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Friends of VOLUME 16 : ISSUE 2 DuPont Forest MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER Summer 2018

Respecting the Power: Waterfall Safety Programs Evolve Following Accidents in Transylvania County

By Jeff Jennings, President of Friends of DuPont Forest

IT’S HARD TO DENY the magnetic attraction of DuPont’s waterfalls. Each year, thousands of Top Left: High Falls. Top Right: Triple Falls. people come to see them for the first time and Bottom Right: The Transylvania County Emergency thousands more return again and again to listen Management and the Transylvania Rescue Squad to the roar and feel the rejuvenating spray. performed a staged waterfall safety rescue in May of this year in . Intellectually, most people know the waterfalls are as dangerous as they are beautiful, but it is easy County Tourism Development Authority and to get lost in the magic and downplay caution. Mission Health. Waterfall Safety Cards are being Area rescue workers don’t have that luxury. As distributed throughout Western , the Hendersonville Times-News stated in a June trauma physician Dr. Jonas Karl has a begun 15 editorial, “For a long time, emergency respond- writing a blog, safety signage has been installed ers, physicians and news media who cover acci- Continued on Page 2 dents have felt a sense of helplessness and dread as each season brings deaths and serious injuries to people falling from waterfalls.” In 2016, six people died in Transylvania County Forest Festival Schedule waterfall accidents, prompting the creation of Page 6 a waterfall safety campaign by the Transylvania 1 Respecting The Power Continued from Page 1 Waterfall Injuries:

around key waterfalls, and a new video has been By the Numbers produced for social media. There are even new The awareness efforts by TCTDA, posters for public restrooms with the theme: Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Don’t Flush Your Life Away—Practice Waterfall Forest and are aimed Safety. at both visitors and residents – with good reason. Record visitation in recent years has further rein- forced the need to spread the word. “Last year, just 26% of the injuries we treated at Mission were from out- While DuPont has been relatively fortunate in of-state visitors,” said Jackie Gosnell, terms of waterfall accidents, it has not been Trauma Program Manager at Mission spared and the potential for disaster is very real. Health. “And of the 74% in state injuries, “We don’t want to scare people but we do want to only 24% were outside of WNC.” do our best to help prepare visitors so they can Mission Health statistics also provide enjoy a forest experience safely and responsibly,” a clear picture of the typical waterfall said Bruce MacDonald, a ranger at DuPont State injury. Last year, 66% of the injured Recreational Forest. “Unlike an amusement park, were 25 years of age or younger and our forests are not engineered for safety. That’s 34% were between the ages of 26 and the mindset that we’re trying hard to impart to 65. The average age was 27 and the visitors.” median age 20. Viewing Area Defined at Triple Falls Of those injured who came to the Waterfall safety and natural resource protection emergency department at Mission are the reasons behind the Forest Service’s recent Health, 74% were admitted to the decision to restrict and contain the viewing area hospital with an average stay of at the bottom of the stairs at DuPont’s Triple Falls. four days. This viewing area is approximately 1100 square feet, bordered by weighted posts with double cords and “Do not cross” signs. Forest Supervisor Jason Guidry determined the need based on the “I think many long-time Friends feel a little sad- hazards at the top of the waterfalls, the ineffec- ness and loss about the area being restricted, tiveness of signage, and the number of safety inci- but we have to recognize how incredibly popular dents, littering and graffiti damage to this Natural the forest has become and that it is important Heritage area that have occurred in recent years. to meet a reasonable expectation of care, espe- The viewing area was put in place right before cially for children and people unfamiliar with the Memorial Day weekend. “So far, these measures power of the falls.” It’s also not fair to overlook the have helped to reduce hazardous behavior at impact of rescue efforts, which can be monetarily Triple Falls, along with less law enforcement expensive but also hazardous and traumatic for actions by Forest Rangers and Law Enforcement the rescue personnel. Officers. Additionally, I hope that the natural com- Cautious Optimism munity surrounding the middle section of Triple In 2017, there was only one waterfall safety fatal- Falls will continue to recover after removing foot ity in Transylvania County. In 2018, there have traffic, littering and damage to vegetation from been two so far, emphasizing the need for ongo- Friends of that location,” added Guidry. ing awareness. DuPont Forest

