Spring 2013VOLUME 18 iSSUE 1

Thanks to your support in 2012, CMLC completed nine new projects totaling 417 acres among our picturesque mountains of western north Carolina. This means cleaner water, more trails, ever-inspiring scenic views, expanded plant and wildlife habitat, and increased access to public lands. And while the benefit to our region is immediate, the impacts are forever.

In thIs IssueYEAr in rEViEw: 2012 LAnd prOTECTiOn prOjECTS p. 3-52012 AnnUAL rEpOrT p. 6ThAnk YOU 2012 dOnOrS p. 7-11

SUppOrT CMLC’S LAnd prOTECTiOn FUnd p. 12

SAVing ThE pLACES YOU LOVE SinCE 1994

Our Mission Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy partners with landowners and organizations to protect land and water resources vital to our natural heritage and quality of life. Dedicated to saving the places you love, CMLC works to permanently conserve and actively care for an ever-growing regional network of locally and nationally significant farm, forest, park and natural lands.

Annual Report: Thank You 2012 Donors!

A Doggone gooD yeArConservation Successes in 2012

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From the Executive DirectorPublic Access MAkes conservAtion tAngible to everyonein 2012, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy had the honor of working with landowners and partners to care for and cherish many of our region’s most pleasing places. As the early shoots of Spring begin to bring the green back to our mountains, many of us get the urge to go out and feel the sun’s brightening rays at a favorite local outdoor spot. Last year saw CMLC protect 417 new acres at 9 new places – several of which are now available for public recreation.

we doubled conservation acreage at the top of publicly-accessible Bearwallow Mountain and acquired a tract on US-74A in gerton that serves as a trailhead for the larger network of trails we are developing in the Upper hickory nut gorge. we also helped add 65 acres to dupont State Forest and acquired 9 acres in Tryon that may one day become part of the local greenway system.

public support for greenways and recreational access seems more widespread than ever. CMLC has worked with many partners to pursue a greenway along the French Broad river in northern henderson County, starting at the County-owned westfeldt park. recreational use of the river will also be boosted via several projects in the works that will add or improve access facilities at river road-crossings. CMLC looks forward to continuing our work with a broad array of nonprofit and agency partners to see these goals come to fruition.

in places as diverse as the Village of Flat rock, the Town of Lake Lure, and the East Fork headwaters of Transylvania County, CMLC is working to achieve local goals and create new parks and recreational opportunities. This spring, join hundreds of fellow outdoor enthusiasts participating in CMLC’s white Squirrel hiking Challenge or Bearwallow Beast 5k Trail run & Festival—get out and see first-hand the many natural places to cherish in our region!

kieran roe | Executive director

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Monthly giving oPtion now AvAilAble Make a bigger difference in 2013 by enrolling in our new Monthly giving program. You can now give a donation (minimum amount is $10) each month via an automatic monthly credit card or bank draft. To enroll visit: carolinamountain.org/monthlygiving

Board of trusteesLynn Carnes pitts president

Lee Mulligan vice president

genien Carlson treasurer

Chirs Braund secretary

rick Merrill past president

CMLC staff kieran roe executive director

Tom Fanslow land protection director Lynn killian development director

julianne johnson administrative director

rebekah robinson administrative director

Amy Stout americorps project conserve program director

nancy Marshall finance director Sarah Fraser stewardship director

peter Barr trails & outreach coordinator

Mary Ann hailey administrative & i.t. coordinator

Aimee Mcginley membership & development coordinator

Brenna McColl americorps project conserve program coordinator

kristin harkey special projects director

Bonnie Millar monitoring coordinator

aMerICorps projeCt Conserve MeMBers Cheryl Bolton stewardship associate

Sarah Bromley outreach associate

jenn wood land protection associate

Meghan Montgomery volunteer & stewardship associate

david Lee hiCkOrY nUT gOrgE STEwArd

847 Case Street,Hendersonville, NC 28792-6503 Phone (828) 697-5777 Fax (828) 697-2602www.carolinamountain.org

ken Adams

ruth Birge

grant Bullard

Tom davis

Brenda hillyer

john humphrey

Meredith keever

Bernard kitheka

Marshall McCallie

Bill Moyer

Mary jo padgett

diana richards

ken Shelton

Mark Tooley

“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” WendeLL Berry

Cover photo by Dusty allison

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BearWaLLoW MountaIn 84 more acres | hEndErSOn COUnTYThe grassy meadow crowning the top of 4,232 foot Bearwallow Mountain affords one of the best views in all of the Blue ridge range. To forever protect this scenic jewel, the Barnwell family

and CMLC first partnered in 2009 to place 81 acres of the picturesque mountaintop into a permanent conservation easement.

in 2012, the Barnwell family and CMLC again worked together to protect an additional 84 acres of the iconic henderson County peak. The newly conserved land on the mountain’s western ridgeline surrounds the length of the popular one-mile hiking trail that accesses its summit.

The additional conservation at Bearwallow Mountain was made possible by funding from the national Scenic Byways program, Buncombe County, and the Conservation Trust for north Carolina.

Family matriarch, pearl Barnwell, lived to see 165 acres of her mountain protected before passing away at the age of 100 in january 2013. The newest conservation easement on Bearwallow Mountain honors pearl’s memory. She is survived by her son, henry Barnwell, daughter nancy Lyda, and grandchildren Tammy Lyda, jeffrey Lyda, and jennifer Frady.

rush MountaIn 59 acres | hEndErSOn COUnTY“we have enjoyed living adjacent to this undeveloped, wooded land with its variety of wildlife,” said landowner david Thomas.

“we decided to preserve it in this condition for the future.”

Fifty-nine acres of unspoiled forests and scenic waterfalls on the slopes of Flat rock’s rush Mountain were permanently protected through the generosity and good will of david and Merrily Thom-as. The Thomases placed the tract into conservation easement, as well as conveyed ownership of 55 of its acres to CMLC.

hosting a tributary of Mud Creek, the easement protects water quality downstream within the French Broad river watershed. its conserved forests will also forever preserve scenic views from nearby Little river road, part of the state-designated his-toric Flat rock Scenic Byway.

