40 YEARS AND COUNTING 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Dear Members and Friends of the MST:

2017 was an anniversary to celebrate the progress we’ve made since the Mountains-to-Sea Trail concept was first expressed 40 years ago and to dream big about the trail’s promising future. We are pleased to offer this annual report of accomplishments by Friends of MST and other trail partners. The highlights include:

• More than 3,000 friends and supporters of the MST took part in 40th anniversary events; 820 volunteers contributed 35,800 hours; and membership in Friends of the MST grew by 21% to surpass 1,200.

• More than 1,700 hikers took part in MST in a Day, an incredible logistical feat to hike the entire 1,175 mile length on September 9, 2017— the 40th anniversary of the day when Howard Lee, then N.C. Secretary of Natural Resources and Community Development, called for construction of a statewide hiking trail.

• Our 40th anniversary fundraising campaign raised 274,838 for special projects to develop the trail and raise awareness.

• We published an authoritative three-volume set of guidebooks and launched a robust, responsive website.

• In our busiest hiking year, 14 hikers completed the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in 2017 including National Geographic Adventurer Jennifer Pharr Davis who took on the challenge to raise awareness of the trail.

• The completed an environmental assessment which paved the way to close the only remaining gap in the MST in the mountains.

• The N.C. General Assembly voted unanimously to add the Coastal Crescent as an official route of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail through southeastern North Carolina.

• Using state bond funding, State Parks acquired the 60-foot “Carter Falls” outside Elkin so that it could be incorporated into the MST route.

Like the best gifts passed from one generation to the next, this trail is being made by hand. We encourage you to join hands with us — as a member and volunteer — to craft a trail legacy for North Carolina.

Sincerely,

Steve Metcalf Kate Dixon Board President Executive Director The year 2017 marked the 40th anniversary of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, a fitting interval to reflect on how far we’ve come and to consider where the trail will lead in the years ahead.

Friends and supporters of the trail celebrated the milestone The anniversary year goals established by the Board of Directors anniversary with multiple events throughout the year. More than were to create more public awareness of the MST and raise 3,000 trail enthusiasts participated in 40th anniversary events. more money to support trail construction and maintenance. We are pleased to report that we achieved both goals. Forty years after the idea of a statewide trail showcasing North Carolina’s natural treasures captured the public imagination, the The Board of Directors set a goal for the 40th Anniversary trail is a reality with 700 miles of trail, unpaved forest road and fundraising campaign of raising $200,000 to build bridges and beach, and 475 miles of connector roads linking trail segments. board walks, support trail volunteers, and add signs along the trail. We are delighted to report that the generous support With each passing year, the profile of the MST becomes more of many individuals and businesses allowed us to exceed the distinctive as volunteer trail crews add miles of new trail, campaign goal. We raised a total of $274,838 in cash donations, awareness of the trail spreads, and more hikers enjoy the in-kind gifts and gifts at events. rewards and challenges of experiencing the natural beauty of North Carolina one step at a time. The funds raised are being used as follows: • $105,070 to raise awareness through a new website, trail Celebrating Our guide books, and 40th anniversary events 40th Anniversary • $59,884 for the design and permitting of bridges and Friends of the MST came together in Elkin in March 2017 at a boardwalks special three-day Gathering of Friends to celebrate significant • $59,884 for signs and kiosks trail mileposts, conjure big visions for the next 40 years and • $50,000 for tools and construction materials for trail kick up our heels at the Hiking Boot Gala. The Town of Elkin and volunteers. Of this, $40,000 has been invested in the the Elkin Valley Trails Association were delightful hosts for the endowment to provide ongoing steady funding. Gathering of Friends with a busy schedule of hikes, paddles, tours, art walks and a Revolutionary War reenactment.

Cover: The Keith Family took part in MST in a Day on the Outer Banks in memory of Norman Keith. Photo by Patti Keith. Screened left: Photo of the rare Balsam Mountain Gentian, Gentiana latiden. Photo by Jacob Rose. Above from left: The Solomon Dixon family, Nichelle Waller and her sister Judy Melvin, and Bruce and and Helen Dibenedetto were seven of the more than 1700 people who took part in MST in a Day.

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 3 MST Communities Conference Increasing Awareness In May 2017, the town of Elkin served as host of the 2nd Many measures reflect the heightened awareness of the MST. MST Communities Conference which attracted 60 elected leaders and local government staff from across the state. Membership in Friends of the MST increased by 21 percent in The conference offered an opportunity for policy makers and 2017 and is now more than 1,200 members strong. Friends tourism officials in towns and communities along the trail also raised its profile on social media. The number of fans of the route to learn how to build trail, promote their sections of the Friends‘ Facebook page increased by 21.5 percent to 12,076. MST and serve the needs of trail users. The route of the MST goes through 37 counties and 41 towns. Website

Those who attended the conference got to see how Elkin has Friends of the MST launched a beautiful new, easy-to-navigate used the presence of the MST to strengthen its local economy website in January 2017 to provide more information about and enhance the quality of life and recreational opportunities how to hike the MST and offer online visitors an interactive for its citizens. visual experience. The trail segment pages of the new website attracted more than 27,600 hits from July to December 2017.

