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Listening to the Land: With Rapture and Astonishment Photography Reception

Macon County Public Library 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, NC, United States

Photos from the Bartram Trail are on display in the library this winter; tonight we'll celebrate and learn more about their work. Listening to the Land: is a nine-month community celebration of the Bartram Trail, launching with the project-shaping photography exhibition With Rapture & Astonishment that highlights how eleven photographers inspired by William Bartram reimagined […]

February 11th, 2023: Second Saturday Workday

This Saturday, February 11, we will be working the Buckeye Creek approach trail to the Bartram Trail. If we have a big enough group, we will have one group work from Hickory Knoll trailhead. We will meet at 9am at the Buckeye Creek trailhead and plan on wrapping up around 3. Buckeye Creek Trailhead Location […]

February 17th, 2023: Third Friday Workday

Location and more details to follow. We will likely focus this workday on a North Carolina section of the Bartram Trail. 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 […]

February 21st, 2023: The Forest That Was – A Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Hike

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest 5410 Joyce Kilmer Rd, Robbinsville, NC, United States

UPDATED 2/10: RSVP for this event is now closed. Thank you all for your enthusiastic interest in this hike! We'll do more of these in the future. We've been wanting to mix things up a bit and this one still resonates with our inner-Bartram, as this is a special place in Western North Carolina, representing […]

February 28th, 2023: Trailhead Tuesday

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

This is a program for those looking to get involved but with limited time. We will meet in the early afternoon to divide and conquer some minor clean up and trail head maintenance. We’re looking for folks to visit a set of selected trail heads to re-stock Bartram Trail information cards, complete a trail head […]

March 8th, 2023: International Women’s Day Hike at Warwoman Dell

Warwoman Dell

Please join Erin Hadjidakis for a hike and discussion at Warwoman Dell to celebrate International Women's Day. Erin is a board member with the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy and works as a Park Ranger at Tallulah Gorge State Park. We will talk about the history of International Women's Day, the women of Warwoman Dell, […]

March 11, 2023: Second Saturday Workday

We will be working between Osage Overlook and Hale Ridge Road this Saturday. The plan is to meet at Osage Overlook at 9am to organize the group and get started. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. We’ll meet at 9AM and wrap […]

Visit with Dr. Dan Pittillo at Nodding Trillium Garden

Nodding Trillium Garden 601 Cane Creek Road, Sylva, NC, United States

RSVP for this event is now closed (3/13). We're excited to be able to visit with Dr. Dan Pittillo at his Family's Nature Preserve and Nodding Trillium Garden to see some early spring flowers. Dr. Pittillo will lead us on a short walk along the Nodding Trillium Garden Loop trail, which is relatively short in […]

Bartram Writers Series: Coming into Animal Presence – Q&A with John Lane

Rickman General Store 259 Cowee Creek Rd, Franklin, NC, United States

We're excited to offer another installment of the Bartram Writers Series! Please join us for this book release discussion and Q&A with John Lane, hosted by Brent Martin. This event will be held at the historic Rickman Store in Cowee Valley on March 15th, from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Copies of this book […]

Listening to the Land : Contemplative Photography Awe Walk

Macon County Public Library 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, NC, United States

Many of us yearn to create photographs full of feeling and emotion. Contemplative photography offers us a path. By learning to listen to the land and centering our practice in humility and wonder, we deepen our connection with the natural world and our photographs come alive with meaning and beauty. This one-hour awe walk* will […]

Third Friday Workday

Sandy Ford

We'll be working the Bartram and Chattooga River Trails in Georgia, meeting at the intersection of Sandy Ford and Warwoman Road, approximately eight miles east of Clayton, GA. 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 […]

Walking With Bartram Section 6 from Jones Gap to Hickory Knoll Road

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

RSVP for this hike is now closed (3/20/2023) Please join us as we continue our monthly section hikes through the Bartram Trail. This section will be mostly downhill and take us by some wonderful vistas along the Fishhawk Range before we drop down towards Hickory Knoll Road. This is a moderately difficult hike in length, […]

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