ATC Conference Hikes
The CMC has agreed to organize hike leaders for the ATC Conference Hikes on our section of the AT, from Spivey Gap to Max Patch Road. This has been broken into 9 hikes, ranging from 6 to 13 miles in length. Each hike will be given from 2 to 4 times over the 7 day conference, July 2 to July 8, 2005. One leader is required per hike with a car shuttle, and 4 per hike with a key switch. We need hike leaders for this conference just for the AT hikes (there are four other hikes in our area that Bruce Bente is in charge of).HELP!!
Hike leaders will be responsible for meeting their group at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City at 7 or 8 AM, organizing the cars/drivers, leading the way to and from the trailhead, and of course, not losing anyone along the trail. Detailed driving and hiking instructions and maps will be provided to all hike leaders well before the conference. A surveillance hike should be made to familiarize yourself with the driving & hiking directions. I will be glad to help you with these during the months of May and June.
Following is the hiking schedule for the ATC Conference CMC Section AT Hikes. Please let me know which hikes you will be able to lead (all of one particular section, or only one day).
Spivey Gap to Sams Gap, 13.6 miles July 3 July 5 July 6 July 8
Sams Gap to Devil Fork Gap, 8.2 July 2 July5 July 7
Devil Fork Gap to Jones Meadow, 13.0 July 3 July 6 July 8
Jones Meadow to Allen Gap, 7.2 July 2 July 5 July 7
Allen Gap to Tanyard Gap, 8.8 July 3 July 6 July 8
Tanyard Gap to Hot Springs, 5.8 July 2 July 5 July 7
Hot Springs to Garenflo Gap, 6.6 July 3 July 6
Garenflo Gap to Lemon Gap, 8.4 July 2 July 5
Lemon Gap to Max Patch Rd, 6.6 July 3* July 6* July 8+ *Rusty Breeding, +Susan Cox
Again, please let me know which of the above hikes you will be able to lead. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have. Thanks, Jack Fitzgerald, 828-685-2897, suejackfitz@bellsouth.net .
3RD SYMPOSIUM ON HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Working Group and the Save Our Hemlocks Action Team invite you to attend the 3rd Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States, February 1-3, 2005, Renaissance Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina.
Registration materials and agenda with speakers are at http://www.saveourhemlocks.org/conference/conference.shtml .
Join us in Asheville for a two and one-half day conference on the biology, impacts, research and technology development, and management of hemlock woolly adelgid in the Eastern United States.
If you are interested in presenting a talk or poster, contact Fred Hain at fred_hain@ncsu.edu with a preliminary title. Please be advised that most volunteer presentations will probably be assigned as a poster since the program for oral presentations is almost full with invited papers.
At the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, One Thomas Wolfe Plaza, Asheville, North Carolina 28801, a block of rooms is being held at the Federal Government per diem rate of $81.00 plus tax. To make your reservation, call the Renaissance at 828-252-8211 or 1-800-468-3571 and mention the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Conference. This room block will be held until TODAY!! January 10, 2005. After that date, the hotel will accept reservations on a space available basis.
2005 SMOKIES ALL TAXA BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY GRANTS AVAILABLE -- Discover Life in America, Inc. (DLIA) invites proposals for research in support of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (GSMNP's ATBI). $52,500 is allocated for the upcoming (2005) field season. Proposals for collecting expeditions to GSMNP and for identification of georeferenced specimens are especially encouraged. In addition, for 2005, high priority will be given to proposals for a pollinator workshop, specific taxonomic working group (TWIG) products (e.g., revisions, database-driven species web pages, identification guides, keys, and other primary literature), bioblitzes, workshops, previously uninventoried taxa, and proposals of $5,000 or less.
Find the 2005 RFP http://www.dlia.org/dlia/rfp_2005.shtml and submission form http://www.dlia.org/dlia/proposal_2005.shtml and other related information on the DLIA web site or contact Jeanie Hilten for more information jeanie@dlia.org .
2005 Dues Are Due
If you haven’t already done so, please pay your 2005 dues. All members who joined before October 1, 2004 are required to pay 2005 dues.
As agreed at the Club’s Annual Meeting on November 6, effective January 1, 2005, CMC dues are $20 per year for individuals and $30 per year for families. Please also consider becoming either a Silver member ($50 per year) or a Gold member ($75 per year), or making a contribution to support our trail maintenance and education functions. All payments above basic membership are tax deductible. Please send your dues payments and contributions, along with your name, address, home, work and cell phone numbers, and e-mail address to: CMC P.O. Box 68 Asheville, NC 28802
If you have questions about your dues payment status, either check the membership data base on the CMC website, or contact Lenny Bernstein by phone (828-236-0192) or e-mail (Lsberns@worldnet.att.net ). Many thanks.