All in a Day’s Hike The interactive map feature on the new website allows online On Saturday, September 9, more than 1,700 hikers took part visitors to explore multiple aspects of the trail including in a collaborative boots-on-the-ground effort to hike the entire 1,175-mile length of the MST from to Jockey’s Ridge State Park in a single day. Longtime board member Jerry Barker proposed the idea. The American Hiking Society believes it was the first time one of the nation’s long trails had been hiked in its entirety in a single day.

The MST in a Day event honored the date in 1977, when Howard Lee, then N.C. Secretary of Natural Resources and Community Development, gave a visionary speech at a National Trails Symposium calling for a trail spanning from North Carolina’s mountains to sea. The speech is considered the catalyst to the establishment of the MST.

Forty years after delivering his speech, Howard Lee joined the more than 1,700 people who participated in the MST in a Day hike. He walked a trail section at with Exploring N.C.’s Tom Earnhardt.

In 1977, Howard Lee called on N.C. trail enthusiasts to build a “STATE TRAIL FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE COAST, A TRAIL LEADING THROUGH COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS NATURAL AREAS. THE TRAIL CAN DRAW PEOPLE TOGETHER AND HELP US KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT OURSELVES AND HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR NEIGHBORS BETTER.”

Howard Lee and Doris Hammett, founding MST leaders, enjoy the 2017 Gathering of Friends. Photo by Carolyn Mejia.

4 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL trail segments, day hikes, parking areas, and trail alerts for appearances attracted more than 800 people. She also kept a bridge closures and changes in trail routes. The interactive lively blog of the people and adventures she encountered as map had more than 23,000 hits in the second half of 2017. she hiked. Her blog posts are archived on the website.

She finished at Jockey’s Ridge State Park on November 18, Hiking Guides accompanied by her family, a group of Dare County Special In February 2017, Friends accomplished a longtime goal of Olympians, and numerous MST friends. publishing a complete trail guide in three regional volumes. Friends sold more than 1,700 guidebooks in 2017 and began Jennifer Pharr Davis told the Smoky Mountain News, work on second editions. “IT WAS SO INCREDIBLE TO WALK A TRAIL THAT IS STILL BEING BUILT. YOU FEEL LIKE Chapters of the guidebooks covering individual trail segments YOU ARE PART OF SOMETHING.” were also made available on the website, and more than 10,000 trail guide chapters were downloaded in 2017. The feeling of being part of something bigger is a sentiment that many members of the Friends of the MST share. The University of North Carolina Press was impressed with the guidebooks and invited Friends of MST to collaborate in producing a guide to day hikes on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Record Year for Thru Hikers Jennifer Pharr Davis Each year, more and more MST hikers are completing the World-renowned hiker and National Geographic Adventurer of 1175-mile trek across the state—an indicator of the trail’s the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis, a North Carolina native, took on increasing popularity. Fourteen people, the most in a single the challenge of thru hiking the MST to raise awareness of the year, completed the trail in 2017. trail during its 40th year. The 2017 class of completers includes Jennifer Pharr Davis, Jennifer began the hike at Clingmans Dome on August 15. Her Jude Rodrigue, Blake Hancock, Francisco Miller, Mary Ann husband Brew provided logistical support for her hike, and he Nissley, Annie Porche, Kristen Keane, Erin Schaberg, Brad and their 4-year-old daughter Charley and 1-year-old son Gus Beavers, Miriam Ash-Jones, Jason Nieuwsma, Carla Gardner, joined her frequently on the trail. Kasie Taylor and Jerry Barker.

Along the way, Jennifer made guest speaking appearances The accomplishment of the class of 2017 pushes the total in Asheville, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Wilmington. Her number of hikers to finish the trail to 92.

Thanks to funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C., Jennifer Pharr Davis led eight special hikes, including ones for women from McDowell County and students at N.C. A&T. Photos by Betsy Brown.

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Building and Maintaining the MST Thanks to strong partnerships with land managing agencies and local governments, the generosity of members, and diligent, creative and occasional back-breaking labor by volunteers, exciting progress continued to be made in building new sections New Trail Construction & Campsites and keeping the existing trail open and enjoyable for all. Segment 5 | Four new backcountry campsites designed Some highlights of the year include: for MST thru-hikers and section hikers were constructed by volunteers along the Blue Ridge Parkway in August 2017: NPS Trail Planning & Approval Backcountry site H1, Old Johns Road; NPS Backcountry site H2, Goshen Creek; NPS Backcountry site H3, Deep Gap; NPS Segment 1 | The Blue Ridge Parkway, after completing an environmental assessment, approved construction of new Backcountry site H4, Obids Creek. trail to bypass the Rattlesnake and Sherrill Cove tunnels on Segment 6 | The Elkin Valley Trails Association constructed the Blue Ridge Parkway. This decision cleared the way, after two half-mile sections of MST including the Carolina Heritage years of negotiation among multiple parties, to close the Vineyard Trail and the Isaac’s Trail with parking on Carter Mill only remaining gap in the MST between the Great Smoky Road. The group also built a restroom facility to serve MST Mountains National Park and . hikers in the town of Elkin. | More than 100 MST supporters participated Segment 9 Segment 9 | Volunteers with the Upper Haw River Task in the trail planning process as Orange County and the Orange Force completed two new sections of MST totaling 4.2 miles. Water and Sewer Authority worked to define a conceptual A 2.2-mile trail in the new County Farm Park in eastern route for the MST from Saxapahaw to Hillsborough through Guilford runs along the edges of farm fields and grape rural southwest Orange County and around Cane Creek vineyards, through woodlands, and past rock outcroppings Reservoir. and a creek before ending at a pond. The new 2-mile trail in Alamance follows the Haw River through the Challenge Golf Segment 12 | State Historic Site agreed to work with Friends to build a 3.5-mile addition to its Course in Graham. Currently, this trail is accessible from the trail system. This new trail will be a great addition to the MST in Longmeadow trail head on Valley Drive but will eventually southern Johnston County as MST hikers are always intrigued connect to the Sellers Falls section of MST to the north and to by the battlefield as they pass it on the current road route. other trail sections downstream to Saxapahaw.

