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Friends of Panthertown

Protecting & Maintaining Panthertown Valley

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Leave No Trace Hot Spot Week in Panthertown

August 20, 2021 panthertown

Friends of Panthertown is excited to announce that Panthertown Valley has been selected as a 2021 Hot Spot by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Programs will take place August 30 – September in Jackson County, North Carolina. More details and ways to get involved are available at panthertown.org/hotspot

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The Great Trails State

Panthertown is home to the Panthertown Valley, Bonas Defeat, and Big Pisgah tracts of your National Forest public land.

The mission of Friends of Panthertown is to work in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to conserve Panthertown as a backcountry natural resource and to enable sustainable recreation.

Our staff and volunteers are stewards of Panthertown. We maintain 30 miles of public trails and lead interpretive education programs in this backcountry recreation area located within Western North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest.

Please Leave No Trace and be a Friend by volunteering and/or donating in support of essential conservation, education, and stewardship work in the forest.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations in any amount are appreciated and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

Panthertown Volunteer Trail Work DayFebruary 21, 2026
Thanks to all who participated!
Panthertown Volunteer Trail Work DayMarch 3, 2026
Thanks to all who participated!
Panthertown Volunteer Trail Work DayMarch 21, 2026
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Panthertown Volunteer Trail Work DayApril 7, 2026
20 days to go.
Panthertown Volunteer Trail Work DayApril 18, 2026
31 days to go.
Greening Up The Mountains FestivalApril 25, 2026
38 days to go.

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CONTACT INFO

Friends of Panthertown
P.O. Box 51
Cashiers, NC 28717

116 Central Street
Sylva, NC 28779

www.panthertown.org
friends@panthertown.org

(828) 269-HIKE (4453)

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