FLOATING NATURE WALK SET FOR MAY 18

The annual Floating Nature Walk will be  held on Saturday, May 18th. Pre-registration and payment are required by May 11th. The guided float trip with kayak, transportation and lunch cost is $45/person, or $20 with own kayak. For more information or to register please contact us at forksofcoalfoundation@gmail.com or through our website at http://www.forksofcoalfoundation.org. 

FIRST DAY HIKEIMG_2427 NEW YEAR’S DAY

More than 70 energetic adults and children joined us for our annual First Day Hike on Monday, New Year’s Day at 12:00 noon. Despite the cold, gloomy weather, hikers turned out for a choice of two hikes on the Yellow Trail to walk along Big Coal River and visit the Roof Rock. Everyone learned something about nature and Coal River history along the way. 

Hot cocoa, mulled cider and home-made cookies were a treat at the end of the hike. 

ORANGE TRAIL GETS TEMPORARY BRIDGE REPAIR

This spring the unsafe bridge on the Orange Trail was removed and a new temporary bridge crossing was created. Thanks to board member Frank Coulter, DNR Engineer Roger Wolfe, Boone Career and Technical Center teachers and students and Allen Marker of Garcie R. Marker Excavating forIMG_3094 completing the project. On August 5 the Kanawha Valley Trail Alliance and volunteers from the foundation held a work day and improved the approach to the bridge and worked on trail maintenance. The Foundation and the DNR will work together to get a permanent bridge for crossing the creek.

 

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