Segment 3, November 9th, 2024

How are so many of the places that we enjoy going to maintained?  Usually it is active advocacy groups that help care, manicure, & keep clean properties that are impactful to our community.  It’s kind of like being a friend.  Dewey Matherly has chaired the Friends of Crowders Mountain group for the past eleven years.  He took a moment to join host Bill Bartee to share more about the purpose & accomplishments of the Friends group.

Show Highlights:

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• Friends of Crowders Mountain is a group that helps support the State Park through donations of time, money, & grant writing
  
• It’s made up of volunteers & one of the top attended activiites is trail maintenance
  
• One goal is to help visitors have the best overall experience during their time at Crowders Mountain
  
• Crowders Mountain State Park is now open & there is an upcoming Trail Maintenance Work Day on November 21st, 2024.
  
• Crowders Mountain State Park invites a wide-variety of activities from camping, canoeing, hiking, climbing, bouldering, & more that utilize the property
  
• Members are people that appreciate the opportunity to help support a place that they love to visit & care for.  They come from all over the region.
  

Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

There are sixty-nine state parks and areas throughout North Carolina.  Each has their own “Friends” group that helps manage, support, & create awareness of their respective property.

The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown’s.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and head to Crowders Mountain State Park.