2 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT By Jeff Jennings, President of Friends of DuPont Forest Board of Directors

The upcoming First Annual DuPont Forest Festival is an exciting new concept for Friends of DuPont Forest. The original idea – having a series of parallel learning activi- ties all over the Forest – was actually suggested by Beth Cardin of Historic Hendersonville. But the idea quickly caught the imagination of many local Friends and Forest lovers. We have a very dynamic group of nine event team planners – many of whom are volunteering with Friends of DuPont Forest for the very first time. We were really pleased to see more than 35 activity pro- posals submitted by members and friends. After much work and planning, more than 90% of these ideas have been translated into a full schedule of activities for people of all ages. All in all, we have 43 events (most of them are offered more than once throughout the day) in 8 loca- tions. Myself, I suggested the Nature Photography work- shop, and am looking forward to helping out Andy Lukacs as he guides two groups of folks to photogenic locations for nature photography tips and suggestions. Helen Rowell Lee If you are a member of Friends of DuPont, I encourage you to email Ericka Berg at [email protected] to sign 1943-2018 up to be a volunteer and help make the day a large Helen was elected to the Board of success. Ericka is a new Friends of DuPont member and Friends of DuPont Forest in 2012, has volunteered to manage our volunteers. We are really and served as Vice President hoping to see Forest Festival develop into our signature annual event, much like the successful former Tour de from 2014-2017. She was an Falls. Whether you show up as a to volunteer or par- enthusiastic volunteer at the ticipate, make sure that you put September 22 on your Visitor Center’s information desk calendar. and a stalwart member of the Speaking of volunteers, Friends of DuPont is seeking Tour de Falls Team. Always ready volunteers with several other projects as well. to pitch in wherever needed, she Newsletter Editor delighted in overseeing the care Friends of DuPont produces four newsletters a year and feeding of the student work- and we are looking for a volunteer editor to help force that came twice a year from recruit articles and manage the design process. Tech schools to volunteer their Litter Pick-Up Co-Leader woodworking skills. Help keep DuPont beautiful and assist in the Helen left a legacy of loyal ded- planning and logistics on Litter Pick Up Days. ication to the causes she cham- Fundraising Committee pioned. She found happiness We are looking for creative event planners to help plan small fundraising events. in knowing the Junior Ranger Program had become a reality. Please contact Sara Landry, executive director, to volunteer – [email protected] or 828.713.2368. Do you have a suggestion for how Friends of DuPont Forest can do a better job? For a new activity or sugges- tion? Email me at [email protected]. I would Friends of like to hear from you. DuPont Forest

3 In 1956, the DuPont Corporation purchased 10,000 acres and built the first full-scale silicon plant in the . In 1964 DuPont expanded and constructed a larger film plant using the clean water of the Little River to develop x-ray film. The plant eventually grew to employ nearly 1500 people until it sold to Sterling Diagnostic Imaging in 1996. The Rich History of DuPont Forest

By Marcy Thompson, Transylvania County Librarian

Ever wonder how DuPont State Forest got its also built and operated the Cedar Mountain Hotel name? What does this beautiful place in the to accommodate travelers. Even in the mid-1850s mountains of have to do there were a surprising number of people travel- with the DuPont Corporation? ing along the Little River Turnpike that connected Crab Creek Road in the valley to Jones Gap Road The mountains and rivers of Western North leading into . Carolina were formed millions of years ago. For thousands of years Native American hunters and After the Civil War Thomas sold the hotel and gatherers, most recently the Cherokee, roamed surrounding property to Joe McD “Uncle Joe” throughout the region. Following the American Carson who operated it as the Buck Forest Hotel Revolution the region was opened up for settle- for many years. In her 1876 novel,The Land of ment and European descendants migrated into the Sky, Christian Reid uses flowery language to the mountains. tell the story of adventure travelers in the moun- tains of Western North Carolina. Reid is speaking Micajah Smith Thomas was among those who pur- of the mountain range through which the Little chased large tracts of land from the State of North River flows when she says, “Then we have our first Carolina in the early-to-mid 1800s. Thomas and glimpse of the magic beauty which will someday his wife, Anna Caroline Hightower Thomas, owned make Transylvania famous!” Her adventurers con- thousands of acres along the Little River including tinue on to spend time at the Buck Forest Hotel, Bridal Veil Falls, High Falls, and Triple Falls. They

