Friends of Crowders Mountain with Dewey Matherly

Segment 3, November 9th, 2024 How are so many of the places that we enjoy going to maintained?  Usually it is active advocacy groups that help care, manicure, & keep clean properties that are impactful to our community.  It’s kind of like being a friend.  Dewey Matherly has chaired the Friends of Crowders Mountain group for the past eleven years.  He took a moment to join host Bill Bartee to share more about the purpose & accomplishments of the Friends group. Show Highlights: Friends of Crowders Mountain is a group that helps support the State Park through donations of time, money, & grant writing It’s made up of volunteers & one of the top attended activiites is trail maintenance One goal is to help visitors have the best overall experience during their time at Crowders Mountain Crowders Mountain State Park is now open & there is an upcoming Trail Maintenance Work Day on November 21st, 2024. Crowders Mountain State Park invites a wide-variety of activities from camping, canoeing, hiking, climbing, bouldering, & more that utilize the property Members are people that appreciate the opportunity to help support a place that they love to visit & care for.  They come from all over the region. Things You’ll Learn by Listening: There are sixty-nine state parks and areas throughout North Carolina.  Each has their own “Friends” group that helps manage, support, & create awareness of their respective property. The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte hiking store, Jesse Brown’s.  Lace up your comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle, and head to Crowders Mountain State Park.