Join fellow nature lovers and local Scouts on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. to help improve the Mule Rock Trail at Line Creek Nature Area, which is managed by Southern Conservation Trust.
Scout Garrick Larson has chosen to improve and extend a severely eroded, dangerous trail that leads down to the Mule Rock, one of the most interesting features at the popular nature preserve, located off Ga. Highway 54 at the Coweta County line. This project will qualify Garrick as an Eagle Scout and for the prestigious William T. Hornaday award for conservation service.
Under Garrick’s leadership and supervised by a certified trail consultant, a large team of volunteers will block the old treacherous trail, and cut saplings and smooth the trail surface to create the new longer route that will take hikers along Line Creek.
Line Creek is one of three public preserves managed by Southern Conservation Trust. The 70-acre Nature Preserve features a stocked fishing pond and dock, a picnic area, granite outcroppings, and several miles of both easy and challenging trails that allow access to Line Creek.
“Public greenspace like the Line Creek preserve make Fayette County a wonderful place to live. This Work Day is a great way for the community to come together, have fun, and improve a unique natural area,” said Trust Executive Director Abby Jordan.
The Line Creek Work Day is Saturday, Nov. 20, starting at 10 a.m., weather permitting. Volunteers should bring work gloves and wear hiking shoes. Helpful tools to bring: loppers, garden rake, hatchet or ax, shovel, garden hoe and chain saw. Refreshments will be provided.
Volunteers should sign up in advance at 770-486-7774 or email info@sctlandtrust.org. For directions: www.sctlandtrust.org. If weather is questionable, call 770-486-7774 after 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, to learn if the Work Day will be re-scheduled.
Southern Conservation Trust is a Fayette County-based conservation nonprofit that owns, manages and protects 1,400 acres of farms, forests and environmentally sensitive land in the Southern Crescent. The Trust hosts environmental programs and enhances its preserves with trails, overlooks and re-introduction of native species.
As a regional land trust the Trust works with willing landowners to permanently protect open space that benefits the community and can offer tax benefits for the landowner.
