On Saturday, Feb. 18, more than 30 local volunteers from the Elkin Valley Trails Association (EVTA) met at Crater Park to open a walking trail and campsite alongside the Yakin River in Crater Park.
The trail follows the Yadkin River from the canoe landing toward the McNeil Bridge.
The EVTA is a non-profit affiliate of the NC Rail Trail Inc that works as a subcommittee of the Elkin Recreation and Parks Department. The EVTA is working to improve and develop trails throughout the Elkin Valley, including the Yadkin River Paddle Trail, the Overmountain Victory Trail, the Elkin & Alleghany Rail Trail and the North Carolina NC Mountain to Sea Trail that connects Clingman’s Dome in the southern North Carolina mountains to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer Banks.
This workday was chosen in conjunction with the Weyerhaeuser Wellness Committee headed up by Howie Neelie. Eight members of that committee, including their plant manager and director, were in attendance. Weyerhaeuser is donating mulch for the trail and also working to obtain a grant for trails development.
Also joining the workday was the plant manger, Tim Henddrix, of Vulcan Materials Inc. tThe EVTA hopes to work with Vulcan Materials on a Yadkin River trail on its property.
The group working Saturday on the Yadkin River walk was diverse with ages ranging form 16 to 80 plus and volunteers of ages and ilks are invited to join the Trails Association. All that is needed is a pair of gloves and a willingness to work for a few hours to be a part of making something come to fruition in the Elkin Valley.
The next workday is on Saturday, March 10. Joining the group on this day would give you a chance to walk the next one mile of trail on the E & A Rail Trail from above the Shoe Factory Dam to the City Reservoir along the Elkin Creek/River J.
This stretch of water iswhere members of the EVTA plan to place a second trout fishing opportunity in conjunction with the N.C. Wildlife Commission.
Anyone interested in learning about how to participate may contact Denise Lyon at myfrienddenise@gmail.com. Lyon collects the names of those interested to the EVTA email list for activity announcements.
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