Poll: Maintaining Appalachian Balds

[MOWGLI]

If you had an opportunity to spend a day helping to keep an Appalachian Bald free of trees and shrubs in Western NC, would you volunteer?

[Sly]

Is this a trick question?

[MOWGLI]

No, just trying to see what the interest level would be to perform this kind of maintenance.

[SGT Rock]

Yes. Where and when?

[DavidNH]

Alas I live too far away..but where i ever in the Southern Apps again I would help out if i possibly could to maintain trail and those great balds!

David

[Tin Man]

If time and distance permitted, I would as I would love to see them some day. There is enough green tunnel and these historic hills should be preserved.

[MOWGLI]

Yes. Where and when?

No date yet. Just data gathering. The NPS maintains Andrews Bald in Great Smoky Mountains NP with crews on day trips. I'm trying to see if folks would be interested in this kind of work. I happen to love the balds, but don't know how others feel.

[Sly]

No date yet. Just data gathering. The NPS maintains Andrews Bald in Great Smoky Mountains NP with crews on day trips. I'm trying to see if folks would be interested in this kind of work. I happen to love the balds, but don't know how others feel.

Sign me up.

[Jan LiteShoe]

No date yet. Just data gathering. The NPS maintains Andrews Bald in Great Smoky Mountains NP with crews on day trips. I'm trying to see if folks would be interested in this kind of work. I happen to love the balds, but don't know how others feel.

I love the balds as well.
If I am able to make it, I would love to participate in this sort of gathering.
Hey, we could all camp under a full moon ...

[Cookerhiker]

Count me in. I enjoyed the balds especially Big Bald and Max Patch.

[Lone Wolf]

yeah. i could get up off my lazy ass and help

[Hikerhead]

I've never seen a Smoky Bald so yes, I would be interested.

[Sly]

A little bit about Andrews Bald.

http://www.answers.com/topic/andrews-bald

[Brushy Sage]

Are any balds other than Andrews in need of clearing? Due to the combined efforts of trail maintainers and the forest service, both Big Bald and Max Patch are, reliably, quite bald. The area to the south of Walnut Mountain shelter is not yet fully bald because the tree stumps haven't been removed. Day hikers and volunteers will not be able to do that.

[the goat]

yeah, i'd be up for that.

[bigcranky]

I'd be there if the dates worked.

[Ewker]

just depends if I have something planned for that weekend already..if not I will be there

[humunuku]

So where might this possibly happen, in the GSMNP (NC side) or somewhere a bit less touristy?

[MOWGLI]

Are any balds other than Andrews in need of clearing? Due to the combined efforts of trail maintainers and the forest service, both Big Bald and Max Patch are, reliably, quite bald. The area to the south of Walnut Mountain shelter is not yet fully bald because the tree stumps haven't been removed. Day hikers and volunteers will not be able to do that.

Brushy Sage:

Gregory Bald, but the NPS does that as part of a week long backpacking trip. Walnut Mtn is National Forest land - as you know.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Depending on the time of year and family considerations, we would be willing to help.