Reporting Trails Issues In PNF
[fusion_builder_container type="flex" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" border_style="solid"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_repeat="no-repeat" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="true" hover_type="none" border_sizes_top="" border_sizes_bottom="" border_sizes_left="" border_sizes_right="" min_height="" link="" background_blend_mode="overlay" first="true"][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" hue="" saturation="" lightness="" alpha="" content_alignment_medium="" content_alignment_small="" content_alignment="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" sticky_display="normal,sticky" class="" id="" margin_top="" margin_right="" margin_bottom="" margin_left="" fusion_font_family_text_font="" fusion_font_variant_text_font="" font_size="" line_height="" letter_spacing="" text_transform="none" text_color="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset=""]In early March, Western North Carolina experienced a significant wind and rain storm which left a wake of debris on our trails, including an excessive number of downed trees. Our trail community took online forums and reached out to us directly to bring awareness to the location of these downed trees, which were blocking trails in all parts of Pisgah National Forest. Thanks to this helpful community input our volunteers were able to spring into action.Pisgah Area SORBA Sawyer crews mobilized to address fallen trees after the storm, clearing an astounding 84 trees (or more) throughout the last few weeks. To put things in perspective, our volunteers typically clear an average of 5 trees a month. 80+ trees is a ton of work!We want to give a huge THANK YOU to the following volunteers for their work: Jared Hartman, Mike Ferraro, Mike Nuckols, Craig Ruhland, Tyler Donaldson, David Tate, Marc Clayton, Michael Welch, Robin Knupp, David Knupp, Andrew Bick, and Will Avent. Here are the locations in which these trees were cleared thanks to the community input: Brevard/NMR
- Slate Rock - 39 trees removed
- Pilot Cove Loop - 25 trees removed
- Spencer - 1 tree removed
Bent Creek
- 15 trees were removed on multiple trails
- 1 bridge was removed due to damage
Richmond Hill
- 5 trees cleared
As public users of trails, please keep your eyes open after storms and ride with caution. If you see anything, please let us know! Trail users like you are our eyes in the forest, so if you see something that concerns you please report it. Trees across the trail, trail tread erosion, dangerous objects in your way - we want to know it all so we can help keep the trails safe for all to use. The best way to report these issues is to head over to https://pisgahareasorba.org/trails/report-an-issue/ and provide as much information as possible. Another option is to directly reach out to our Trail Crew Coordinator, Tyler Donaldson, by emailing trailcc@pisgahareasorba.org. Thank you for your support in helping us maintain our amazing trails. To show your appreciation for our hard-working trail crews, consider donating to Pisgah Area SORBA today! [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]