6 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL Land Acquired More than 70 percent of volunteer hours and financial support donated to Friends of MST are used for trail Segment 6 | The N.C. Council of State in August 2017 construction and maintenance. A total of 820 volunteers approved the purchase of the 43-acre Carter Falls property contributed 35,800 volunteer hours to the MST in 2017. from Daniel J. Park, an attorney in Elkin. The MST is planned to cross this gorgeous property, just below a 60-foot natural Below are descriptions of a few of the more complex waterfall. The state used Connect NC Bond funds to make the maintenance projects accomplished by volunteers in 2017. $350,000 purchase. The Connect NC Bond designates the MST as a priority project. Segments 2 and 3 | Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests and along the The state also accepted Daniel Park’s public-spirited gift of Blue Ridge Parkway in mid-September. By September 30, the a conservation and trail easement on 11 additional acres of Carolina Mountain Club reported that volunteers had cleared adjacent property along Big Elkin Creek. The conservation nearly 500 trees that were blocking their 140-mile section of easement and trail easement protect the land from the MST. development and allow construction of the MST. When completed, this section of trail will eliminate two miles of Craig Yow, Facility Manager of the Blue Ridge Parkway, wrote walking on roads. “THAT IS AMAZING. WE DID OUR TREES WITH THE HELP OF CHIPPERS, LOADERS, AND The land, located in eastern Wilkes County, is to be developed OUR MINI-EXCAVATOR WHILE YOU ARE ALL as a public park leased by the state to Wilkes County. DOING YOURS BY HAND.” Volunteers with the Elkin Valley Trails Association are taking the lead in raising money for infrastructure for the park and Segment 3 | The High Peaks Trail Association raised have agreed to maintain the property once built. money and coordinated a complex and difficult project to rebuild a badly-eroded one-mile section of the MST as it Trail Maintenance follows the Mt. Mitchell Trail. Funding came from a federal Recreational Trails Program grant with a match from private Without maintenance there would be no MST. Throughout the donations, and the work was carried out by a professional trail year, volunteers quietly and patiently lop branches that are building company. growing into the trail, clean water diversions, repair bridges, repaint blazes, and fell hazardous trees. After storms hit, Segment 4 | Twenty-two volunteers in the Central Blue they visit the trail as soon as possible to assess damage and Ridge Task Force spent two days completing the finish work on determine a course of action to open it again. more than 100 water diversions dug by machine on a 2-mile

Left: Volunteers with the Upper Haw River Task Force repaired a 237-foot boardwalk along the Greensboro watershed lake section of the MST. Photos by Greg Yahn and Germaine Yahn. Above: Carter Falls in Wilkes County was purchased by State Parks to become part of the MST. Photo by Joe Mickey.

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 7 badly eroded stretch of MST near Chestnut Mountain. Later in Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources as an official the year, 36 volunteers repaired 1.25 miles on the south end part of the MST. Three sections of trail were officially of Linville Gorge in a joint project organized by Friends of MST, designated in 2017. the US Forest Service, Tanawha Adventures and Wild South. • Two miles of the Riverwalk in Hillsborough (Segment 9) Segment 8 | Over seven summer workdays in less than a • Five miles of greenway in downtown Morehead City month, the Upper Haw River Task Force repaired a 237-foot (Segment 17) boardwalk that had been severely damaged by heavy rains. • Ten miles of trail at the North River Wetlands Preserve in The heavy, skilled work entailed realigning and repairing much Carteret County (Segment 17) of the boardwalk and building an entirely new 8-foot section to replace one that had been carried into the Greensboro watershed lakes during the storm. Coastal Crescent In 2017, the N.C. General Assembly unanimously approved Segment 10 | The Falls Lake Task Force began a legislation signed into law by Governor Roy Cooper adding the challenging project to replace a washed out bridge with Coastal Crescent as an official route of the Mountains-to-Sea a 40’ fiberglass bridge made of parts pre-fabricated to be Trail through southeastern North Carolina. The primary assembled on site. Materials, including bags of concrete and sponsors of the legislation were Senator Brent Jackson of other building material, were carried more than a mile to the Sampson County and Representatives Phil Shepard of Onslow site via wheelbarrow, ATV and boat. Funding for the bridge County, Pat McElraft of Carteret County, and Larry Strickland was provided by the Triangle Community Foundation, Durham and Donna McDowell White, both of Johnston County. County’s Matching Grants Program, and friends and family who gave in memory of Dustin Powers. The Coastal Crescent charts a 270-mile route through Southeastern North Carolina traversing historic and biologically Segment 15 | Volunteers with the Onslow Bight Task diverse areas in Johnston, Sampson, Cumberland, Bladen, Force hand-carried lumber and other materials for almost Pender and Onslow counties. Community leaders along the two miles to construct two substantial bridge and boardwalk route are excited about the economic potential of the MST to installations over soggy areas and streams on Stones Creek their communities. Many hikers who are walking across North Game Land in Onslow County. One of those installations, Carolina on the MST currently use the Coastal Crescent (MST known as “Mad Bear Crossing” because of a local bruin Segments 12 to 15) to complete the hike. who chewed and clawed some of the bridges, spans an extraordinary 228 feet. With funding from Duke Energy, Friends continued work on a strategic plan for the Coastal Crescent route. Goals for the plan are to engage citizens and community leaders in 1) Trail Designations developing a vision for the trail and 2) identifying opportunities When new trail is complete and open to the public, the land for moving road sections of the route onto trail. managing agency may apply to have it designated by the N.C.