CMLC may one day develop public hik-ing trails on the property. The project was made possible with the support of the nC Clean water Management Trust Fund and a donation by Fred and Alice Stanback.

sherWood forest 2.2 more acres | TrAnSYLVAniA COUnTYTed and karen ramsaur chose to honor the vision of Ted’s mother, dorothy, by donating a conservation easement on

thAnk you to our 2012 Donors!

sAving lAnD in 2012Protected Forever: nine projects and 417 acres that you made possible

Bearwallow Mountain

Rush Mountain cascade

Pearl Barnwell & Henry Barnwell

swamp pink

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bill imhof

kevin adams

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2.2 acres in the Sherwood Forest community in Cedar Moun-tain. “My mother acquired the land with the idea to protect it,” explained Ted. “we feel like we are carrying out her wishes.”

Though small in size, the newly protected tract is especially rich in conservation value, fronting 1,000 feet of the Little river directly upstream from the Little river wetland Complex—a Sig-nificant natural heritage Area—and dupont State recreational Forest. it also hosts critical habitat suitable for federally threat-ened species like swamp pink and mountain sweet pitcher plant. The easement adds to 1.5 acres of ecologically-significant lands previously conserved by CMLC in the Sherwood Forest community. The ramsaurs also donated the underlying ownership of the conserved property to the Sherwood Forest pOA for addition to the community greenspace.

tryon GreenWay CorrIdor 9 acres | pOLk COUnTY“we wanted it to serve the common good,” said Bob Lewis about the nine acres of land in Tryon that he and his brother, donald Smith, donated to CMLC. By expanding future public recreation opportunities and safeguarding water quality, that’s just what their gift will do for the town’s residents and visitors.

The gifted land adjoins more than 78 acres of park lands owned and managed by the Town of Tryon, including a 24-acre tract that hosts the Vaughn Creek greenway, now under develop-ment, and the 54-acre Ziglar Field. The donated parcels may ultimately enable a half-mile extension of the greenway. CMLC facilitated the acquisition of the initial greenway tract on Vaughn Creek in 2011.

The project will also protect water quality in the north pacolet river watershed by buffering tributaries of Vaughn Creek. The project was aided by a grant from the Conservation Trust for north Carolina.

WaLnut Cove MountaIn 64 acres | TrAnSYLVAniA COUnTYA new conservation easement adjacent to the pisgah national Forest protects the forested slopes of walnut Cove Mountain, near Lake Toxaway. hosting an upper headwaters tributary, the 64-acre easement also safeguards water quality of the French Broad river watershed.

The easement was donated by george Lenze and family, owners of CMLC-conserved Everett Farms in pisgah Forest. CMLC has held a 140-acre conservation easement on the farm since 2003.

CMLC now buffers the pisgah national Forest with conserva-tion easements totaling 1,237 acres on its borders, thereby expanding wildlife corridors and preserving scenic viewsheds.

tWIn Lakes 21 acres | hEndErSOn COUnTYTwin Lakes has generously been made available to the Saluda community for fishing, swimming, and picnicking for more than 60 years by the wilkes family. A partnership between Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT) and CMLC will ensure that this cherished local parkland will be accessible to residents and visitors to enjoy forever.

Owners james T. wilkes iii, william wilkes, and holly wilkes donated ownership of the 21-acre tract to SCLT, who will own and manage it as a public park in perpetuity. CMLC holds a conservation easement on the land, preserving the scenic for-est surrounding the lakes and safeguarding water quality of a tributary of the green river.

upper hICkory nut GorGe traILhead 31 acres | hEndErSOn COUnTYA new, publicly-accessible trailhead for the Florence nature preserve (Fnp) was acquired in partnership with henderson County parks & recreation. Located off of highway 74A in gerton, the trailhead provides ample parking and easier access for visitors seeking out the Fnp’s five miles of hiking trails.

Trail dynamics and volunteers from the Carolina Mountain club constructed a half-mile sustainable trail that links the trailhead to the preserve.

The tract was purchased from previous CMLC- conservation land-owners john Myers and jane Lawson, who protected 35 acres surrounding the hickory nut Forest Eco-Community in 2006.

Acquisition and trail construction at the new trailhead was made possible by funding from the parks and recreation Trust Fund, national Scenic Byways program, and generous donations from Fred and Alice Stanback, the Fernandez family, Bill and jerry McAninch, and Tom and nancy Eubank.

Jane Lawson & John Myers

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vaughn creek

MystIC Waters 82 acres | rUThErFOrd COUnTYBoard of Trustees president, Lynn Carnes pitts, and her hus-band, russ, deepened their commitment to land conservation by donating a conservation easement on 82 acres of their property south of Lake Lure. The land hosted the Lake Lure Camp for girls beginning in 1927 and Camp Occoneechee girl Scouts Camp since 1956. The easement will forever preserve the picturesque setting that has inspired learning and leader-ship on the land for nearly a century.

with the belief that being on the land provides enhanced aware-ness and a deep connection to self, russ and Lynn now operate a retreat center, Mystic waters, on the property. According to Lynn, “it still seems to carry the memories of all that those girls learned over the years. The spirit of the land here inspires people to get back to their roots and to be creative.”

The easement permanently buffers nearly two miles of tributaries to nearby Cane Creek and maintains suit-able habitat for three dozen rare species found nearby.

stone MountaIn 65 acres | hEndErSOn COUnTYdupont State recreational Forest grew 65 acres larger this year with the help of CMLC, the nC Forest Service, and conservation partner Tom Oreck.

The tract, located on the north slopes of Stone Mountain, is part of the Stone Mountain/

rocky ridge Significant natural heritage Area. it hosts endan-gered green salamanders and other rare species on its slopes.

protection of the tract was 10 years in the making; CMLC and partners first identified it as a conservation priority in 2002. Oreck purchased property and then worked with CMLC and nCFS to transfer it into public ownership with funding from the nC natural heritage Trust Fund. “This is a property that

belongs to dupont State Forest. i’m excited that i’m able to do something good for the community,” said Oreck.

Since 2006, CMLC has facilitated the addition of 200 acres of public land to dupont State Forest and has buffered it with 3,711 acres of conservation easements.

