Every Sunday during the month August, and some week days too, volunteers worked on the Hawksbill Trail. Continuing efforts from earlier this summer, they moved massive rocks to build steps to check the erosion near the summit. The project will continue for many more weeks so if you would like to participate, email Kevin Massey ...

Today volunteers cleared half a dozen trees that had fallen onto the Spence Ridge Trail in the storms earlier this summer!                      

Today two crews of students from the North Carolina Outward Bound School, accompanied by instructors and Wild South volunteers worked on the Mountains-To-Sea Trail on Table Rock!                   

Today a dedicated crew of community volunteers moved literally tons of rock to begin placing stones to build walls and steps to mitigate erosion near the summit of Hawksbill!                                       

Today a work crew worked on the Pine Gap trail to deescalate some of the erosion on that trail! Most of this trail is in a moist cove that gets little sunlight. That, and years of neglect, have caused the trail to erode badly in places, turning parts of the trail into a slippery mudslide. ...

Today a determined team of students and instructors helped Wild South volunteers clear fallen trees and repair eroded trail on the Linville Gorge Trail near Pinch-In. In spite of it being 90+ degrees, the team cleared well over a dozen trees including a pile up that was blocking the trail just north of Pinch-In!                            

In spite of the heat, volunteers continued moving rocks to the worksite near the summit of Hawksbill Mountain today! (Photos: Kevin Massey)            

Today volunteers started working to repair the bad erosion near the summit of Hawksbill mountain. The team gathered rock and brought it to the worksite to be placed by future crews as walls and steps to alleviate the damage cause by foot traffic and rainwater. (Photos: Kevin Massey)                

Today volunteers cleared eight fallen trees from the rugged and slippery Pine Gap trail!                           

Today volunteers cleared a tangle of fallen trees on the Linville Gorge Trail near Bynum Bluff. Removing piles of trees like this requires lots of planned and preparation. Cutting any one tree can affect the entire pile. (Photos: Kevin Massey)