4 exploring the surrounding forests and waterfalls by day and joining in with the evening enter- tainment and dances. The hotel was described as a large two-story building, with a long piazza in front and shade trees drooping all around. It could accommodate dozens of people and had a big hall for dances. By the early 1900s changes had left the hotel off the beaten path and it had fallen into disrepair and partially collapsed. Carson sold the property to Col. Frank Coxe of Asheville. After Coxe’s death his descendants added to the property. In 1941 Frank Coxe, grandson of Col. Frank Coxe, orga- nized the Buck Forest Club. The exclusive club had a lodge near High Falls and permitted its mem- bers to hunt and fish on the property. The club leased the property from the Coxe estate until April 1956. In September 1956 the E.I. DuPont company purchased over 10,000 acres, including the original Thomas property, from the Frank Coxe estate (Buck Forest Club) and the Guion farm in Henderson County to build the first full-scale silicon plant in the United States. Top Left: Buck Forest Lodge - In 1941 Frank Coxe orga- nized the Buck Forest Club. The exclusive club permitted The production of hyper-pure silicon required hunting and fishing on the property and had a lodge near extremely clean water and air, which the Little High Falls. Top Right: Buck Forest Lodge chimney still River and the Cedar Mountain area offered. stands near the High Falls picnic area. Bottom Right: Silicon was used for electrical and electronic FOTOFAX was a DuPont company newsletter published devices in radios, televisions, telephone switch- to share information about the plant, its products, the boards and other electronics. It was a booming employees, and their families. All FOTOFAX issues have industry in the late 1950s and in high demand. recently been made available online at digitalnc.org. However, within just a few years, demand was

Continued on Page 10 5 9-11am YOGA Lauren Ligon 9-11am MAINTENANCE DEMO Lyle Burgmann CORN MILL Join Us for DuPont 9-11am BIKE RIDE Squatch Bikes SHOALS ACCESS 9-11am FOREST ECOLOGY HIKE Rick Bowerman Forest Festival 4-6pm YOGA Lauren Ligon

September 22, 2018 10am-1pm INVASIVE PLANTS WORKDAY Bob Gale, MountainTrue 11am-12pm WILDLIFE LECTURE Steve O’Neil, Earthshine On National Public Lands Day, Friends of 11am-12pm NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Andy Lukacs DuPont Forest will host the first ever DuPont 11am-4pm WOODWORKING Don Harris Forest Festival celebrating the adventure, 12-1pm WILDLIFE LECTURE Steve O’Neil, Earthshine wildness, and beauty of DuPont State HIGH FALLS ACCESS 12-1pm KIDS WATERFALL SAFETY Zach Ignas-Landry Recreational Forest. 2-3pm MAP APP DEMO Carmen Durham Our number one goal for the Forest Festival is to 2-4pm NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Andy Lukacs teach the people to love the Forest. We have put together 4-5pm WILDLIFE OF DUPONT Alan Cameron a full schedule of events that includes tours, mountain 5-6pm MAP APP DEMO Carmen Durham bike rides, education lectures, and hands-on demonstrations all designed to educate attendees on how to be good stewards of 9am-12pm 3 WATERFALLS, LAKES John Quinley, High Country Hikers the Forest and all our public lands. 10-10:30am AQUATIC ACTIVITY Maria Wise, Mills RV. Partnership 10-11am KIDS WATERFALL SAFETY Zach Ignas-Landry The activities will weave in education of the “pack it in, pack it out” 11am-1pm FLY FISHING Danielle Matthews, Headwaters philosophy, waterfall safety, multi-use trail use, and conservation. 11:30am-12pm AQUATIC ACTIVITY Maria Wise, Mills RV. Partnership The events will be led by expert volunteers and representatives ACCESS 11am-1pm CEMETERY HIKE Patty Stahl, Doug Pace, Charlie Burden from our partner conservation nonprofits including Conserving 3-4pm KIDS WATERFALL SAFETY Zach Ignas-Landry Carolina, Wild South, MountainTrue, and Muddy Sneakers. 3-5pm FLY FISHING Danielle Matthews, Headwaters We invite all of our members and friends 4-6pm CEMETERY HIKE Patty Stahl, Doug Pace, Charlie Burden 4:30-5pm AQUATIC ACTIVITY Maria Wise, Mills RV. Partnership to get involved. If you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring the Festival, 10 AM -12 PM AMERICAN CHESTNUTS Don Surrette 10 AM -12 PM JR. RANGER PROGRAM Jane Dauster, NC Forest Service please visit www.dupontforest.com 10 AM-6 PM FOREST SERVICE DEMO Bruce MacDonald, NC Forest Service 11 AM - 1PM MUDDY SNEAKERS Please note the times and date are subject to change. 11 AM -1 PM FLORA AND FAUNA HIKE ID Caet Cash, Blue Ridge Hiking Co. GUION ACCESS 11 AM - 2 PM MEET THE HORSES Dottie and Larry Davis MANY THANKS TO OUR FOREST FESTIVAL SPONSORS! 1-3 PM SQUATCH BIKE RIDE Squatch Bikes 1-4 PM MODERATE HIKE High Country Hikers 2-4 PM AMERICAN CHESTNUTS Don Surrette 2-4 PM MUDDY SNEAKERS Deborah Davis 4-6 PM MUDDY SNEAKERS Deborah Davis