BuILd traILs WIth CMLCBEginning in SpringCMLC is connecting its con-served lands in the hickory nut gorge with hiking trails. join the new CMLC Trails Crew to construct, maintain, and patrol hiking trails in the hng. no experience is necessary but hard work and enthusiasm are required! Training to be provided; trail workdays begin in May. Experienced trail builders welcome. Sign up online at CArOLinAMOUnTAin.Org/TrAiLSCrEw.

CMLC steWardshIp & restoratIon projeCts OngOinghelp CMLC’s Stewardship Team in the field planting trees, removing invasive spe-cies, and restoring habitat. Learn how to become a good steward of the land and actively care for its health. projects are ongoing.

natIonaL traILs daySUndAY | jUnE 2nd

join CMLC, rEi Asheville, and Carolina Mountain Club to extend the hiking trail network in the hickory nut gorge. Volunteers will help build the Trombatore Trail—a path that will link CMLC-con-served Bearwallow Mountain to hickory nut gap.

earth steWardshIp daySATUrdAY | ApriL 27Th Observe Earth day with CMLC in coordination with ECO. Show off your green thumb and get your hands dirty as we plant a labyrinth vegetable garden in the ironwood Community Arboretum behind CMLC’s office. Or help by donating plants, seeds, and gardening supplies.

to Get InvoLved ContaCt Meghan Montgomery, Volunteer Associate at: meghan@carolinamountain.org lynn@carolinamountain.org

Volunteer with CMLCwe neeD your helP!

Green Salamander

Tom oreck

Mystic Waters

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revenue & support government grants & Contracts $ 2,478,498

individual & Business Contributions $ 924,082

Foundation grants $ 283,154

program Services $ 746,000

interest/investment income $ 10,596

Event & Other income $ 52,978

Total $ 4,495,308

expense

program Services $ 1,866,885

Management & general Operations $ 130,649

Fundraising $ 102,633

Total $ 2,100,167

ChAngE in nET ASSETS $ 2,395,141

nET ASSETS AT jULY 1, 2011 $ 5,002,116

nET ASSETS AT jUnE 30, 2012 $ 7,397,257

*Audited financial results for the 12-month period that ended june 30,2012.

AnnuAl rePort July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 *

DeAr suPPorters of cMlc

it is once again time to share CMLC’s annual report. As al-ways, the highlight for me is recognizing the generous donors listed on these pages. To each of you and on behalf of the CMLC Board, i extend a heartfelt thank you!

we are indeed holding our individual and business donors ever closer to our hearts these days as the reality of the “fiscal cliff” begins to edge toward the “conservation cliff”. Usually, conservationists wholeheartedly appreciate cliffs; nothing beats standing on the edge of a viewpoint and looking over spacious, scenic views. But this “conservation cliff” is going to require a lot of donor support to climb.

As you may know, much of the important conservation work accomplished throughout north Carolina was made possible by government grants and contracts. it is a fact that many public grant funds have already begun to dry up. Our 2012 income from government grants and contracts, as a percentage of our total revenue, was down by 14 percentage points from 2011. This is a good trend only if the revenue can be replaced from other sources. i am pleased to say that CMLC donor contributions increased by 153% in 2012, helping us bridge the “conservation cliff”. CMLC is well poised to meet the challenge because of you, our loyal contributors. thank you once again!

The purpose of it all is the day-to-day conservation and care for the natural lands and resources that make our region special. And at the heart of our mission is the willing landowner who partners with CMLC to conserve their land, sometimes with tax benefits and sometimes without, but always with some financial sacrifice. These same landowners often contribute mightily to provide the financial support needed to protect that easement investment with critical stewardship work. we are deeply grateful to our past landowners as well as those joining us in 2012. without them we would have no work to do. Thank you Landowners!

in the words of william Shakespeare, “I can no other answer make,but thanks and thanks and ever thanks.”

LYnn CArnES piTTS |president, CMLC Board of Trustees

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CMLC’s board of trustees, staff, and membership wish to express deep gratitude to following for their significant and enduring contributions:fred & alice stanbackestate of the ruth elaine jones

$500-$999robert & Martha Adams Sara Bentley Lenny & danny Bernstein Eloise Bradham & Mark george jeff & dawn Brookshire Fowler dugger Thomas & jane dupont Tom Fanslow glenn Franklin david greiner & james gray Edwin & kate haskellClaire joyner keith Leviryan Lubbers nancy MarshallMarshall & Amye McCallie rick & joAnne Merrill woody plattjeanne reno & jim Bryson kieran roe & Miriam Stuart paul & Simone Shoemaker dollie Smith-Feldmeth & david

Feldmeth Mark & Ameran Tooley Fred & Lauren weed Fred & Vicki wright

$250-$499david Allenkareem & glenda Arrushdi Bill & Colleen Bamforddixie Blumer david & Susan Brady Chuck Breckheimer & Sandy

Schorr Frank & Ethlyn Byrd robert & jeannette Cannon Merry & ryckman Caplan heyward & Eleanor Carter jay & Linda Casselberry

john & Sue CatlinSchuyler & david ConardVirginia Craig gary & judy Cyphersjere dabbs Charlie & Susie Ellispatricia FalvoBill & Mary garrison patrick & keri garrison joe & Claudia gondolf Marc grossberg dorothy haileyhunter & Suzanne halejohn & judy hansen Brenda hillyer pam humphrey

donors Who have GIven pLus years ConservatIon LandoWner voLunteer Land LeGaCy LeaGue WhIte squIrreL hIkInG ChaLLenGe CoMpLeter

thAnk you to our 2012 Donors

WorLds edGe soCIety $10,000 +henry Barnwell The Fernandez Family Estate of ruth Elaine jones Chuck & jean Mcgrady Fred and Alice Stanback

BearWaLLoW MountaIn $5,000 – $9,999genien Carlson Lynn Carnes pitts & russ pitts Anonymousdean Egly Billy & gail hagler Thomas Oreck diana richards The Alexander Schenck Family william & nancy Stanback

sassafras MountaIn$2,500 – $4,999james Blose & Sarah rubin Chris Braund & karen Van Sickler Tom & jane davis john humphrey Bill & jerry McAninch richard & Vickie polchow jacquelyn & Bruce rogow Brad Stanback & Shelli Lodge-Stanback Bob & Amy wald

