Carolina Mountain Club
Hike - Save trails - Make friends
July 4th, 2008
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| Important News | Maintenance Photos Needed! |
| Heard on the Ground | MST Sections Available! |
| The small print | Deadlines, change of addresses and other details |
News about eNews For the months of June through August I will be producing the biweekly eNews while the Bernsteins are on vacation. I am not as closely involved in the day-to-day activities of the club as is Danny. This means that I will need help in gathering items for the eNews. Please don't assume that if something important is happening that I know about it. Send me items for inclusion! Putting "eNews" in your email subject header will guarantee that your input will get prompt attention. Dave Wetmore, dwetmore@citcom.net ---------------------- Back to Top Maintainers and Photographers of Maintainers--Your Chance For Fame! The Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway is producing a new brochure, and they want to include a high-quality image of volunteer trail work.If you have pictures that you'd like to submit for their consideration you can send a low-resolution jpg to Kitty Coleman at the Friends office. They will contact you if they want higher quality images
Leave No Trace Trainer Course There will be a Leave No Trace Trainer Course- certifies participants to be LNT trainers. July 25-27 in Brevard. This course certifies participants to be LNT Trainers. The cost is $65 for course materials and some meals. Email Cindy McJunkin at mcjfive@aol.com or call 828-712-9646 for more details and contact information for instructors.
Support the Forest Service Proposal on the Tellico OHV System The US Forest Service is seeking comments on a proposal to modify the Upper Tellico Off-Highway Vehicle Road System (OHV System). The Forest Service proposes to close the most eroded trails and those it cannot maintain, significantly reducing the currently unmanageable size of the trail system. The intent is to greatly reduce the large amount of runoff into the Tellico River and its tributaries and modify the system so it can be maintained without extraordinary maintenance cost. The Forest Service will need to spend millions of dollars to repair and maintain the OHV system. The funds would come from other Forest Service programs out of a budget that has been severely cut. Let the Forest Service know that you support the proposed action. The deadline is July 9. Send comments to Tusquitee District Ranger, 123 Woodland Drive, Murphy, NC
28906. Comments may also be sent via email to You can find more information at http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/nepa/tusquitee/scoping/tellico_scoping_6_09_08.pdf
Help Save A Bald The Asheville Chapter of the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway is working with the NPS to keep the Craggy Gardens Bald open. They will have a work day on July 19 (July 26 rain date) and will need volunteers to carry what is cut by the Park Service. If you are interested, contact Chris Ulrey at the BRP office, 828-271-4779x271
Plea to Hikers and Possible Hikers Please fill out and send in the hike survey that was in your latest Let's Go. The Hiking Committee wants to set up the kind of hikes you enjoy. They can do a better job if they know what you want.
Plea to All CMC Members Please take a look at the award nomination form in your latest Let's Go. If you know of somebody whom you think is doing a good job, tell the Awards Committee. ---------------------- Back to Top Adopt a Section of the Appalachian Trail No sections are available now, but one section needs an assistant. For information contact Don Walton. Adopt a Section of the MST Licklock Gap to Doubletop 0.9 miles Walnut Cove Overlook to Hardtimes Road 1.2 miles FS Road 816 to Dark Prong Gap 1.6 miles. To learn more about adopting a section, email Don Walton. Maintenance Reports created by Don Walton
---------------------- Back to Top The eNews comes out on Fridays. So ... The next issue will come out on Friday, July 18th. This will allow the Sunday and Saturday hike leaders a little more time to send in their report; Wednesday hike reports for the hike just before the eNews comes out will be published in the next eNews.So send me your news and maintenance reports by Wednesday evening at 9 P.M. before the newsletter comes out, that is, by Tuesday evening, July 15th to Dave Wetmore dwetmore@citcom.net Include your email address at the end of your story. Thank you. I can only accept the Wednesday hike report by Wednesday evening. Photos are always welcome. Please send them as attached jpg files. The CMC Calendar is meant to answer the perennial question "When is this happening again?" It is also meant to prevent conflicts between competing CMC events. Please check it often. How to join the Carolina Mountain Club ---------------------- Back to Top |
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Dave Wetmore
dwetmore@citcom.net