8:30 AM-12 PM ADULT BIKE RIDE Carmen Durham FAWN LAKE ACCESS 11-AM-12 PM BUMBLE BEE HIKE Morgan Harris, Wild South 2-4 PM BUMBLE BEE HIKE Morgan Harris, Wild South

LAKE IMAGING ACCESS 2-5 PM BIKE POKER RIDE Barrett Hoover, Red Wolf Mountain Bike

BARN 10 AM-6 PM MEET THE HORSES Cheryl Calvert, Pisgah Trailblazers

11AM-5 PM STAND UP PADDLEBOARDS Jeffery Tyler, White Squirrel Paddles LAKE JULIA 11AM-5 PM KAYAK TOURS Danielle Matthews, Headwaters

6 7 MEET THE N.C. FOREST SERVICE STAFF AT DUPONT FOREST By Sarah Patton, DuPont Forest Service Administrative Assistant

DuPont State Recreational Forest and Holmes Educational State Forest have recently undergone staff additions and organization restructuring, and I am excited to introduce the 23 staff in a series of articles.

Edna Hensley - Housekeeper Mary Ann Hamilton - Housekeeper Edna Hensley was born and raised in Transylvania Mary Ann has lived her whole life in Transylvania and worked for the Transylvania County County. She was employed as a housekeeper Department of Social Services for 20 years as a for several years by the DuPont Corporation and Community Service Social Assistant. Edna worked worked cleaning the R&D Science Building on for the Work First program helping families find the plant site. “When that building closed down I and maintain full-time employment and foster cried for two weeks. I hated to see it go. Some of care services. “I found it interesting working with the best people around worked there.” Mary Ann the children and hoping that I could make a dif- remembers the DuPont land when the DuPont ference in their lives and in their parents’ lives to Cooperation was running as being “always busy. better themselves. Just a little smile to them and It’s busy now in the Forest, but it was a different a hug, for the children and for me too, just meant type of busy back then.” When the plant site the world.” Edna also worked for the Brevard closed, Mary Ann went on to work full-time for Police Department in dispatching and housekeep- Transylvania County as a housekeeper where she ing for 17 years and has been cleaning and over- cleaned County facilities such as the Silvermont seeing the security at St. Philips Episcopal Church Mansion, Recreation Department, and Court for the past 12 years. House. Edna joined DuPont as a Housekeeper in April Mary Ann works predominantly in the public’s 2016 after two months of retirement from the eye and is often approached by people who County. As a Housekeeper, Edna helps ensure have questions, need directions or just want to the cleanliness of the facilities, the forest, public say thank you. “People come up to me and give bathrooms,and portable toilets as well as the me compliments on the cleaning of the portable and roads. “Whatever needs to be done, I’ll toilets, and that’s how we get into conversations. I do it.” Edna stated, and she said she tries to work like to tell people to be sure to return to DuPont.” with her coworkers to the best of her abilities. “It When asked what she enjoys most about her takes teamwork. You need teamwork to make job, Mary Ann said, “The cleaning and meeting something successful.” new people. I meet a lot of people traveling from When asked what she loves most about her job, different areas and I love hearing their stories. I Edna said “All of it. Staying busy. I like the cleaning also enjoy working here in the Forest and I hope part because you can look back and see what I’m doing my job to the best of my abilities.” you’ve done and the impact you’ve had. And I like Jason Guidry - Forest Supervisor talking with the people.” Edna is excited for the Born in Texas, Jason Guidry moved to North new restroom construction, but knows it will be Carolina when he was two years old and was more work. “It’ll be a test for me to see if I can raised in Clay County. He found a passion for keep up. I don’t mind, because I like staying busy. plant ecology while attending University of North I like accomplishing a lot and seeing what new Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated things I can do.” with a BS in Biology. He interned at the Great Smokies National Park and later worked at the NC