Scenes from the Coastal Crescent route of the MST in Bladen County and in Burgaw. Photos by Shawna Huffman and Roger Ball.

8 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 “LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE ASSETS 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT Cash & Cash Equivalents $ 329,164 $ 153,941 MORE THAN 1700 PEOPLE WORKING Grants Receivable 84,528 257,235 TOGETHER COMPLETED 100% OF Pledges Receivable 30,306 68,715 THE MST HIKING ROUTE. I’D SAY THAT Other Receivables 3,810 1,090 IS AN ASTOUNDING, WONDERFUL, Merchandise Inventory 5,313 3,725 OVER-THE-MOON ACCOMPLISHMENT. Prepaid Expenses & Deposits 7,222 3,810 CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU!” Net Fixed Assets 15,856 7,554 Deposits & Long-term Pledges 3,085 25,942 A letter to members from Jerry Barker, who inspired Beneficial Interest (Endowment)* 63,739 17,709 Friends to organize MST-in-a-Day

TOTAL ASSETS $ 543,023 $ 539,721

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Accounts Payable $ 11,151 $ 944 EPENDITURES BY Deferred Revenue 65,676 53,806 PROGRAM AREA Net Assets Total Ependitures 11,612 Unrestricted, available for operations 251,235 205,963 Unrestricted, board designated 17,478 14,352 Advocate Temporarily restricted 133,744 246,947 1% Management Beneficial Interest (Endowment)* 63,739 17,709 & Fundraising mprove the 13% TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $ 543,023 $ 539,721 Trail Route 8% * The endowment is held at the NC Community Foundation.

Help People njoy Build and the Trail Maintain the Trail 62% SOURCES OF INCOME 16% Total Income 392,837

n ind ifts & nterest Sale of Merchandise 6% 4% overnment rants 4%

icense Plate & arth Share Value of Volunteer Labor 6%

ndividuals In 2017, MST volunteers worked 35,806 HOURS 39% Program ncome to support the trail. At the State Parks 9% assigned rate of $21.88 per hour, these volunteers DONATED TIME WORTH AN Foundations 12% ADDITIONAL $768,755 to the MST. Corporations 20%

