The Friends’ Trails Team
The FSC Trails Team assists Park Managers and Staff with the design, build, assessment, maintenance and/or rerouting of nearly 85 miles of world-class trails and trail structures in South Cumberland State Park. Take a moment to watch the six-minute video below, which has examples of the many trails-related tasks and projects on which volunteers have assisted... |
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Introduction to the FSC Trails Team and what it does
TTA awards grant to FSC for trail mile markers throughout the Park
The Tennessee Trails Association (TTA) awarded an Evan Means Grant to the Friends of South Cumberland State Park, helping fund an FSC initiative to install custom mileage marker/location identifier medallions on nearly 87 miles of trail in South Cumberland State Park (SCSP). The medallions will improve hiker locational awareness and safety, while assisting in Rangers’ rescue efforts. This system of color-coded markers will also make possible more detailed trail maps.
Pictured at South Cumberland State Park’s Information & Welcome Center trailhead are (L-R): FSC Trail Friends Area Coordinator Marietta Poteet; TTA Evan Means Grant Committee Chair Joan Hartvigsen; SCSP Manager George Shinn; SCSP Assistant Manager Bill Knapp; FSC Trails Committee Chair Bruce Blohm; and (kneeling) SCSP Ranger Jessie DeRight. They are each holding samples of the trail marker medallions, similar to those that will be acquired with the TTA grant. |
The Mile Marking Field Team: Volunteers at work in the Fiery Gizzard, measuring trail for precise placement of the new mile marker system on every mile of trail in the park. By the end of January, 2021, nearly 70% of the trails had been marked. Completion is scheduled for early Spring of 2021.
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