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Botanical Gardens. While acquiring his Masters As DuPont’s Office Manager, Lillian oversees the in Forestry from NC State, Jason was granted the Forest’s budget, purchasing, human resources, opportunity to study disturbance ecology in the and contracts such as portable toilets, dump- wetlands of North Carolina. The program was sters, water testing and various equipment and a restoration project on a U.S. Fish and Wildlife materials needed across the Forest. While many refuge in the peat lands of Eastern North Carolina. people would perceive her job working with so Jason entered the NC Forest Service as a many numbers as daunting, she says it is one Service Forester in 1999 before working at a of her favorite aspects of her job. “I love the Wetlands Restoration Program in Raleigh as challenge,” she said when asked why she loves an Environmental Specialist and later as an working with numbers. “There are many different Environmental Supervisor. Jason returned to the pots of money from grants, appropriated funds, NC Forest Service as a County Forester in 2010. In and receipts and they all have to be tracked, 2013 he was hired as Forest Supervisor of DuPont maintained, and reconciled. It requires a lot of State Recreational Forest where he currently organization.” In addition to being over the bud- oversees the Forest’s operations. “Just like any get and purchasing at DuPont, she also oversees company or project, there is a ton of behind the the Aleen Steinberg Visitor Center and Holmes scenes activity. What most people see is only the Educational State Forest budgets. tip of the iceberg.” Lillian hopes to see DuPont’s facilities continue When asked what he loves most about his job, to improve in the future. “I would like to see our Jason said, “There’s always a new challenge facilities run self-sufficiently, like bathrooms and around the corner. With this new staff, it’s an a maintenance garage.” When asked what she opportunity that you don’t often get in state loves most about her job, Lillian says “Besides the government and to really have the resources location, and being in the outdoors in the middle you need.” Jason has a lot of excitement about of the Forest, it’s the people I love the most. I love the future of DuPont. “We’re at a turning point in my job and working with the volunteers, employ- this Forest. We have professionals at every level ees, and visitors. From working on this Forest and every aspect of the Forest whose job is to to meeting new people to traveling for fires, the problem solve eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, Forest Service gives me opportunities I wouldn’t and more. My hope is that people know that the get elsewhere.” NC Forest Service is here and that this Forest is in Sarah Patton - Administrative Assistant good hands.” Sarah Patton, raised in Harmony, NC, graduated Lillian Birchfield - Office Manager from Montreat College with a BS in Outdoor Lillian Birchfield was born in Bryson City, NC. Education with concentrations in Environmental She worked for an accounting office for six years Education, Biology and Human Services. Sarah before working as an accountant at a doctor’s worked from 2010 to 2011 writing curriculum office, insurance dealer, and then at Western for an environmental science camp, CLIMBe, and Carolina University for their NC Center for piloted a two-week backpacking trip studying Advancement of Teaching foundation. In 2009, exotic invasive plant species in conjunction with Lillian joined the NC Forest Service as the Office the Conservancy. Sarah worked Manager at the District 9 office, located in Sylva. as an administrative assistant from 2013 to 2014 In 2015 she found she needed the excitement at Rockmont Camp for Boys in Black Mountain, of a new challenge and applied at DuPont State NC, served as office manager and camp co-direc- Recreational Forest. tor at Kenbrook Camp in PA from 2014 to 2015, and then taught environmental education at YMCA Camp Greenville.