LIttLe pIsGah MountaIn$1,500 – $2,499Andrew Canada Carola & Stuart Cohn donald & Lisbeth Cooper david & Charlene Efird william & Carol Falender Mary FanslowMeredith keever glover Little Mike & Lee Lumpkin Barton & Carol Milligan Bill & dot Moyer Lee & Tom Mulligan Carl & jean Schoendorfer

juMpoff roCk$1,000 – $1,499ken & Lynn Adams

david Alban & gelska Bruinsma Bonnie Arbuckle george Banterruth Birge debra Brand gail & Amos dawson Michael Egan Michael & Celeste giblin Michael & Sydney green The harlan FamilySuzanne holbert david humphrey jeff & Elizabeth jennings david keller & nora Murdock jim & pam kessaris Lynn killian Mickey kilpatrick & Bruce Beaudin george & Carrie Lenze Courtenay Mcdowell & dick gregory Eleanora Meloun Todd & Melinda Morse jeff & kathy nameth joe & karen narsavage george & Margaret nixonMichael & Avon pryorEd & Suzy rankinCatherine & Samuel roulephil & julia Sellers ken Shelton & Marney McClung Aleen Steinberg Anne Ulinski Loren wells

John humphrey, CmLC Conservation Landowner

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karen jackson Mitchell & dorothy kostro gwen & Bill kuhns robert & Susan Laborde karen Larken & Tim weatherill Fred & Angie LeClercqChris & Mary jane Mcdonnell john & Beth McLeod pennie & jerry Melton Bob & karen Mitchell jim & Barbara neal jim & robin proctor

dixie & howard robinsonjoani & Mark robson jonathan Sackson & Mary Beth gwynn Scott & jennifer Shevick Mary page Sims Bruce Smith nancy Snowden william & peg StrickerBob & Babs Strickland george & Sylvia Tennillekatherine & john Therrellpatricia Tooley rick & deborah waggoner Virgil & Margaret wagner Laura webb Bryant & Mary williamsCharles & Emily Yelton

$100-$249Melissa Acker gary & kathy Ackerman donald Adamsdr. & Mrs. gary AllenTerry & jane Andersen jane Anker rick & joanne Astor Connie & gib Backlund Marilyn BarnwellAndy & janie Bell Bruce Bente peter & Lizzi Benzing Scott Boatwrightpat BoehmerBob & irma BondLaura Bourne Tom Bradford katie & Steve Breckheimer Laurabeth Breeding wayne & Ann B'rellsdan & peg Bresnahan kimberly & Tom Brewster jere & joanne Brittain richard Broadwell Margie Brune grant Bullard Bill & jean Bullivant robert Bundywes & Sharon Burlingame 10

Tom & Cathy Byers Cathie Campbelldouglas & Muriel CarleBob Carlson & kim Chao

Carlson Floride CarpenterMaggie Clancy Bob & nan CovertBlaine & Lynn Cox jeff & Susan CurtisEdie davisdavid dethero

john & jane dockendorfjanene & patrick donovanjohn & Cassie dreier jack drost Tom duncan Marcia duplechainFred & iris durand Mark & Mary Lou Elsonpaul Everhart & david ray Mcdonald FelderBill & Martha william Fogle dale & diane Freeman patricia gergenLinda giltz & Bob heckman john & julie goins pat & Angelo grillo Brian grooddr. & Mrs. Bert gue Stephen & Truly gwaltneyMary Ann hailey Chuck hailey Bryan haltermann paul hansen robert hastyjohn & Carol helblingrussell hensley don & Elaine hessong

Bonnie hilliardLinda & Marty hodgkinsStephen & rena hoffman Martha howell Ellen & Mike huberMarion & robert huffman david humphrey Bill & nancy imhof Ed & jane isbey john & Barbara jacobi Bernard & gloria jaffe Allen & Mary jeffcoat don & nan jennings Brian johnsonhenry & Fair johnson janet & Chuck johnsonLee & kelly johnsondonna johnston & Charles Stohrjeff jones & Sue Frazier

Frances jones kenneth & Sandy jonesCharles jordan don & Betsy jordan Thomas joycewoody & jojo keen pam & Bob keith wayne kerberdale kernSatkartar kinney Bernard kitheka & Suzanne

Mwengi Tim kriegelrenee & Stan kumor david & pamela Lanedaniel & Edith Lang richard & Betty Leppingwell Edward Less karen Lewisken Linkerpenny & howard Longhurst Marian Lowry Maria Lund david & peggy Marshalljim Marshall d'Anne Martin kathleen & Tom Matthews

Sue Maynard Alice, Allen & david McCallierenee & james Mcdermott Larry & nancy McgaughyFrank & Mary Mcglashan Chaffe & Bonnie Mcilhenny Betty Mcilwain Bob & Sharon McLendondr. & Mrs. houck Medforddiane & Chuck MerrickStephen & judy Militorosemary Miller johanne Miller Timothy Moore gail Morales gregory & kathleen newboldpat newell peter newsome howard & jackie norton

Thomas & Cecile nowatka Bettie Orr robert Overstreet Andrea Owensby Mary jo padgett joy parisienpeter parryjanet & david pearlmanjoseph phillipsTerry & jane phillips dan & gloria pincu Al & Cynthia platt Cathy ponsChappie powell & Shannon womble perry & Carol rawsonron redmonSusan & david reece jim rhodesjohn rich david & joanne rittenberg ruth rosauerMarc & deborah rudowLuverne & Mary Ann SchmidtEd Schwartzman robert & Barbara Seiler Michael SellersEdgar Shackelford

“Thank you CMLC for your commitment to trails and public access so that my family can enjoy the wonderful places that you protect.”

sean CoBourn, CMLC hIkInG ChaLLenGe CoMpLeter

donors Who have GIven pLus years ConservatIon LandoWner voLunteer Land LeGaCy LeaGue WhIte squIrreL hIkInG ChaLLenGe CoMpLeter

