FMST at Chimneys
Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail kept up their good work today near the Chimneys.
Babel Project Reaches Tower
The vanguard of this season’s Babel Tower restoration project reached the Tower site today. Lots of folks from the Gorge community
Rats Eat Kudzu
Today Gorge Rats discovered and dealt with a kudzu infestation preparing to climb from Table Rock Road up into the wilderness area.
Babel Hemlock
A lot of restoration work happening on Babel Tower Trail these days, most of it with no photos or reporting here. But here’s a shot of the crew clearing a fallen hemlock during their commute to the work site … Continued
Life in the Trenches
After weeks of brushwork to open the way, an enthusiastic crew tackled the tough stuff to help get the water out of Babel Tower Trail’s dreaded ditch. A study in the urban-wilderness interface, Babel shows what happens when a … Continued
FMST Works Harpers Creek
Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail forded Harpers Creek today to work in the Raider Camp area, digging water diversions, trimming, and picking up trash.
Volunteers Clear Kistler
On their way to trail work on Babel Tower, volunteers stopped today to clear a fallen oak blocking the Kistler Highway, access to the west side of Linville Gorge Wilderness.
Pine Gap Lookin’ Good
A dedicated crew worked together to clear two huge hemlocks off Pine Gap Trail today.
FMST at Huntfish Falls Today
Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail worked the Huntfish Falls Trail today, trimming, digging water diversions, and cleaning up. Mucky areas received rock reinforcement.
Diaper Doody
Nothing like a Sunday drive down the Kistler Highway on the western border of beautiful Linville Gorge, breathing the smoke of abandoned campfires, picking up beer cans, and disposing of dirty diapers.