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down and DuPont decided to shut down its silicon As technological advances brought about changes production. to the medical film industry, DuPont sold its diagnostic imaging business to Sterling Diagnostic Rather than closing the site though, they Imaging in 1996. The sale included the plant expanded and constructed a larger film plant. The and 2200 acres along the Little River containing photographic products plant, specifically x-ray Bridal Veil Falls, High Falls and Triple Falls. At this film, officially began in May 1964. For the next same time the State of North Carolina purchased 20 plus years the plant continued to grow. There 7600 acres from DuPont and began establishing were several major expansions throughout the DuPont State Recreational Forest. 1960s and early 1970s. At its peak in the 1980s, DuPont employed nearly 1500 people. In mid- A couple of years later Sterling sold the plant to 1968 the Brevard DuPont Plant began publishing the Agfa Corporation and placed the waterfall a company newsletter sharing information about property on the market. The State attempted to the plant, its products, the employees, and their buy it but was unsuccessful. The property was families. A contest was held to name the newslet- purchased by The Cliffs Communities for $6.35 ter. The most frequently suggested name was THE million to be developed as an upscale gated res- X-RAY. PHOTO idential community. The Sierra Club and a grass- roots group, Friends of the Falls, joined in urging FACTS was the second most suggested, but the the State of North Carolina to protect the area winner was a variation by Shift A Maintenance and retain public access. Governor Jim Hunt and Foreman Tom Walker who submitted, FOTOFAX. the Council of State first tried negotiating with The The publication never had a regular schedule— Cliffs owner, Jim Anthony. However when Anthony issues varied from two to twelve per year, with violated a building moratorium, they unanimously four to six most years. In June 1988 they pub- voted to invoke eminent domain on the property lished FOTOFAX 100, the one-hundredth and final on October 23, 2000. issue. Recently all issues have been made avail- Today DuPont State Recreational Forest covers able online at digitalnc.org (find the link on www. 10,300 acres and provides the “magic beauty” dupontforest.com). Whether reliving memories Friends of Christian Reid promised over 140 years ago! DuPont Forest or learning about this era of the Forest’s history, people can find a wealth of information in this resource.

NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTORS Are you interested in getting more Editor: Sara Landry involved with Friends of Dupont? If you Designer: Garnet Fisher are passionate about conserving DuPont Masthead Photo: © RobTravis.com Forest, you should consider serving on Newsletter Committee: Aleen Steinberg, our Board of Directors. Please email Jeff Alan Cameron, and Kent Wilcox Jennings at [email protected]. 10 Meet the N.C. Forest Service Staff Continued from Page 9 visiting as a tourist and Forest neighbor, and it’s fun to walk the trails now as a Forest Ranger. Sarah began working at DuPont in April 2017 as There is so much more going on behind the the Administrative Assistant. She handles tempo- scenes than I ever imagined, and I appreciate the rary time, purchase reconciling, gas receipts, and work of the NC Forest Service more than ever.” also helps with contracts and does various admin- Sarah hopes that the staff at DuPont can con- istration jobs. Sarah is responsible for answering tinue to mesh into a working unit. “With so many the Forest phone and emails. “I like answering new staff added in the last year, and some of the questions and giving directions. It’s like being the previous staff having moved positions, there’s voice of the Forest.” been a lot of planning and education in the year Sarah loves the variety of her job and has enjoyed that I’ve been here. I can’t wait to see this place as being part of the NC Forest Service. “Working at the years progress and the staff get to know one Friends of DuPont is a dream job. I’ve spent a lot of time another and their jobs better.” DuPont Forest

CALENDAR OF EVENTS HIKES, TOURS & PRESENTATIONS *Members Only Events

DuPont Trail Crew Work Days 2nd Saturday of every month September 22, 2018 Our volunteer Trail Crew meets the 2nd Saturday of each month with a DuPont Forest Festival few exceptions. To sign up for the Trail Crew visit www.dupontforest. October 3, 2018 com/volunteer/ Lake Julia Canoe Tour*

October 6, 2018 Geology of DuPont Lecture* DuPont Forest Festival October 28, 2018 Saturday Moonlight Hike* September 22, 2018

November 10, 2018 Thomas Cemetery Hike*

Details about each event will be shared with December 21, 2018 Friends of DuPont Forest members via email and Winter Solstice Hike* Facebook. For more details and to register visit www.dupontforest.com/events

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