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glenn & jan Shefter debbie Shetterlypatricia & Edward SimpsonBarbara SlossEllison SmithMarjean Smith Becky & roy SmuckerValerie Spratthilliard Staton & Sue Edell Terry & Terry SteinLewis Steinbach jordan Stonekathy Stronghelen TarletonSharon Taylorrichard & judy ThomasBill & Shirley Thomas james Thompsonrobert & Valerie Thompson Benjamin & Lynn TribbleCaroline Upchurchgeorge & Connie Updike Charles Van hagen harriet & ken walls Christel & Manfred walterjohn & janice waltersjohn & Ellen wareCharles & Linda waters Yvonne watersdavid & Maureen watkinsnancy weberVan whiteheadLaura & john williams johnetta woods jean & joe woodsrobin worcesterrichard & Elizabeth wyckoff Bob Youngerman patricia Yurick

Up TO $99kathleen & dominick Abbatedavid Abernethy Frances & robert Ackley kerri AdamsVivian Adams Alessandro Adarvejohn & Annie Ager douglas & Susan Agor Susan & james Alexander Lucinda AllenCaroline Allendavid & Susan Amsler kim & donnie Andersenrichard & jennifer Armstrong jordan ArtaleStewart & nancy Ascher Benita Augerebecca Ayres gerry AzzataBud & Linda Babbdavid & haylee BabbElizabeth BabbShawn Bagleygalen Ballentine nathan Ballinger & jessica ToanVirginia BanerLorraine Barnwellwill Barnwell

john & Mona Barrpeter & Allison Barr roger BassAmanda Bazanharold & janet Beam Barry Beaverskay Beckettisbell Behrerpaul Benson richard & Susan Bir rachel BiskerCarolyn BlockerAnnette Blum & jim May Elizabeth BoggsAnne Booth ken & Chris Borgfeldt Lindsay BosticThe Bourgeois FamilyTom BowlesBeth Boyettwilliam BoyetteAnn-Marie BreenCarol BrinkleyBeth Brinkleyrobert & Marjorie Brockway jolene Brookshire daniel Brookshire Carol Brown

Stephanie Brown Susannah Browndianne Brownjim & Evie Brush Susan Bryson Sally BuchananMelissa Burchett Betsy & Allen Burdett Bill & Lee Burdett david Burnsjune BurrellLucy Butler donna Bycejulius CaesarAnne Cainkeeghan Caldwell joel CallahanAlan Cameronwarren CampbellChris Campbell

kathy Canantnolly Cantey Bradley & Samantha Cantrell Beth CardenTimothy CarlsonMark CarstensLinda Carter pati CarterStephen & pamela CartierCheryl CawleyAlexis Cayoca joy Charlebois dave Charltondon Clapp & patty Martinjack Clarkdouglas Clarkejoseph ClaytonMarlene ClevengerSuzette & josiah CloutierLeigh Coakley pettusSean Cobourn joan Colburn & Blair justice Matt ColleyAndy Colliernate & Emily ConklinLeonora CornwellCarol & Carlton CraigElizabeth Craig

karen CrawfordLucy Crawford ray Culottadale danielsonkyle dannerTobey daviskathleen decker holly demuth rick & Elizabeth devereauxTom dierolfScott doddjohn & Carol dodson Mike domonkos & karla Atkinson

Beverly & phil dratz jo duBosejames dunnnoel durantChris EasonMarcia & Samuel ElliottBrad Elliottkatie EngleChris EngleStuart English Mary Lynn EnglishBeth Ericksonjohn & Sandy Erwinjill Escherjerry & joy Eyer rebecca EzaLarry & janice FarmerEdmund & Carver Farrar Linda FenderTom Ferguson Susan Fernbach robert & Elizabeth Fisher jack Fitzgerald jeff FletcherMichael Follo & deborahCaughron harry Forsharonnie Fortenberry kevin FoyEdward Fradley & Linda goetz FradleyTony & Sharon FranklinElaine FrantzC. Eben Franz Misty FrazierMike Freykenneth gallowayTrent gambleChris garrettThomas gauntjulie gayheart richard & patricia glassenrob gloverhomero & Sylvia gonzalez william goodsongregory greiner Marissa grossjarod guaySteve guptill

Margaret & george halsey heather hamborwilliam hamilton Tom hannon Thomas & Carol harriganrebecca harrisjan harrisjohn & Trisha harrison ruth hartzler jeff harveyBarbara hawksleyMary Beth hayesLorraine heddlesten

“I support CMLC for the children—present and future—so they can experience the same love of nature that I had growing up. What is childhood without playing in the mud and catching fireflies on a summer night?”

sandy sChenCk, oWner of CMLC-Conserved Green rIver preserve

Sandy & MiSSy Schenck

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donors Who have GIven pLus years ConservatIon LandoWner voLunteer Land LeGaCy LeaGue WhIte squIrreL hIkInG ChaLLenGe CoMpLeter

Vicki heldStephen helmsrobert & kathy hendelAndrea hilderbrandhans hillesteadjason hilliardSara hilyardjay hinzeCynthia hobbsAmy hobbsgeorge & Barbara hochschild Bill hodge david hodgesTonya hogan Ann houghton

Brad howelldon howlandkaren hudson-BrownMandy huffmanFred & Martha huggins Brian hunterMatthew imhofBob jacksonMarc jacksonCalvin & Sawako jager dries jansma jan jarrelljeremy jarvisSamuel johnsonSteve & Sharon johnsonjerome johnson Mary jones Laura Lee jordanrobert kaplan Alan & nancy kaySonia kayTom keeverdaniele keniandenise kennedy Chris & jim kern jess & phyllis key Chris kitchens Bob klymCostanza knight & richard johnson john & Fay koblandMarilyn kolton & Lou dwarshuis deb & Mike kopko rachel kossoverEmily kuhnsAndrew kunkle norma kushigian william kwochkajeff kyriakakisChris LaFondLanora & george Lahtinen juanita & Larason Lambert Leigh Ann LandrethEd & Sandy Lastein gevony Laughlin

rachel Layerjenny Lellinger Tom LenzElda & dick Lepakjeremiah LeroyEugene & Thelma Letourneau Sue & Steve Levensonkathleen & jeff Lewisdaniel Lindseyjune Litchfield russ & doris LloydBetty & Ed Lockwooddemi LoftisTom & Liz LoveBrian Love

willie LoweLinda Luchanathan Lynch Stephen Lynchnancy Macdonald & Chris Buekerdave Macdonalddavid Mackelruth MacnairMegan Mailloux Sally Maish pat Malinak Lynn & Stephen MalterSteve & joan MartinBill & Linda Mashburn Shane MastersonScott Matthewsrichard & Susan Maybin janet McAfee kim McClishLaura McCrainLinda Mcdonald dale & wendy McEntire

