Pisgah Area SORBA Hurricane Helene Update with Daniel Sapp | 182

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For Episode 182 we have Daniel Sapp back on, this time Daniel is here to provide some insight around the impacts that Hurricane Helene had on Western North Carolina and the Communities around the Pisgah National Forest. Western North Carolina relies heavily on tourism, please consider supporting these communities and organizations in any way that you see fit as they clean up, reopen and rebuild.
Topics Include:

The broad impact that Hurricane Helene had on Western North Carolina
Being allowed back into the forest for damage assessment and clean up
Chainsaws and being certified to work within the National Forest
Closed Areas of Pisgah National Forest and why it’s important to respect the closures
Volunteer Hours Logged to get trails open in the Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest
Unity in the Community of Western North Carolina
The Ranger District / Brevard and some other communities are back open and the community needs tourism in the areas that are open!

Including Ride Rock Creek and Ride Kanuga – Open for Business!


Fundraising for the communities in Western North Carolina
Giving Tuesday coming up!
Having paid staff at Pisgah Area SORBA and how that has helped the recovery efforts
How modern trail building standards and how the newer trails held up during this storm event
Closing Comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:
Two Weeks Later: How Pisgah's Communities are Coping in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/two-wee...
Pisgah Area SORBA: https://www.pisgahareasorba.org/
G5 Collective: https://www.g5trailcollective.org/
McDowell Technical College Trail Training: https://mcdowelltech.edu/academic-deg...
 
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