Walks & Hikes
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FROG WALK
Saturday, March 16, 4:00 p.m. (kids & families) & 7 p.m. (grown-ups), Kernersville
BETHANIA'S BLACK WALNUT BOTTOM CREEK CRAWL
Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m., Bethania
LONG CREEK TRAIL WETLANDS WALK
Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m., Bethania
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Frog Walk
Saturday, March 16, 4:00 p.m. (kids & families) & 7 p.m. (grown-ups)
Ivey Redmon Park, Kernersville
Learn about our local frogs and toads with a walk through the wetlands of Ivey Redmon Park (in the woods behind the playing fields). Led by Foothills outings leader, Henry Fansler, and Wendi Hartup, Kernersville stormwater manager, the frog walks will begin with a brief presentation about what species you may see or hear, how to identify them and their important role in habitats. A N.C. toad and frog call app is available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.johneyboy.frogcalls&hl=en US&gl=US.
Anyone participating in this activity should be prepared for wet, muddy conditions and dress for the weather. We will meet at the soccer field parking lot. Look for the giant dragonfly sign. Participants under 18 must be with a parent or guardian. Register with Henry Fansler at henryfansler@windstream.net or 336.473.0283 and indicate which walk you’re attending. Note that the Sierra Club requires all outing participants to sign a standard waiver.
Meet near the playground next to the parking lot of the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex , 788 Beeson Road, Kernersville. MAP
LONG CREEK TRAIL WETLANDS WALK
Sunday, March 17, 2 p.m. Bethania
Forsyth Creek Week volunteer Henry Fansler will lead a fun and informative walk exploring the wetlands of Long Creek. We will be joined by Ken Bridle, the Conservation Advisor of Piedmont Land Conservancy and a Ph.D. in plant physiology and natural product chemistry. Together we will learn why the quality of our water sources begin with wetlands.
We will only hike a portion of the trail.
More details of the area can be found at : https://www.google.com/.../data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0.... Register by sending an email to Henry Fansler at henryfansler@windstream.net or 336-473-0283. Participants under 18 must be with a parent or guardian.
Meet at the Long Creek Trail parking lot off 5801 Bethania Tobaccoville Road.
BethaNIA's BLack Walnut Bottom Creek CRAWL
Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. Bethania
Foothills outings leader Henry Fansler will lead a fun and informative creek crawl along Bethania’s Black Walnut Bottom Trail, where creeks feed into Muddy Creek. We will be joined by Bridle of the Piedmont Land Conservancy, whose group helped to preserve Walnut Bottoms.
We will meet at the picnic tables beside the Bethania visitor center for an overview of the creeks of Wachovia. We will then hike the Black Walnut Bottom Trail and see what makes a healthy creek, explore the area bordering the creek, and consider why the Moravians made their second settlement here.
Along the hike, we will search a creek for macro-invertebrates whose presence will tell us about the water quality. In water quality, “buggy is better.” Anyone wishing to join in this activity must have boots or water footwear and expect wet and muddy conditions. Towels and spare socks and shoes are recommended. The trail is 1.4 miles in length and rated easy by the Foothills Group.
More details of the area can be found at http://townofbethania.org/trails/black-walnut-bottom-trail/.
Register by sending an email to Henry Fansler at henryfansler@windstream.net or 336-473-0283. Participants under 18 must be with a parent or guardian.
Meet in the parking lot for the Bethania Visitors Center, 5393 Ham Horton Lane (near the intersection of Bethania Road and Main Street). MAP