Stewardship communities

National climbing conservation nonprofit.

National

Nonprofit that looks after the Appalachian Trail with volunteer maintaining clubs and trail crews; has a regional office in Asheville.

Asheville

Volunteer association that builds and maintains the Benton MacKaye Trail in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina, with monthly maintenance trips.

Blue Ridge GA

Nonprofit climbing advocacy group for North and South Carolina since 1995: access, crag stewardship days and gatherings.

North and South Carolina

Land trust working across Western North Carolina, with volunteer trail and stewardship days.

Hendersonville

Nonprofit trail association in Elkin, in the foothills.

Elkin

Nonprofit friends group supporting DuPont State Recreational Forest.

DuPont State Forest

Nonprofit friends group for Gorges State Park: park programs, volunteers and an annual festival.

Sapphire

Volunteer friends group supporting Lake James State Park near Morganton with volunteer work and nature notes.

Morganton, NC

Volunteer friends group caring for the trails of Panthertown Valley, working with the Forest Service.

Panthertown Valley

Friends group supporting Paris Mountain State Park near Travelers Rest with volunteer work.

Travelers Rest, SC

Old Fort trail-building nonprofit that runs volunteer trail work days and weekends on the Grandfather District trails.

Old Fort, NC

Franklin land trust holding public events, volunteer days and outdoor programs in the upper Little Tennessee valley.

Franklin, NC

McDowell County trail group that runs guided hikes, volunteer workdays and family trail events around Old Fort.

Old Fort, NC

Environmental nonprofit for Western North Carolina, home of the French Broad Riverkeeper.

Western North Carolina

Nonprofit trail group building and caring for trails in Rutherford County.

Rutherford County

Augusta river protection group with volunteer cleanups and paddling events.

Augusta, GA

Spartanburg land conservancy with guided walks, nature outings and volunteer stewardship days.

Spartanburg, SC

Nonprofit partner of the Forest Service in Pisgah: volunteer days, workshops and trail care.

Brevard

Conservation group for the South Carolina Upstate that hosts volunteer workdays such as invasive plant removal at parks and protected lands.

Greenville SC