Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
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We’ll plan to meet at First United Methodist Church in Franklin at 1pm before heading out to clean up all the tricks and treats left behind at the Bartram trailheads. 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 […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on November 11th, 2023. This coming Saturday, November 11th, we'll be working the Bartram Trail from the Beechertown / Duke Energy trailhead. We'll meet there at 9am and shuttle up to the surge tank to same some […]
CORRECTION: I previously incorrectly stated the location to meet for this workday below. To clarify, we are meeting at Hwy 76 bridge near Bull Sluice in the parking lot on the SC side of the river. 34.814765907116694, -83.30384226039077 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hwy+76+Chattooga+River+Access/@34.817426,-83.3066103,16z/data=!4m22!1m15!4m14!1m6!1m2!1s0x8858c308ec0203f1:0x7050417ba34f827f!2sHwy+76+Chattooga+River+Access!2m2!1d-83.3038596!2d34.8143798!1m6!1m2!1s0x8858c308ec0203f1:0x7050417ba34f827f!2sHwy+76+Chattooga+River+Access,+Mountain+Rest,+SC+29664!2m2!1d-83.3038596!2d34.8143798!3m5!1s0x8858c308ec0203f1:0x7050417ba34f827f!8m2!3d34.8143798!4d-83.3038596!16s%2Fg%2F11g8v3pmcx?entry=ttu Apologies for the error! Please consider joining us for our November 17th, Third Friday Workday from […]
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. […]
In appreciation for your volunteerism this past year, we will be holding our annual volunteer appreciation dinner at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin, NC, on Friday, December 1st, 5-7 PM. If you’ve volunteered with us this past year, we hope you’ll join us for an evening of food, fun, and beverages! We'll have great wood […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on December 9th, 2023 from 9am to 3pm. This week we'll be working on the section below Scaly Mountain near Tessentee Camp. Location is: https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B002'38.7%22N+83%C2%B017'49.1%22W/@35.0440802,-83.2995321,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d35.0440802!4d-83.2969572?hl=en-US&entry=ttu The paved road ends at the driveway to 555 Bob Long Road […]
Please consider joining us for our December 15th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. Will be Beegum Gap. Google Maps Link Here 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 […]
Please join us for a great day of volunteering on the Bartram Trail for our Second Saturday Workday on January 13th, 2023 from 9am to 3pm. We'll be meeting at the Osage Overlook/Trailhead (map and details on location below) parking area and working down the trail towards Hale Ridge Rd. Plan on meeting at Osage […]
UPDATE 1/18: We've made a decision to defer this workday due to inclement weather forecast. We're discussing rescheduling for next Friday, January 26th, and will send out communications if/when we do this. Please consider joining us for our January 19th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. We're planning to meet at Warwoman Dell and […]
We’ll plan to meet at Warwoman Dell at 1pm before heading out to clean up at Bartram Trail trailheads on the Georgia side. 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. […]
Join us this Saturday, February 10th, for our second Saturday trail workday! We'll meet at Osage Overlook at 9:00am. We will work from Osage to Tessentee. If we have a third sawyer crew we will also have a crew work NOBO from Tessentee. If anyone has a GPS unit and is interested in in helping […]
Please consider joining us for our February 16th, Third Friday Workday from 9am to 3pm. We'll meet at Warwoman Dell and are planning to work between Wilson Gap and Courthouse Gap. We'll figure out shuttling and get everyone to the trailhead and back to Warwoman Dell by 3pm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty […]