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 9 2017 Friends of MST Members Thru-Hike Society ($10,000+) Steve & Donna Metcalf, Asheville (5) (# of years a member) Eric Motzno, Raleigh (10) Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, Durham (3) NC Division of Parks & Recreation (10) Dominion Foundation, Richmond, VA (1) J. Greg & Mary Ann Poole, Jr., Raleigh (8) Duke Energy Foundation, Raleigh (3) Rich & Marilyn Preyer, Hillsborough (7) Great Outdoor Provision Co., Raleigh (17) Christine Stinson, Ferrum, VA (5) Mast General Store, Valle Crucis (8) B & Martha Townes, IV, Boomer (11) REI, Raleigh (17) Jimbo Ward, Raleigh (1) Carroll Webber, Clinton (6) Section-Hike Society Donnie & Becky Williams, Jonas Ridge (8) ($5000-$9999) Shawn & Charlotte Williams, Bryn Mawr, PA (11) Farm to Feet Socks, Mount Airy (2) Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, Raleigh (10) First Citizens Bank, Raleigh (4) Gipson Family Foundation, Raleigh (2) Day-Hike Society John S. Manuel, Durham (10) ($500 to $999) Patagonia, Raleigh (8) Bob Benner, Morganton (15) Blue Ridge Hiking Club, Banner Elk (7) Weekend Backpack Society Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Winston-Salem (4) ($2500 to $4999) Clay & Leigh Bordley, Durham (6) Anonymous (4) Joel S. Bulkley, Chapel Hill (3) Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Boone (1) Clay’s Power Equipment, Raleigh (9) Jerry & Sandy Barker, Raleigh (10) Gordon Ferguson & Bobbi Owen, Chapel Hill (11) Danielle Bernstein, Asheville (11) David & Lucy Fountain, Raleigh (9) Board of The Bresler Foundation, Rockville, MD (4) G & B Energy, Elkin (1) Directors Bull City Running Co., Durham (9) Joe Van Gogh, Hillsborough (1) Kate Dixon & Dan Wilkinson, Raleigh (11) Joel Goodwin, Henderson (1) JANUARY 1, 2017 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017 Harold Erickson, Durham (2) Chris Grams, Raleigh (1) Bill & Darby Scott, Clinton (5) Virginia Guilfoile, Chapel Hill (5) Steve Metcalf, President, Weaverville Table Rock Ultras/Tanawha Adventures, Morganton (4) Robert & Melissa Gunther, Asheville (1) John Lanman, Vice President, Boone John & Anita Howell, Chapel Hill (10) Bill Scott, Treasurer, Clinton 1000-Mile Society Members Peter & Sandra Jacobi, Durham (10) ($1000 to $2499 or $500 if volunteered 75 Mary Norris & Pat Oglesby, Chapel Hill (8) Carolyn Sakowski, Secretary, Winston-Salem hours or more) David & Nancy Piet, Pittsboro (2) Jerry Barker, Raleigh DeWana Anderson, Carrboro (7) Megg & Robert Rader, Raleigh (5) Anonymous (1) Don Bergey, Winston-Salem Amy Stinnett, Kernersville (1) Anti Gravity Gear, Wilmington (8) Ronnie Weed, Durham (3) Jake Blood, Burnsville Bernard & Holly Arghiere, Asheville (9) Glenn Wells, Winston-Salem (2) Beverly Bell & Lucy Piner, Hillsborough (7) Tiffiny Consoli, Raleigh Andy & Sondra Wilkinson, Perdido Beach, AL (9) Donald B. Bergey, Winston-Salem (10) John Wilson, Chapel Hill (3) Jay Coward, Sylva Blue Ridge Hiking Company, Asheville (3) Chris Grams, Raleigh Lewis & Barbara Boyles, Durham (15) Other Corporate & Jeff, Amy & Lalan Brewer, Raleigh (18) Organization Members Howard N. Lee, Chapel Hill David & Laura Bourne, Asheville (1) 8 Dot Graphics, Raleigh (1) Johnny Massey, Garner John & Ann Campbell, Raleigh (3) BSA Troop 101, Greensboro (3) Richard Cavallaro, Raleigh (2) Byrd’s Branch Campground & Country Store, Elkin (3) Carolyn Mejia, Wilmington H Manly & Mary Robertson Clark Family Foundation, Clinton (1) Companion Animal Hospital of Wakefield, Raleigh (1) Tammy Proctor, Hampstead The Colorful Palate, Arden (1) Emerge Ortho PA, Durham (4) Crawford Crenshaw & Laurie Dunn, Raleigh (10) Foothills Outdoor & Recreational Group, Newton (1) B Townes, Boomer Carl & Dianne deAndrade, Elizabethtown (3) The Landmark Project, Greenville, SC (1) Fred Dietrich & Jenny Tenor, Durham (8) Medic Solo First Aid, Charlottesville, VA (1) Shirley Drechsel & Wayne Vaughn, Graham (9) Miller’s Camping, Laurel Springs (3) Staff Foliage Concepts, Asheville (8) Outdoor Bird Company, Raleigh (4) Dan Hill, Durham (2) Kate Dixon, Executive Director The Rockford Inn Bed & Breakfast, Dobson (2) Roger Holland & Carla Gardner, Plano, TX & Emerald Isle (3) Walmart, Wake Forest (2) Betsy Brown, Outreach Manager John & Margaret Lanman, Blowing Rock (10) Yes Solar Solutions, Cary (1) Shelagh Doyle, Membership Coordinator Patti Keith, Sanford (7) Russell & Elaine Leiman, Durham (4) Local Governments Jim Grode, Trail Resource Manager Luke Lucas, Chapel Hill (6) Visit Alamance, Burlington (4) Mike Malaska, Glendale, CA (7) Alleghany County Parks & Rec, Sparta (2) The MST in Doughton Park. Johnny & Carleen Massey, Garner (12) Town of Bethania, Bethania (8) Photo by Joe Mickey. Val & Dan Matena, Charlotte (1) Alliance for Historic Hillsborough (1) Francis & Joe McClernon, Durham (3) Surry County Parks Department, Dobson (5)

