**Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our annual Trail Forum conference will be held virtually! We hope you can join us for another year of inspiring and educational presentations about trails.

This region’s premiere trail conference will offer seven educational sessions in two concurrent time frames and two keynote presentations from the comfort of your home, office or wherever you have an internet connection. The Full Access Ticket presentations and the Community Ticket presentations will be available to view after they are broadcast on the virtual event platform as well as be sent in an email to the appropriate ticket type attendee the day after the event.  We offer continuing education credits for members of AICP, NC/SC Landscape Architects and SC Parks and Recreation professionals. There will also be time to network throughout the event, connect with exhibitors and enter into topic specific roundtables during the designated lunch break time frame.

*Pre-registration is required for this program

**In compliance with local North and South Carolina policies and current CDC guidelines regarding Covid-19, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program capacity to 25 or fewer. This program’s limit is 10.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks and follow social distancing guidelines at all times.

We’ll enjoy the Sunday afternoon with a comfortable walking pace while being sure to pause to discuss any unique wildlife or ecological features we come across. The Hector Henry Greenway wraps around WR Odell Elementary and Harris Road Middle School, and continues along the Rocky River and past two spectacular wetlands behind the Moss Creek development, located between Davidson and Concord, NC. The trail is paved and well-forested- ideal for an afternoon stroll!

Details:

• Course: About 3 miles round trip on paved greenway
• Time: Sunday December 6th, 3:00-5:00 PM
• Parking Address: Odell Elementary School, 1215 Moss Farm Street North West, Concord, 28027. MAP

We Provide:

• Carolina Thread Trail trip leader
• First aid equipment
• Light snacks
• Extra face masks
• Hand Sanitizer

You Should Bring:

• Full water bottle
• Comfortable walking or hiking shoes
• Sunscreen, bug spray as needed
• Any needed dog supplies: 6 ft leash, water, and poop bags!
• Personal Face masks and hand sanitizer

*Pre-registration is required for this program

**In compliance with local North and South Carolina policies and current CDC guidelines regarding Covid-19, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program capacity to 25 or fewer. This program’s limit is 15.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks and follow social distancing guidelines at all times.

Join us for a group bike ride. Ride along Riverwalk: Piedmont Medical Center Trail, part of the Carolina Thread Trail. We will ride beside the Catawba River and over this hilly, paved, and natural-surface trail by moonlight. Hear from the Carolina Thread Trail director, Bret Baronak, as he discusses the on-going development of the Thread Trail.  Join us and discover the beauty of the Thread Trail at night!

Details:

• Course: approx. 5 miles (2.5 out and back) of paved greenway
• Time: Tuesday, December 15, 6 pm – 7:30pm
• Parking: 575 Herrons Ferry Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 MAP 
• Where to find us: Look for the Carolina Thread Trail registration table by the North Trailhead

We provide:

• Carolina Thread Trail Program Coordinator
• First aid equipment
• Light snacks
• Extra headlamps and helmets
• Extra face masks and hand sanitizer

You should bring:

• Full water bottle
• Bicycle
• Helmet
• Headlamp and/or bicycle lights
• Personal Face masks and hand sanitizer