Walking With Bartram – July

Hale Ridge Road

July's Walking with Bartram hike will take place on the last Thursday this month, due to scheduling conflicts. We'll be hiking from Hale Ridge Road to Wilson Gap, a distance of 9.2 miles and an elevation gain of 1900ft. This hike will complete our Georgia section, and next month we will move on to North […]

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Walking with Bartram – September

Hickory Knut Gap Road

For this month's "Walking with Bartram" we will be hiking Jones Gap to Hale Ridge Road. A distance of 10 miles with 1500 feet elevation gain. We've finished all of Georgia and are beginning our section hikes of North Carolina!

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Second Saturday Work Day – October

Wallace Branch 1719 Ray Cove Rd, Franklin, North Carolina, United States

October 9th and November 13th Second Saturdays: Youth Days! These work trips are in partnership with the Macon County STEM program and are part of our youth recruitment strategy for our paid 2022 Youth Conservation Corp Summer crews. All volunteers are welcome and needed! We'll be working at Wallace Branch on October 9th and Jones […]

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A Day At State Botanical Garden of Georgia

State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA, United States

Join Brent Martin and Brad Sanders, author of Guide to William Bartram's Travels, for a day at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia (Athens) exploring Bartram's journey through this part of Georgia and the plants he described and encountered.

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Third Friday Work Day – October

Earl's Ford

This coming Friday is our third Friday of the month workday and we hope you'll join us. We will be working from Earl's Ford towards Russell Bridge. Meet at Earl's Ford road at 9 AM. Directions are below. Our trip leader this week is Dennis Bowman. You can contact Dennis directly at denbowman01@gmail.com. Please bring […]

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October Full Moon Hike

Osage Overlook 4594 Dillard Rd, Highlands, NC, United States

Tuesday evening, October 19th, our friend David Heck will be leading a Full Moon Hike at Scaly Mountain. The hike will start at the Osage Overlook BT Trailhead on NC106 at 4:30 pm. This will allow for both Sunset & Moonrise. 1.8 miles into Scaly Mountain, and 1.8 miles out for a total of 3.6 […]

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Barkin’ with Bartram

Appletree Campground Topton, NC, United States

UPDATE: With all the recent rain (and the forecast calling for more), trail/river conditions are not looking good for our 4-legged friends tomorrow (10/8)! Soggy, slick trails + pulling dogs are not a good combination — and swollen rivers aren’t safe for pup swims either…. I am going to attempt a re-do on SUNDAY, November […]

American Chestnut Reading

Cowee School 51 Cowee School Dr., Franklin, NC

Join us on November 12th as we welcome Donald Davis, author of The American Chestnut: An Environmental History as he closes his promotional tour at Cowee School/Macon Arts and Heritage Center. Davis will be hosting a reading of his new book with copies available for purchase. Information about the author and a link to the book […]

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Second Saturday Work Day – November

Hickory Knut Gap Road

October 9th and November 13th Second Saturdays: Youth Days! These work trips are in partnership with the Macon County STEM program and are part of our youth recruitment strategy for our paid 2022 Youth Conservation Corp Summer crews. All volunteers are welcome and needed! We'll be working at Wallace Branch on October 9th and Jones […]

Walking with Bartram – November

Hickory Knut Gap Road

For this month's "Walking with Bartram" we will be hiking Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road, a distance of 10 miles. The hike follows the spine of the Fishhawk Mountain Range, with incredible views, and a long descent at the end. We will meet at 8:30 AM at Hickory Knoll Road and shuttle to Jones […]

Third Friday Work Day – November

Earl's Ford

This Friday's Third Work Day will be on the Georgia section of the Bartram Trail. Meet at Earl's Ford Road/Bartram Trail Head at 9:00 am.