10 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL Matching Gifts 11-Year Members 9-Year Members Diana B. Dagenhart, Statesville Robert D. Forsythe, Mills River AmazonSmile Foundation (3) Paul Black, Huntsville. AL Alex Ashton, Julian Muriel Y. Easterling, Chapel Hill Ian Fraher, Greensboro Duke Energy (2) Piet B. Bodenhorst, Asheville Eddy Bakeberg, Lansing Patricia Geiger, Boone Donald F. Gardner, Lenoir GSK (6) Richard Bostic, Raleigh Mike Bianco, Greensboro Heidi & Andrew Hannapel, Durham Drs. John & Janet Garrett, Asheville GE Foundation (6) David DeHart, Raleigh Blair Bowers, Chapel Hill Ronald M. Hart, Lewisburg, OH Pam Hammond & Karen Haas, Greenville IBM, Armonk, NY (9) Thomas Dillon & Grace Mauney, Ken & Luann Bridle, Walnut Cove Barry & Cyndy Hersh, Blowing Rock Paul & Susan Hubbard, Wilkesboro Winston-Salem Irene & Alan Briggaman, Chapel Hill Charles & Virginia Horner, Raleigh James Hull, Asheville In-Kind Gifts Beverly Duval, King Skip Browder, Clayton Jack & Karen James, Vilas Steven & Carolyn Jackson, Raleigh J. Scott Kanich, Chapel Hill Big Apple Bagels, Raleigh (3) K. Ellen Caldwell, Charlotte Randy Johnson, Banner Elk Ennis & Dru James, Greenville, SC W. Phil Kanoy, Thomasville Capital Ford, Raleigh (1) Ken Canter, Wilkesboro Randy Jones & Marcia Lieber, Raleigh Carroll Koepplinger, Asheville David & Susan Lennox, Stone Mountain, City BBQ, Cary (1) Joseph Cook, Winston-Salem Tandy Jones & Alison Hill, Pittsboro Stanley C. Koziol, Chapel Hill GA Costco, Raleigh (1) David B. Craft, Greensboro Robert W. Kilpatrick, Morganton Jane L. Laping, Asheville Alice S. Monk, Mocksville The Fresh Market, Raleigh (8) Steve Cummings, Reidsville Ayden & Betty Lee, Clayton Jay Lathrop Ada Phillips, Asheville Ken Parker, Wake Forest Harris Teeter, Raleigh (1) Mike Dayton, Raleigh Howard N. Lee, Chapel Hill Merrill & Cindy Mason, Raleigh David B. Rittlinger, Wake Forest Jimmy Johns, Raleigh (1) Robert & Elizabeth Dean, Raleigh Tim Long, Hickory Bonnie McCaig & Clayton Rugh, Durham David Royster, Lexington, KY Kohl’s, Raleigh (8) John Dixon, Chevy Chase Fred A. Martin, Valle Crucis Sharon McCarthy, Charlotte Boyce R. Staton, Erwin, TN Metro Diner, Raleigh (1) George Gergues, Durham Margaret McCann, Chapel Hill Linda McCrea, Asheville James B. Suiter, Carrboro Raleigh Fireman’s Club, Raleigh (9) Susan Glendenning, Raleigh Sonya S. McKay, Cary Michael J. McKinney, Cary Matthew Terribile, Raleigh Starbucks, Raleigh (8) Archie P. Gupton, Raleigh David Mouw, Asheville Linda Moore, Winston-Salem Thomas & Janis Wade, Durham Pamela Hoffman, Boone Laura & Edward Owens, Raleigh Rachel Mundine, Newport Larry & Elizabeth Horrell, McGrady Coin Page, Durham Margaret J. Newbold, Vilas 17-Year Members 10-Year Members Lillian A. Benton, Bunn Richard C. Huelsman, Raleigh Debra R. Palermo, Newark, DE Edward Parker, Wake Forest Sindy Barker, Chapel Hill Mike & Ruth Simpson, Greensboro Leah Karpen, Weaverville Courtney Pernell, Raleigh Jim Plant, Asheboro Bill Borden, Raleigh Dwayne Stutzman & Sara Davis, Wendy Lapish & John Beck, Apex Cheryl A. Peterson, Cary Allen Poole, Manteo James T. Bowles, MD, Cullowhee Crestview, FL Leslie R. & Catherine Love, Weaverville Roberta L. Powers, Asheville Don Procopio, Raleigh Jeffrey N. Branin, Wake Forest Donald & Jean Walton, Mills River Lloyd MacAskill, Leland David Rogers, Raleigh Sarah Rubin & Jim Blose, Asheville Charles L. Braswell, Jr., Garner Agnes F. Marshall, Raleigh Mark & Margaret Rose, Boone Elizabeth Samples, Rock Hill, SC James L.S. Cobb, Raleigh 16-Year Members John & Sandy McCulloch, Cary James N. Smoak, Wilkesboro Tom Sanders & Mary Lasher, Asheville Edna Collins, Durham Carol Banaitis, Raleigh Palmer & JP McIntyre, Greensboro Brant Sprunger, Henderson Eric F. Schaefer, Reidsville Lenwood Collins, Greensboro Glenn McLeroy, Charlotte Kim & Trent Storino, Raleigh Charles L. Scott, Glade Valley Carolyn Crump, Carrboro 15-Year Members Kenneth Mitchell, Durham Gordon W. Tennett, Waynesville Mac Sealey, Raleigh James F. Delark, Charlotte J. Michael Davis, Charlotte Randy Neuhaus, Durham Pam Timmons & Perry Haaland, Chapel Jack Shirey, Asheville