News - June 2011
June 25, 2011
Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Honors First Inductees
GARDNERS, PA. – Thousands dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail each year,
but only a few actually hike all 2,181 miles between Maine and Georgia. It
takes them typically four to six months and five million plus steps over
rugged, mountainous terrain to complete the journey through 14 states.
June 4 (Sat), 2011
National Trails Day
Leaders: Herb Daniel & Lawson Herron
National Trails Day (NTD) was launched in 1993 by the American Hiking
Society (AHS). Visit
http://www.americanhiking.org/National-Trails-Day/Info/ to learn
more.
Our event this year will be held at Vogel State Park. The activities will begin at 9AM in the GATC display area. After a short introduction, a work crew will proceed to a section of trail within the park for a trail maintenance service project. Around noon, everyone will gather at a picnic pavilion for lunch. You are asked to bring your own lunch but the GATC Membership Committee and others will furnish drinks, snacks and desserts. Following lunch, there will be a prospective member orientation. Immediately following, there will be a hike on one of the park trails. You may participate in any or all events and all will be open to the public. The GATC display, along with those from other organizations, will be in place all day. To register, contact Herb at 770-451-4181, hdan@juno.com or Lawson at 770-993-5231, lawson14@bellsouth.net.
June 25, 2011
Leave No Trace
Trainer Course - June 25-26, 2011
The Southeastern Foot Trails Coalition will be conducting a Leave No Trace
Trainer Course for those seeking to learn the seven principles of outdoor
ethics for personal enrichment or to teach others. The course features a
short easy backpack following the Bald River and overnight campout into the
Bald River Gorge Wilderness. The course fee includes food and educational
materials.
June 25, 2011
Georgia Naturalist Rally - Registration now open
Join us for the 2011 Naturalist Rally on Saturday, September 24, 2011. We
are pleased to host a rally to bring together naturalists, environmental
educators, scientists, explorers, and artists at Stone Mountain Park for a
day of appreciation of the outdoors.
June 1, 2011
Presidential Ponderings
In July, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy will hold its biennial
conference, Virginia Journeys, in Emory, Virginia.
There is still time to register. They offer hikes, workshops, excursions, entertainment and more.