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December Barkin’ with Bartram – Animal Rescue Walk

UPDATE

This month’s dog has been changed to a sweet girl named Noble. Here’s a little bit about her:

“Hi, I’m “Noble” the BBTC Barking with Bartram pup of the month! Boy, was the Bartram person impressed with my hiking ability, woof! She kept saying I need someone who has puppy experience since I’m only about 6 months old and she kept talking about how soft and supple my fur is – and how I’m a polydactyl dew-boy, what’er that means!
She and I were hanging out before our hike behind the shelter and I toed her, I can’t stand telephones. Dumb phones! When the shelter phone rang, I protested, with my watchdog bark! I told her I could chew up her phone, too, if she’d let me!
So, I’m a luddite hikin’ man. Perfect for the Bartram Folks. I’m prolly gonna be about 80 lbs. They had me neutered so I don’t contribute, overly! Basically, I am wonderful if the Bartram folks are to be believed and they can’t keep their paws off my soft and floppy ears!”

If you’d like to meet her and walk with our lovely featured dog of the month, then meet us at Tassee Shelter along the Franklin Greenway at 11am. Bring a lunch and be ready to hike along the greenway until about 1pm.

For this hike, please don’t bring other pets so that we can spend more time with Nova and hopefully find her a permanent home.

Please RSVP if you’d like to come, hope to see you there!

 

 

Bartram Awe Walk – Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

Come walk beneath the giants. We will be sauntering alongside the eldest Poplars and Buckeyes of Appalachia in the old growth of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.

This won’t be a super long hike, but be prepared to be on the trail, and potentially in some cold weather.

Plan to meet at the Cowee School at 8am, and we’ll carpool out to the forest. The drive will be over an hour from the Cowee School.

We’ll get to see some really impressive virgin forest and talk about this region’s natural history and winter tree ID.

Please RSVP if you’re interested in coming. We hope to see you there!

 

November 26th Trailhead Tuesday

This month we will be doing another full workday for Trailhead Tuesday due to the large amount of work that needs to be done in Georgia after Hurricane Helene.

We will be meeting at Warwoman Dell at 9am and work until 3pm.

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 information here on our site.

Trail Maintenance Basics

Don’t be shy, we’ll provide everything you need to enjoy your day while making a huge impact for future enjoyment of the Bartram Trail. The hard work of our volunteers is what keeps the 112 miles of trails open and usable all year long.

Please RSVP so we can plan the work and tool requirements.

Thank you for your volunteerism!

November 22nd Walking with Bartram

The shorter hikes through town are behind us now and we’re embarking on the strenuous 10.8 mile trip from Wayah Bald to Wallace Branch. This hike has high elevation, fantastic views, and may be a little chilly when we’re getting started- just what we’re looking for when hiking in the mountains.

We’re going to meet at Wallace Branch at 9am and shuttle to Wayah Bald. We will probably be on the trail until about 4pm, and then we will pick up our vehicles and rendezvous at the Lazy Hiker in Franklin.

RSVP below if you are interested in coming. Looking forward to seeing you on the trail!

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