Join us for a hike at Croft State Park, Spartanburg
Fairforest Loop Trails - Saturday October 19th - 9:00 AM at trailhead
* Canceled due to the impact of Helene storm *
About Croft State Park:
Once an army training base, Croft State Park covers more than 7,000 acres of rolling, wooded terrain just a few miles from downtown Spartanburg. The park offers over 20 miles of biking and hiking trails, a playground, picnic and camping areas, as well as fishing and boating in one of two lakes. Croft is known for its equestrian facilities. The park regularly hosts shows in its arena and boasts more than 20 miles of horseback riding trails. Click here for the park trail map.
• Adopt-A-Hwy Program - Mitchell Rd Elementary • Saturday, November 9th - 9:00 AM •
* Canceled due to the impact of Helene storm *
The Bartram Group of Sierra Club sponsors a two-mile stretch on East North St. between Mitchell Road and Brushy Creek. We provide bags, work gloves and orange safety vests. * Our 2-mile stretch has sidewalks on both directions, in which we are thankful for the safety of our volunteers.
September Events
• Priscilla Preston's Sierra Club National Volunteer Award •
On September 7th, Ron Sobczak and Kathleen Kempe presented Priscilla Preston with the National Sierra Club's "Volunteer of the Year" award. The award ceremony was held at the South Carolina Chapter office in Columbia, South Carolina.
Kathleen nominated Priscilla for her contributions of time and talent in keeping the Chapter office functioning while we were without paid staff. At the same time that Priscilla was doing all the complex administrative work, she was also developing a project to "green" public/low-income housing. This project required the corroboration of public and private entities and has completed several pilot programs.
There are more "greening" projects in progress that involve vegetable gardens and weatherization. Get involved by contacting Priscilla at priscilla.preston@alumni.unc.edu.
• Hike to Silver Steps Falls, Jones Gap/Caesars Head •
On Saturday, Sept 21st our Sierra Club hike was joined by 13 people to Silver Step Falls, Caesars Head Park. The hike was fully shaded with temperatures in the 70’s. The Falls had good water flow giving us a good group picture. After the hike we convened on Don and Jane Pilzer’s large porch overlooking Jones Gap. Participants included Jane and Don Pilzer, Norm and Linda Sharp, Ron and Kathleen Sobczak, Kelly Wooten, Cindy Pottieger, Viviane Trama, Steve and Martha Root, Suzanne Spitzer, and Bob Root.
