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05.21.20

Trails: A source of jobs and respite for North Carolinians

More than ever, people are turning to the outdoors as a source of recreation, solace, and beauty. The Carolina Thread Trail provides all this and more […]
04.29.20

Five ways you can be here for nature

With this year being the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, we thought we’d pull together a few quick and easy things you can do […]
04.24.20

2019 Annual Report

There’s been a lot going on at the Thread Trail and Conservancy. Check out our 2020 Spring Newsletter and 2019 Annual Report below to find out […]
04.14.20

Trail Closures and COVID-19 Updates

Updated 5/11/20 Both North and South Carolina have reopened state parks, including sections of the Carolina Thread Trail that are within park boundaries. Here are the […]
04.06.20

Connecting to nature at home

Are you looking for places to get outside while still keeping your distance from others? Maybe you need some hands-on activities that will keep the kids […]
04.02.20

Nature and your mental health

Research showing the connection between outdoor spaces and our mental health has multiplied over the past several decades. It’s something we all know but easily forget: […]
04.01.20

Wondering in the woods

Carolina Thread Trail’s Program Coordinator reflects on how his relationship to the outdoors has changed throughout his life, and how he shares his sense of wonder […]
01.06.20

Carolina Thread Trail awards over $246,000 to trail projects

In mid-December, the Carolina Thread Trail Governing Board awarded $246,666 in trail implementation grants for projects along the Thread Trail to the City of Gastonia, Town […]
08.14.19

Going the Distance

65-Mile Rocky River/Pee Dee River Blueways Open River to Recreation By Anna Gibson Great Blue Herons glide overhead; a cluster of deer swim soundlessly across the […]