Conway McgeeTarzan Mcguiejeff & rhonda Mckenna Ben MckenneyAndy & Ben Mckenzienancy Mckinley dolly McleanMatthew McLendonLynn Mcwhirterrobert & dona Mennella robert Metzger joriah Mielkepatricia MillerCody Millerpeggy Millin

Stan Mobleydavid & jake ModaffTony Monacowilliam & Suzanne Moore Bill MorrisMatt MorseLance Morsellken MosblechLeslie MusickSheri nemethCarl & Virginia newman david & Carol newsome Allyn & Michele noelEdgar norrisjim & pat norris Marie novellodianne nowakSheila O'ConnorMarian Orrok Erin Ouztsrebecca Owens kelly Owensbygeorge Owensbyhannah OwensbyShara Owensbynippy page & john ThorntonBev parliernancy pellegrini john perkins

Yates & Marisa pharr dan pittillo deirdre poegrace poli Tanya poolegregory poulton dani powersjill powersnancy powersCarolyn praterSandy prattgarlon & Cindy prewittLucy prim john Quinn nancy & Bill rader narissa rahamankristi randall jeff rasconChristen rayjeff raydarrell redmondkevin regalakevin & kathy reid

helen reilly Cassidy reimerjustin rhodesdaniel rhodesjennie & Chafin rhynejoe & jonathan ricejessica richardsjoshua richards Chadwick riggs dianne M. A. riggsjim rishebarger Sherry roanejerred robertsrebekah robinson joe robustelli & Becky reidSusan roderick Bruce & Lisa romeLarry rostetter robert rudisillEric rufaLisa ryanMary & neal Satterfield Mark & debra SawyerAnna Saylorharold Schenkerdon & Christy SchjeldahlAlan & Carolyn Schmalz Shannon ScottAlice Semanchuk dorothy & Bruce Semans Larry Seymour Skip & phyllis Sheldon Michael & Lou Shelleykyle Sheradgarry ShermanBetty & jerry Shevick rick ShorttEthan & Maria SimcoxTracey & Sean SimmonsBrit SkeeleLinda Smathers & Sam Specialeian & jean Smith Bart Smithjeff Smith jeremiah Smithjohn Smith karen & Stuart SmithLaurie SmithLisa Smithrachel & Larry Smith Beth Sollarskatie Souris Catherine Southernjason, Carolyn & jude Spaarrichard & janice Spicka donald Spude jude & Quentin Stalker david SteeleMarty SteeleQuinn SteitzBeth Stepprich & Cindy Stevenson pat StoneAnne Stormont jessi StoutTristan StroupeBrian Stubblefield

“Every day we look at our mountains and we are grateful that there are

organizations like CMLC working to protect all that we love about our region.”

MerrILy & davId thoMas, CMLC donors of rush MountaIn

Merrily & DaviD ThoMas

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greg & Michael SutterElizabeth Suttlejohn rodney Swangary SwingleMaxine Tatreaudavid TaylorStephen Temple jan Tenderholt david Thomasroger ThomasElnora Thompsonrebecca Thorne john ThorpeEllie Thrushjack Thyen george & deborah Tibbettsjessica ToanEmilie TravisStephanie Uhrichgreg VaethCynthia Van deusenEmily Van Emandonna Van kampenjudy VangelisMarisa VarroneChris Vellakeith Viglietta Zachary VilenMike & kathy VitirittiSuzanne Vogeljane Vogelmanjim & Barbara Volk Cathy & jim walgenbach Sara walkerjames & Margaret wallacedan & Terri wallaceMatthew webbdavid weintraub jonah weintraub Alice wellborn Miranda westnancy whitewilliam whitman janet & Mark whitworthMichael wigginsBrenda wileyrobert wilks Susan williamsLori williamsChris williamsjames williamsTodd williamsFord willisrandy wilsonErica witselldavid wittenberg jonathan woodjohn & ginny woodham Sam & Marge woodruff nancy wooldridge robert & Charlotte worksjohn wright Santa Lena Yakubowski Elizabeth Youngbloodrebecca Zetterholm Camille & donald Ziegler

GIfts In honor ofcmlc staff & board

Van whiteheadconnie backlund

Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara

kevin caldwell Bill & Linda Mashburn

dean egly dorothy hailey

tom fanslow Mary Fanslow

gene and cathy grillo pat & Angelo grillo

chuck hailey dorothy hailey

mary ann hailey dorothy hailey

john humphrey Lee & Tom Mulligan

julianne johnson rick & deborah waggoner

jerry & bill mcaninch dr. & Mrs. Bert gue

rick merrill Mary jo padgett

lynn killian kathleen & jeff Lewis

thomas oreck Marc grossberg

mark & jean raymond Brit Skeele

rose senehi piedmont Land Conservancy

alma spicer Betty Mcilwain

elwood & barbara stone jordan Stone

mark tooley patricia Tooley

GIfts In MeMory ofleo blumer

Luverne & Mary Ann Schmidtcameron bothwell

Linda Smathersroger briggs City of hendersonville Tom Lenz karen & Stuart Smith Van's Auto Service

james catlin sr. john & Sue Catlin Catherine & Samuel roule

ollie efird david & Charlene Efird

mr. & mrs. fred egly dean Egly

don dewey garrison Marie novello

hester hadfield Maxine Tatreau

mary hamilton Mark & Mary Lou Elson

billy joyner Claire joyner (twice)

robert newell jr. pat newell

madeline stotz Yvonne waters

2012 BusIness MeMBersand sponsors$3,000 And ABOVECitgoMast general Storepark ridge healthrEiTrout Unlimited

$1,000 – $2,999BrB Appraisal Associates, inc Conservation Advisors of nCdixon hughes goodman LLpdixon hughes goodman wealth Advisors

duke Energykee Mapping & Surveyingkrull and Companyparsec Financial Management, inc.Society of the TransfigurationTd Bank

