Creek Crawl

Saturday, March 23, 2 - 4 p.m.
Bethania

Foothills outings leader Henry Fansler will lead a fun and informative creek crawl along Bethania’s Black Walnut Bottom Trail, where creeks feed into Muddy Creek. We will be joined by Ken Bridle, Piedmont Land Conservancy, whose group helped to preserve Walnut Bottoms.

We will hike from the Bethania Visitor’s Center to the Black Walnut Bottom Trail. We will see what makes a creek healthy, explore the area bordering the creek, and consider why the Moravians made their second settlement here. Along the hike, we will search a creek for macro-invertebrates whose presence will tell us about the water quality. In water quality, “buggy is better.”

Anyone wishing to join in this activity must have boots or water footwear and expect wet and muddy conditions. Towels and spare socks and shoes are recommended. The trail is 1.4 miles in length and rated easy by the Foothills Group.

More details of the area can be found at http://townofbethania.org/trails/black-walnut-bottom-trail/. Register by sending an email to Henry Fansler at henryfansler@windstream.net or 336-473-0283. Participants under 18 must be with a parent or guardian. 

Meet at the picnic tables beside the Bethania Visitors Center, 5393 Ham Horton Lane (near the intersection of Bethania Road and Main Street). MAP