AmeriCorps Project Conserve is now accepting applications for 32 public service positions at 20 environmental non-profits across western North Carolina that focus on land conservation, water quality, energy conservation and local agriculture. Application deadline is May 22. AmeriCorps Project Conserve is a national service program in which members come from across the...
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Started out today with another visit to Florence Nature Preserve. When I went a couple weeks ago, my usual companions were unavailable, so I took them today to share what I had found. Very pleasant day — a dusting of fresh snow on the ground. We took the red trail back down off the mountain to make it more of a loop hike than what I had done before. Next we hopped...
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Donated to the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Florence in 1996, the Florence Nature Preserve is 600 acres on the slopes of Little Pisgah Mountain. With more than five miles of public hiking trails, much of them along a beautiful mountain stream, the preserve contains old growth forest, views of Hickory Nut Gorge, remnants of old cabins, and...
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Chimney Rock State Park is one of the newest in North Carolina. The state acquired the land from private ownership in 2005, and the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy continues to obtain additional parcels in the Hickory Nut Gorge to eventually expand the state park. The Rumbling Bald section of the park is separate from the more famous namesake, Chimney Rock. Because...
Learn MoreJulie Gayheart is always looking for an excuse to go hiking in the mountains, to escape the heat and cityscape of her home in Charlotte. So when she heard about the new Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Hiking Challenge — a set of eight hikes on scenic land preserved by the CMLC — Gayheart and a friend signed right up. When she discovered the prize for finishing the...
Learn MoreThe new Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Hiking Challenge consists of eight hikes with varying difficulties and distances. The challenge encourages people to explore some of CMLC’s preserved lands. Hikes in the challenge range from easy to moderate difficulty, with distances between one and four miles. “CMLC works very hard to protect our beautiful mountain...
Learn MoreOn Saturday, July 16, join the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy for a hike to view the spectacular Connestee Falls waterfall from a vantage point not typically available to the public. This is a CMLC Hiking Challenge Hike! In addition to Connestee Falls, hikers will have the opportunity to view four other waterfalls: Upper Batson Creek Falls, Middle Batson Creek Falls,...
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I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, publisher of Meanderthals, and a passionate hiker. I live in western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my doorstep, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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