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| Crowders Mountain State Park in autumn is packed with hikers |
May 31 – This Saturday, June
2, is National Trails Day. We have reason to celebrate and ways to show
appreciation.
The reason to celebrate? The
Carolina Thread Trail recently received at $52,600 grant from the Women’s
Impact Fund to train volunteers on trail building and outreach. The Thread
Trail's goal is to weave together our region with hundreds of miles of
walkable, bikeable, roller-blade-able trails including a major river crossing
within the Catawba River District. Parts of the trail system already existing
including short trail at Mount Holly’s Tuckaseege Park. But more than 200 miles
of future trails have yet to be built. This program is an exciting new way to
get trails open at relatively low cost.
You can show your
appreciation this Saturday, June 2, by taking part in trail maintenance
programs at Latta Plantation Nature Preserve on Mountain Island Lake and
Crowders Mountain State park – the Charlotte metro region’s only state park -
in western Gaston County.
This is also an opportunity
to enjoy some very special natural places. Latta Plantation Park is both the
region’s largest nature preserve and the home to both the historic Latta
Plantation and the Carolina Raptor Center. The Raptor Center helps restore
injured birds of prey for release back into the wild. The center also cares
long-term for birds whose injuries prevent them from being able to live on
their own.
Crowders Mountain State Park
includes both Crowders Mountain and Kings Pinnacle within its several thousand
acres in western Gaston County.
You can show your
appreciation this Saturday, June 2, by taking part in trail maintenance
programs at Latta Plantation Nature Preserve on Mountain Island Lake and
Crowders Mountain State park – the Charlotte metro region’s only state park -
in western Gaston County. Crowders Mountain, at an elevation of 1,625 feet, is
a registered natural heritage area that features sheer vertical cliffs ranging
from 100 to 150 feet in height. The park also connects to Kings Mountain State
Park and Kings Mountain National Military Park.
• Visit the Catawba RiverViews calendar to get details on trail maintenance.• Not able to make the trail event? No problem. SUBSCRIBE to our e-newsletter to get reminders about upcoming events like this.
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