Green River Hike With Ecologist Bob Gale

Join us for a moderate 7-mile Saturday hike along the Green River with MountainTrue’s very own ecologist Bob Gale!

This is a great late winter hike which follows the Green River and offers continuous views from the river’s quiet stretches to its most intense rapids. We’ll look for early wildflowers and migrating warblers. Because it lies at lower elevations than more northerly mountain counties, temperatures should be mild and spring vegetation will be further along. We’ll pass through remnant eastern hemlock stands which have been less affected by the hemlock woolly adelgid insect, and offer a glimpse of what all of our once-thriving hemlock communities looked like 10 years ago. The trail also passes through an interesting boulder area and ends in a boulder-strewn stretch of the river. Here, and along the final mile, we’ll have the exciting treat of seeing kayakers fighting through several dynamic stretches of rapids. Please wear appropriate shoes and layers, and bring water and a lunch! Carpool available from Earth Fare in the Westgate Shopping Center at 9:00AM.

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 11 at 12:00PM

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For more information, please contact Ella Tzinberg at ella@mountaintrue.org or call 828-258-8737 ext. 216