$500-$999Blue ridge Metals Corpdavid gantt Law Officenorth Carolina Appraisal CompanyStrauss & Associates, p.A.Taylor Land & Cattle Companywolf Creek Engineering

$250-$499 Adventure TreksBird and Branch, LLCCarland & Andersen incCobourn & Saleeby LLpConfluence EngineeringAnonymousdoctorsManagement, LLCEquinox EnvironmentalFirst Congregational ChurchFoxworth AdvisorsFriends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara

henderson Oil Companyhighland Lake innhome Trust Bankplatt Architecture, pArEAChwaggoner & rhodes Land

Surveyors pLCC

$100-$249general Motors Alumni Club of wnCEagle's nest Foundation, inc.Luther E. Smith Associates pApathways property Owners Assoc.Table rock pharmacy

Up TO $99Bubba's general StoreCity of hendersonvilleharvest Thyme Co-Oppiedmont Land ConservancyTCBY TreatsVan's Auto Service

2012 Grants, foundatIon, & ContraCtsBlue ridge Forever Calvert FoundationCommunity Foundation of henderson CountyCommunity Foundation of henderson County –

Fletcher Fund Community Foundation of henderson County –

perry n. rudnick Endowment FundThe Conservation AllianceConservation Trust for north CarolinaCorporation for national & Community ServiceFernandez pave the way Foundationgustaf westfeldt Mcilhenny Foundationharlan Family Foundation Mary E. peters & robert w. polchow Foundationnational Fish & wildlife FoundationnC Clean water Management Trust FundnC Commission on Volunteerism & Community service

nC dept. of Environment & natural resourcesnew Belgium Brewing Companyparks and recreation Trust FundrEiSociety of the TransfigurationUS Fish & wildlife Service

2012 eMpLoyer/retIree CharItaBLe donatIon & MatCh proGraMsAmeriprise FinancialBank of America United way CampaignEarthshare of nCExxonMobil Fidelity Charitable gift Fundgeneral Electrichoughton Mifflinjp Morgan Chase FoundationUBS Financial Services inc.

hoW are We doInG? please let us know of any omissions & forgive us for any errors: aimee@carolinamountain.org

thank you businesses and supporters who donated in-kind services or goods in 2012!

Interested In donatInG?Visit us online at:www.carolinamountain.org

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Land proteCtIon fund donors

Sara Bentley

john & Laralynn Bonham

kimberly & Tom Brewster

Vicki Catalano

Carola & Stuart Cohn

Tom & jane davis

david & Charlene Efird

Tom Fanslow

Laura Foxx-weddle

Albert gooch

john humphrey

jeff johansson & kristin harkey

Claire joyner

Meredith keever

david keller & nora Murdock

jim and pam kessaris

reginald heinitsh

Zachary Lesch-huie

Bill & jerry McAninch

rick & joAnne Merrill

Bonnie Millar

robert haywood Morrison

Lee & Tom Mulligan

Suzanne & Bernard Mwengi

jim & Barbara neal

Brent & karen O’Conner

Al & Cynthia platt

dr. diana richards

william & nancy Stanback

kieran roe & Miriam Stuart

Luther & priscilla Smith

hillard Staton

Mark & Ameran Tooley

dr. Bob & Amy wald

Laura & john williams

Charles & Emily Yelton

ken Youngblood

Bob Youngerman

in the fielD with cMlc

Creating an Edible Forest at Eagle’s nest Camp

CMLC’s Stewardship Team again part-nered with the staff and students of the Eagle’s nest Camp and The Outdoor Academy, near pisgah Forest, to build upon invasive species removal efforts implemented last spring. CMLC’s Ameri-Corps Stewardship Associate Cheryl Bolton led efforts to plant 85 native fruit and nut trees along the banks of Eagle’s nest Branch, a tributary of the Little river. The new trees establish an “edible forest buffer” along the riparian are of the creek.

CMLC staff, community volunteers, and students from the Outdoor Academy planted the trees using sustainable permaculture practices to promote their

honoring our lAnD Protection funD Donors

in 2007, CMLC began a quiet but persistent fundraising effort to establish the Land Protection Fund (LpF). donors to CMLC’s Land protection Fund can take credit for supporting many extraordinary projects, including several conservation milestones in the organization’s history. Starting with an initial lead gift on the worlds Edge project—which ultimately led to the creation of Chimney rock State park—the LpF has been used to protect 22 properties in four wnC counties. By providing immediate funds in advance of anticipated later reimbursement, the LpF has allowed CMLC to act quickly to conserve sites such as Connestee Falls in Transylvania County, weed patch Mountain in rutherford County, dyeleaf Mountain Farm in Buncombe County, and parts of the Cane Creek greenway in henderson County.

we are deeply indebted to the generous donors listed below for contributions totaling more than $400,000, which have enabled over $2.2 million in expenditures toward urgent conservation projects. “The fund has leveraged grant dollars and private contributions many times over, all while allowing its assets to be continually replenished and reused,” stated kieran roe, Executive director. please consider whether a gift to our Land protection Fund would match your personal desire to help us protect our ancient mountains and historic rural landscapes we all love.

for More InforMatIon call 828-697-5777, ext. 202 or email our development director at: lynn@carolinamountain.org

rich stevenson

Connestee Falls

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long term survival. Located adjacent to the camp’s garden, the buffer not only reestablishes habitat for wildlife but also expands the camp’s educational mission to promote individual development and connection to the natural world. The buffer, which includes varieties of native persimmon, plum, and blueberry, offers the students an opportunity to learn about the important role of native trees in conservation. CMLC worked closely with staff and students of Eagle’s nest Foundation, including Outdoor Academy head of School Ted wesemann and garden Manager ryan

houghton, to bring the project to completion. Funded by the U.S. Fish and wildlife Service’s partners for Fish and wildlife program, the restoration project greatly improves habitat among the Little river Aquatic habitat, a Significant natural heritage Area, and safeguards water quality for rare plants and invertebrates.

in addition to stewardship efforts, CMLC and Eagle’s nest Camp are seeking funding to enable a conservation easement on the land that is so central to teaching and inspiring its students and campers.

