A.T. News and Notes
By Paul Curtin
Next outing for the Remote Overnight Crew is April 27/28th in the area of Springer Mountain shelter. We hope to build on our very successful first outing with an even bigger effort this time! It's a great chance to combine some backpacking and camping with trail work. We have plenty of experienced maintainers to show first timers the ropes. Sign up through the CMC web site.
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Spring Social April 20th
by Bobbi Powers
The 14th annual
Spring Social will be held at the NC Arboretum on Saturday, April 20. We can look forward to the same tried and true format.
The fun will begin with a choice of hikes - a 2:30pm moderate hike around Lake Powatan or a 3:00pm wildflower hike.
A 5:00pm non-alcoholic social hour with a new photo sharing slide show will precede Bubba's BBQ buffet and the program. Note: The Arboretum is changing its alcohol regulations and this will be a "dry" event.
The theme of the photo sharing is
Fascinating F-words: Ferns, Flowers, Fungi. (If a frog or a fairy or a friend is part of your photo, that's even better!) Please submit up to five photos to [email protected] Your thank-you for adding to the pre-dinner entertainment will be your name on each photo. Please start sending in your photos NOW!
The program is going to be special. Brew Davis, husband of Jennifer Pharr Davis who presented the program at last year's Annual Dinner, is just as talented as his wife, though in a quite different way. Brew is a talented song writer, singer, musician, and wit. Get ready for
An Evening with Brew!
The cost for the dinner is $23/person. CMC members, their friends and family are welcome to attend. Watch for an eNews-Blast in mid-March which will have the payment form/options.
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Want to Help Maintain Trails Without Swinging A Hazel Hoe?
By Randy Fluharty
One of the most important things we do as a club is maintain over 450 miles of trails. However, for some of you, swinging a hazel hoe or working with heavy rocks is not your thing. But if you love plants and want to help maintain our trails, here is an opportunity.
The Council would like to establish a Natural Resources team. This team would work on eliminating invasive species and identifying rare plants near trails. It would require working with a team, pulling, bagging, and removing invasive plants, walking trails, and identifying and marking the location of rare plants. Making the location of these rare plants known will help the trail maintenance crews avoid damaging them. Training would be provided by Matt Drury from the ATC.
If this sounds like something you would like to do, and especially if you have an interest in and are familiar with plants, please email me at [email protected]
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Meet Mike Fisher, CMC Conservation Chair
By Danny Bernstein
Mike Fisher is a serious man - and a serious outdoors person.
Mike spent his professional life as an economist, specializing in environmental and energy policy. He worked for a think tank in Cambridge, MA which advises on public policy. The best definition of a think tank is a group of people who are paid to read, discuss, think, and write, usually to address and redress a matter of vital importance to humanity.
He joined CMC in 2015. Barbara Morgan and Becky Smucker encouraged him to join the CMC Conservation committee. They felt that with his background and training, Mike would contribute a great deal. Mike became Chair of the committee this year.
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Map Navigation Class offered April 26 & 28, 2019
Come learn or refresh your map reading skills
Limit of 12 participants
Hike leaders will be considered first, and others will be placed on a wait list.
Part 1 - Indoors
Where REI at Biltmore Park
When Friday April 26, 2019
6:30-8:30pm
Part 2 - Outdoors
Where: TBA
When Sunday April 28, 2019
9:30 - 3:00pm
What to bring both days:
A base-plate compass for map work
(You can buy this at REI before the evening class)
A notebook
Sunday bring:
A pocket-sized notebook for hands free learning and your compass
Hiking gear including lunch, water, & snack
Description
: Class will include an introduction to the UTM coordinate system, topographic map reading, how to use a compass alone and in conjunction with a map to orient and navigate, as well as how to plan and execute an off trail route.
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We Need YOU!
Be part of CMC's BOOTH GROUP
We are being asked again to showcase what we do:
Blue Ghost Brewing Company is hosting "Spring Up! Paddles, Trails & Ales Festival," on Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 1-6PM in Firefly Field (directly adjacent to the brewery). We are located at 125 Underwood Road, Fletcher, NC, 28732, and are seeking out businesses, non-profits, and individuals from WNC to participate in this event -- with a focus on those connected with the outdoors in WNC in some form or fashion.
CMC is contacted regularly, especially during the warm months, to set up information tables at events. Opportunities like these could be great PR, connects CMC with our community and can be great fun as these are often in a casual festive type atmosphere.
If interested, contact Jan Onan at
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New Speaker Series with Jennifer Pharr Davis
By Jan Onan and Kate Fisher
CMC Education Committee
Many of you know Jennifer Pharr Davis as an avid hiker and advocate for organizations that support hiking and trails. Recently, Jen approached CMC and asked us to collaborate with her and her business, Blue Ridge Hiking Company on a new Speaker Series. The plan is to invite individuals throughout the year to present their stories of outdoor adventure. Astral Designs, an Asheville-based producer of life jackets and footwear has agreed to host the series at their Riverside Drive location.
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