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(09/01/2023) September News: Fall is approaching in Panthertown!
(08/15/2023) August News: Get involved with Friends of Panthertown
(07/18/2023) July News: Programs and Events for Everyone!
(07/06/2023) July News: Exciting July with Friends of Panthertown!
(05/29/2023) June News:  Lovely June in Panthertown
(05/09/2023) May News: May and June in Panthertown!
(03/29/2023) April News:  👀 See what we are up to in April!
(02/27/2023) March News: Panthertown March News 🐸 Stewardship Report + USFS Plan
(02/02/2023) February News: THANK YOU, FRIENDS!!!

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Join our fantastic Stew Crew this Saturday at the Cold Mountain Gap Trailhead for a public trail workday!! Our workdays are a great way to get outside and explore, volunteer your time to a non profit org, and give back to our public lands. We had an awesome crew tackle the Riding Ford trail this Tuesday! The trail corridor was very dense, but now is cleared for hikers, bikers, and equestrians! Thank you volunteers!! Wow! What a night! Thank you to everyone who joined us for Astronomy on Salt Rock, and a huge thank you to Dr. Gomez for sharing his extensive knowledge of the stars, their patterns, and their history! Clear skies forecasted, ASTRONOMY PROGRAM this SATURDAY NIGHT! Sign up for this special stargazing evening with Dr. Enrique Gomez and just a few others. Limited spaces available! Join us for our “First Tuesday” workday this coming Tuesday, September 5th! We will be meeting at the Cold Mountain Trailhead and the workday will run from 9am-2pm. Sign up at www.panthertown.org/volunteer Welcome back home catamounts! While you are diving into the Week of Welcome, don’t forget that Friends of Panthertown has great volunteer and internship opportunities!! Visit our website (www.panthertown.org) or shoot us an email (kara@panthertown.org) for more information!! And, as always, gooooo cats! Join us for our volunteer trail workday next Saturday, August 19th! We will be meeting at the Salt Rock Gap Trailhead at 9am and working on the Deep Gap Trail, getting some good work done and seeing some beautiful sites as we go! Since December of 2022, Friends of Panthertown has been collecting data on the 30 miles of trails in Panthertown. Using ArcGIS, a measurement wheel, and clinometers, we are putting together a comprehensive database of trail features and impacts, campsites, and future maintenance needs. When completed, this assessment survey will be used by the US Forest Service to create Trail Management Objectives for Panthertown’s trail system. Our volunteers are rockstars!! We spent our monthly “first Tuesday” workday pruning the Mac’s Gap trail in between Granny Burrell and Green Valley! This section was very overgrown, but has now been cleared for hikers and bikers! Thank you #StewCrew !
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    Important Information Concerning COVID-19

    We are working closely with the U.S. Forest Service and local authorities to monitor the situation and provide accurate information at this time. The health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and visitors is of great concern to us.Continue reading Read more

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    COVID-19 Notice for Panthertown

    The U.S Forest Service National Forests in NC asks members of the public to recreate responsibly by avoiding gathering in groups of more than ten people and not engaging in high-risk activities, like rock climbing, that increase the chance of injury or distress. Law enforcement and search and rescue operations may be limited due to… Read more

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    Hiring Trail Stewardship Coordinator

    Friends of Panthertown is currently hiring a paid part-time Trail Stewardship Coordinator to coordinate and manage all volunteer activities in Panthertown Valley, with a focusContinue reading Read more

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    Autumn in Panthertown

    The autumn 2019 edition of The Panther’s Roar newsletter is now available for download. Read news about Panthertown Valley and find out more about theContinue reading Read more

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    Whence These Special Places? The Geology of Cashiers, Highlands & Panthertown Valley

    Whence These Special Places? The Geology of Cashiers, Highlands & Panthertown Valley Author and amateur geologist Bill Jacobs offers an enlightening FREE program about theContinue reading Read more

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    Defend Your Right to Be Involved In Public Land Decisions!

    View our comments The Southern Environmental Law Center reports that the U.S. Forest Service is proposing sweeping policy changes that would eliminate public involvement andContinue reading Read more