AMericorPs Project conservehonoring Martin Luther king jr. with day of Service

in celebration of Martin Luther king jr. day, AmeriCorps project Conserve members lent their hands among community projects in Buncombe and watauga Counties. Asheville area members made blankets for project Linus, created bandanas for local pet shelters, and made cards for Meals On wheels. Members also partnered with Asheville greenworks to plant dozens of fruit trees and erect a hoop house in Asheville’s pisgah View community.

in Boone, project Conserve members prepared meals for members of the community at FArM Café (Feed All regardless of Means). Members also visited Appalachian State University to hear Maya Angelou speak in honor of dr. king. Together across wnC, project Conserve increased community food security, promoted suitability, and enhanced our appreciation of diversity.

project Conserve members serve at 20 environmental non-profits across wnC promoting water quality, land conservation, local foods, and energy efficiency within their communities. CMLC has hosted this AmeriCorps program for eight years, providing more than 260,000 hours of public service to our region.

Yellow Lady Slipper Volunteer

clAire DillMAnwhen Claire first heard CMLC staff speak to her college class about protecting the region’s natural resources, she had no idea she would soon be so intimately acquainted with the flora, fauna, and topography of our beautiful mountains.

A senior Environmental Studies major at Brevard College, Claire completed her capstone internship in service to CMLC as an assistant to AmeriCorps hickory nut gorge (hng) Steward, david Lee. her internship—focused on invasive species inventory among more than 1,500 acres in the hng—led her on countless adventures of hiking off-trail, battling tangling kudzu and gnashing greenbrier, and climbing up perilously steep rockfaces. when asked what she learned as an intern, Claire replied, “to re-define impossible. Covering this terrain, i discovered the

amazing things you can do with your feet.”

working with david kept her service humorous and entertaining so that

“the things that should be awful became fun.” Claire gained valuable

skills in plant identification, gpS technology, and a greater knowledge of

the wilds of our region.

Originally from wahalla, SC, Claire is also a star collegiate tennis athlete and an accomplished whitewater guide on the Chattooga river. She strives to live by her grandfather’s motto, the Latin illegitimi non carborundum, which translates roughly as “don’t let ‘em grind you down.”

CMLC thanks Claire for her youthful, energetic service to our mission of conserving and stewarding our wnC mountains. we are honored to present Claire dillman with our Yellow Lady Slipper award.

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April

27 Saturdayearth day WIth CMLCCMLC Office, hendersonville

27 SaturdayCMLC MeMBers-onLy hIkeSherwood Forest wildflower hike

May

5 Sunday2nd annuaL BearWaLLoW Beast 5kBearwallow Mountain; gerton

11 SaturdayCMLC puBLIC hIke CMLC - Conserved johnson Branch

19SundayCMLC annuaL MeetInG 2:00 – 4:00pMLaurel LodgeCamp Tekoa; hendersonvillejoin CMLC for an engaging presentation by speaker dr. Timothy p. Spira, professor at Clemson University and au-thor of Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont, recognition of our Lady Slipper Volunteer award winners, and the announce-ment of our prestigious Lela McBride Award.

June

1 SaturdayLand trust day 10:00aM – 5:00pMMast general StoreMain Street, downtown hendersonvilleSupport CMLC by shopping at hendersonville’s Mast general Store, which will do-nate 20% of the day’s profits toward our land conserva-tion efforts. CMLC will be on hand to meet customers and share our enthusiasm for conserving the mountains of wnC.

2SundaynatIonaL traILs dayUpper hickory nut gorge,gerton

12 wednesdaysuMMIts soCIety soCIaL Summits Society support-ers will be honored and celebrated at our first annual members-only appreciation event. The Summits Society recognizes CMLC’s most loyal and dedicated donors who contributed at least $1,000 annually.

July

25ThursdayLandoWners reCoGnItIon pICnICAll CMLC landowners and easement donors will be treated to a picnic dinner and talk hosted on one of CMLC’s conserved lands.

September

28Saturdaysave the dateCarolina Mountain land ConservanCy’s

1 3 t h A n n u A l

uPcoMing cMlc events

The Cabin ridge, Edneyville

for More InforMatIon:Call us at 828-697-5777or visit: carolinamountain.org

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BearWaLLoW Beast 5k sponsors:BrB Appraisals, LLC. | Confluence Engineering | john humphrey |

nigel Morgan, ddS | waggoner & rhodes Land Surveyors pLCC

the southeast’s fIerCest 5k traIL run & festIvaLMay 5th, 2013 Gerton, nC 2:00 pMPresented by Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy & Pardee

ASHEVILLE

CMLC’s hIkInG ChaLLenGe Is free for MeMBers. Explore and protect wnC’s most amazing lands with us—join CMLC and start exploring today!

doug & Susan Agor

dan Axtell

paul Benson

ken Borgfeldt

Sarah Broughton

julie Culbertson

kathleen decker

Stuart English

jack Fitzgerald

Tom hannon

Bill hodge

Edward & jane isbey

jerome johnson

jason jordan

Lynn killian

gwen kuhns

glover Little

nathan Lynch

Bev Macdowell

janet McAfee

rebecca Owens

john perkins

kevin & kathy reid

john r. Smith

jeff & rhonda Mckenna

don & Angie Miller

Bob & kim Chao Carlson

hiking chAllenge 2.0: get outsiDe this sPring

8 hikes | Free gear | Save LandSign up today at

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ConGratuLatIons to hIkInG ChaLLenGe CoMpLeters deCeMBer throuGh MarCh:

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BreWs·vIeWs·BLueGrass join the race to save our mountains at the Bearwallow Beast 5k Trail run, one of the southeast’s fiercest foot-races. Or join us at the finish line for a mountaintop party featuring local beer and live music. SEE pAgE 15

upCoMInG eventssaturday, aprIL 27Members-Only wildflower hike to Sherwood Forest

sunday, May 5th Bearwallow Beast 5k Trail run & Festival

sunday, May 19th CMLC Annual Meeting

saturday, septeMBer 2813th Annual Conservation Celebration

For more events & details,

SEE pAgE 14

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