Will & Donna Farmer, Wake Forest Hill Joe, Laura & Michael Mavretic, Raleigh Jerry Oster & Trisha Lester, Chapel Hill David Sloan, Goldsboro William Flournoy, Raleigh Robert Trawick, Cary David Thoenen, Raleigh Bernadette Pelissier, Hillsborough Jerome Smith, Cary Robert Glenn, Jr. & Constance Winstead, William W. Truslow, MD, Greensboro Stephen Pomeroy, Durham Doug Starkey, Boone Durham William Vann, Jr., Chapel Hill 14-Year Members Frank G. Potter, Charlotte Paula J. Stober & Willard Bucklen, Karl Gottschalk, Durham Tammie Vass, Reidsville Greensboro Nancy L. Cormany, Raleigh Keith & Sandra Roberts, Kernersville Wilbur & Jane Gurganus, Jacksonville Doug Veazey, Morganton Melodye Sutherland, Raleigh Robert & Sarah Dixon, Fuquay-Varina William W. Sadler, New Bern Mary Hagan, Hawkins, TX Kent & Nancy Wilson, Kingsport, TN Ginger Travis, Hillsborough Dewey & Martha Fox, Morganton Rich Shaw & Holly Reid, Hillsborough Richard L. Hibbits, Raleigh Nancy Yudell, Charlotte Courtland White, Asheville Tom & Marian Jerdee, Black Mountain Susan & Bill Simpson, Beaufort Helen A. Holbrook, Havelock John Whitehouse, Burnsville Stephen Meehan, Raleigh Jeffrey Smith, Raleigh Bill Holman & Stephanie Bass, Pittsboro 7-Year Members Greg & Germaine Yahn, Greensboro Joe & Jo Ann Swofford, Clyde Ray Huger & Beth McKee-Huger, Mike & Vicki Smith, Garner Lisa Patty Abbey, Brevard John C. & Kathy Underhill, Cary Greensboro Stanley Smith, Waynesville E. Barry Bassett, Chapel Hill 6-Year Members James D. Johnson, Raleigh Terry L. & Barbara A. Smith, Granite Falls Bruce Bente, Hendersonville Alton D. Bain, Lillington 13-Year Members Robert & Laura Johnson, Statesville Don Stephenson, Clayton Charles Besaw, Piney Creek Max & Cynthia Blood, Burnsville Robert Cline, Burlington Philip & Emily Keel, Robersonville Brenda Summers, Raleigh Bill J. Blackley, Elkin Bill Bussey, Pittsboro Jim & Jennie Hallsey, Fleetwood JoEllen Mason & Tammy Mason, Durham Bud & Hayden Taylor, Pinehurst David M. Bracey, Summerfield Thomas & Susan Carson, Durham Alan Householder, Sevierville, TN Steven Mierisch, Clemmons Tommy L. Thomas, N. Wilkesboro Robert Branch, Burnsville David Choisser, Hendersonville J. Wayne Mangum, Raleigh Charles F. Moeller, Morganton Gene Thompson, Henderson Laurabeth “Rusty” Breeding, Hender- Judy Davis, Jamestown James L. Spencer, III, Brevard Maurita Paprocki, Durham Lew Upchurch, Wake Forest sonville William Dolling, England Billy & Deborah Williams, Hickory Margaret Parker, Kennett Square, PA Kristin Walker, Raleigh Marcia Bromberg, Asheville Mark Edelstein, Raleigh Allmuth & George Perzel, Glendale Shelton & Delores Wilder, Deep Gap Tom S. Bruce, Hendersonville Springs Chauncey Edwards, Jamesburg, NJ 12-Year Members Carter Worthy, Raleigh Rebecca Bumgardner, Raleigh Sharon & JC Garbutt, Pittsboro Phil Piaski, Claremont Clark & Johanna Wright, New Bern William J. Bretz James C. Carlisle, Jr., Raleigh Allan Green, Hillsborough David G. Rice, Winston-Salem Smedes & Rosemary York, Raleigh Kenneth & Carol Deal, Asheville Samuel A. Cathey, Pompano Beach, FL Carolyn Sakowski & Alton Franklin, Glen Greenstreet, Chapel Hill John French & Robin L. Wright, Raleigh Winston-Salem Keri & Andy Christensen, Clayton 8-Year Members Kenneth Hammerstein, Raleigh Elizabeth King, Cary Steven M. Schewel & Lao Rubert, James Church, Annapolis, MD Helen W. Holt, Wake Forest Durham Jim & Barbara Avery, Wake Forest Richard McDowell, Raleigh Daniel P. Collins, Asheville Nell Joslin, Raleigh Robert Seymour, Chapel Hill Bob Beach, Charlotte L.P. McElroy, Waynesville Russ & Heather Cooper, Weaverville Charles & Dorothy Lee, Leicester John Willis, Hillsborough David & Molly Bland, Cary George C. Rawlins, Reidsville Christopher P. David, Raleigh James L. Lowe, Elkin Albert Woelfle, Wake Forest Kirk Bradley, Sanford Gregory Scott, Raleigh Heidi Domeisen, Marshall Janet MacFall, Graham Lynne Bresler & Mike Vaught, Chapel Hill Ronald Walker, Sandy Springs, GA Bob Edwards, Sparta David & Lisa Mauney, Burnsville Russell & Diane Cannizzaro, Chapel Hill Jerry Evans, Kinston Gurney Mizell, Newport Gordon & Jean Coleman, Cashiers

