July 21st Full Moon Morning Hike

Outdoor 76 Franklin, NC 35 East Main Street, Franklin, NC, United States

Join Star Henderson to hike the Bartram Trail through Franklin to witness this July's full moon. We’ll take the new route through the Fairgrounds and Rec Park, continuing down Allman Drive, through the Cartoogechaye Creek meadow, onto the Little Tennessee Greenway to Big Bear, then continue down Main Street Franklin to Just Donuts for refreshments and rides […]

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July 21st: Youth Hike and Forage to Martin Creek Falls

Warwoman Dell

Join us for a hike to Martin Creek Falls to hike, swim, forage (responsibly), and cook over the fire! We'll identify some local edibles, and sample some at the end of the day. Come learn about the edible and useful plants and mushrooms of the southern Appalachians and have have a relaxing hike and swim […]

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Walking with Bartram: Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road

Hickory Knoll Road 1369 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC, United States

Join us this month as we traverse the Fishhawk range to hike from Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road on the Bartram Trail. This 9.6 mile hike will lead us through stunning terrain and views of Whiterock Mountain, and will go through botanically unique areas of "montane cedar glades". We'll be meeting at 9am at […]

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July 30th Trailhead Tuesday

First United Methodist Church 66 Harrison Ave, Franklin, NC, United States

We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up at Bartram Trail trailheads. This is a program for those looking to get involved with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. […]

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August 3rd: Caminata en Dicks Creek Falls

Warwoman Dell

¡Acompáñanos en nuestra caminata bilingüe a Dicks Creek Falls!  Nos reuniremos a las 10 am en el área de estacionamiento de Warwoman y compartiremos el viaje hasta el inicio del sendero. Este evento es bilingüe, donde puedes hablar inglés y/o español mientras disfrutamos de la naturaleza y nos conectamos en ambos idiomas. La caminata hasta […]

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Film Screening – ‘Meet Me at the Creek’ & ‘Mothertown’

Cowee School 51 Cowee School Dr., Franklin, NC

Loren Waters and Robert L Hunter will screen their films MEET ME AT THE CREEK and MOTHERTOWN (directed by Anthony Sneed) at the Cowee School in Franklin, NC on Sunday, August 4th at 3:00pm. Cherokee elders, like Rebecca Jim, believe that what happens to the water happens to us. Without it, we cannot move culture […]

August 10th Second Saturday Workday

For this next workday we will be doing some much needed brushing and maintenance north of Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re new to trail maintenance or just want to learn more, you can […]

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August 16th Third Friday Workday

We will be meeting at Warwoman Dell At 9am to shuttle up to Wilson Gap where we will be working. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re new to trail maintenance or just want to learn more, you can find more […]

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August 27th Trailhead Tuesday

First United Methodist Church 66 Harrison Ave, Franklin, NC, United States

We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up at Bartram Trail trailheads. This is a program for those looking to get involved with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. […]

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August 30th Boating with Bartram

Hickory Knoll Road 1369 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC, United States

This month's section of trail would normally take us down Hickory Knoll Road toward the Fairgrounds, but we'll be paddling the river into town instead! This is a serene 4-5 hour float on the Little Tennessee from Hickory Knoll Rd Trailhead to Tassee Shelter, and takes us even closer to the path William Bartram is […]

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Rattled

Black Rock Mountain State Park 3085 Black Rock Mountain Pkwy, Mountain City, GA 30562, Mountain City, Georgia, United States

Join the Bartram Trail and the Orianne Society for an event at Black Rock Mountain State Park to learn about and celebrate the Timber Rattlesnake. We will be screening the Orianne Society film, Rattled, which documents the story of conserving Timber Rattlesnakes in the Appalachian mountains. We will also be spending time in the woods […]

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September 6th Honor Long Man River Cleanup

For a few years, Alarka Expeditions has been helping with the Honoring the Long Man Clean Up on the Oconaluftee River with the EBCI. This is an invitation to you, to join the Alarka/Bartram group on Friday, September 6th. If you are interested, let Angela know that you want to be in our group and […]