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 11 Thomas Moran, Raleigh Mark Little, Charlotte Murrell Johnson, High Point Hope Campbell, White Lake Richard Ott, Murrells Inlet Jung J.K. Noh, M.D., Asheville William R. Lowe, China Grove Richard Kolbush, Raleigh Ronnie Cassell, Durham Greg Paul, Raleigh Laura Norris, Elizabethton, TN Steve Lund, Cary Natalia Lonchyna, Raleigh Richard Chambless, Hillsborough Joanne Perri, Wake Forest Steven & Becky Patch, Barnardsville Denise Lyon, Elkin Deborah & Norman Lubbs, Raleigh Mary Ann Chap, Durham Mary Ann Petruska, Pittsboro Alice Conger Patterson, Summerfield Anne & Donald Moell, Fuquay-Varina Nancy Luberoff, Chapel Hill George & Peg Cherny, Raleigh Steve Pierce, Old Fort John Pepin, Raleigh John E. Murray, Norfolk Ed Marsh, Charlotte Jeff Clark, Hendersonville J. Bruce Pitner, Durham Judith Phoenix, Boone Carl E. Odom, Williamston Mr. & Mrs. John D. Martin, Columbia, SC Chelsea Clifford, Durham James Polhamus, Durham Dennis & Diane Porterfield, Haw River Michael Potts, Kernersville Vonda Martin, Greensboro Tiffiny Consoli, Raleigh John Pye, Durham Irvin Prescott, Jr., Clemmons Laura Rampersad, Durham Candace McGuire, Morganton Ann & George Costello, Nebo Sam Ravenel, Cary Regina & Matt Rollins, Westfield James W. Reel, Marion Zoe McKay-Tucker, Raleigh Peter Dahl, Burlington Douglas Ray, Haw River David & Casey Saussy, Weston, CT Joan Schneier, Raleigh Anne Miller & Mac McGee, Raleigh Richard Daileader, Charlotte Gordon Richardson, Jonesborough, TN Jon Shavor, Fuquay-Varina Carol Schroeder, Raleigh Steve Murray, Asheville Karen Dean, Raleigh Lisa Riegel, Cary Phyllis Shaw, Greensboro Luke Simmons, Raleigh Barry A. Myers, Raleigh Jim DellaPenna Tony Roberts, Apple Valley, MN Kirk Shearin, Fuquay-Varina David B. Smith, Lenoir Marianne Newman, Asheville Line Dempsey, Durham Ronda Ruane, Gallatin, TN Steve Shimp, Fort Myers, FL Linda & Gregory Smith, Efland Mark & Gale Nichols, Raleigh Shelagh Doyle, Raleigh Donald Russ, Morganton Benjamin Shore, Raleigh Marge Stoddard, Wake Forest Margaret Ann Paschal, Youngsville Sarah & Tommy Eller, Black Mountain Michael Sapeta, Hopkinton, MA Mel Skiles, Asheville Edward Sullivan, Wake Forest Matthew Perry, East Bend Richard Evans, Asheville John E. Schelp, Durham Jean Spooner & Robert K. Fisher, Raleigh Jane & Frank Thomas, Wilmington Tom & Betsy Pierce, Raleigh Henry Fansler, Lewisville Carol & Rick Sessions, Goldsboro Edward Stoddard, Raleigh Leslie Tobin, Durham George Poehlman, MD, Durham Edwin Farthing, Hickory Amy Shaheen, Chapel Hill Janice Swab, Raleigh Ken D. Tolin, Valdese Todd Rademacher, Surf City John Geneczko, Durham Alice Faye Shipp, Salemburg P.J. Wetzel, North Topsail Island Carrie & Arthur Tweeten, Raleigh Ronald Rahn, Durham Lisa & John Grice, Richlands Kenneth Shue, Greensboro Alan Zeliff, Boone Vance & Ginny Waggener, Asheville Dr. Robert Resnick, Asheville Jim Grode, Asheville Ted Silver, Banner Elk Ryan Walsh, Wilton, CT Kevin Richard, Pisgah Forest Jan Grossman & Lynn Heinrichs, Robert Sliwa, Rolesville 5-Year Members Jimbo Ward, Kitty Hawk Mary Nash & John Rusher, Raleigh Waynesville T. Craig Smith, Brevard Frank Grubbs, Smithfield Bonnie Adams, Ocala, FL Charles Wilson, Littleton William Rushin, Raleigh Irving Smith, Jr., Wilmington Ernest Hahn, Raleigh Halle Amick, Durham Edsel D. Workman, Burlington Christine Ryan, Lyndon, IL Jeanne Sommer, Asheville Wayne Hale, Greensboro Jill Andersen, Charlotte Roy Salter, Burlington Paul Staller, Hillsborough Ruthie Haugh, Cary Karl Anderson, Greensboro 4-Year Members Laura & Andrew Sam, Haw River Michael Stanley, Chapel Hill Beth Heile, Valdese Nina August, Old Fort Christine Apple, Rougemont Emily Sanders, Morehead City John Sullivan, Raleigh Douglas Hensel, Durham Herbert Berman, The Villages, FL Curtis & Jennifer Belyea, Clayton Grant Wilder Santillo, Salisbury William & Connie Topham, Nebo Nancy Hess, Summerfield Bill & BJ Boyarsky, Hillsborough Glenn Blackburn, Asheville Dan Slagle, Raleigh Earl Trevathan, Greenville Joe Hicks, Elkin Edward Brown, Boone Douglas Blackford & Martha Cutler, Todd Douglas C. Smith, Raleigh Becky Trumbull & Collie Fulford, Durham W. Kent Hicks, Evington Anne Cherry, Durham Mary Ellen & John Boelhower, Randall K. Smith, Greenwell Springs, LA Barbara Vargochik, Lancaster, SC Don Holbert, Greenville Hilda Cline, Hickory Greensboro Lee & Phyllis Starnes, Granite Falls Constance Wagner-McLaughlin, Paul Hosier, Wilmington Greensboro Janet & Steven Covert, Arden Betsy & Doug Brown, Raleigh Thomas Stender, Asheville Allan Howell, Greenville Wayne Walker, Durham J.K. Coward, Jr., Sylva Haley & Donna Burch, Browns Summit Christian & Terrie Thoma, Jamestown Charlotte & John Hughes, Hillsborough Hank Wall & Beth Briggs, Raleigh Donna Deal, Durham Ryan Carpenter, Seattle, WA Barb Thomas, Chapel Hill Robert C. Hunter, Marion Jim Walters, Charlotte Fred Dellinger, Moravian Falls Scott & Susan Carpenter, Newland Betty & Clark Thomas, Durham Terry Jenkins, Marion Keith Warren, Raleigh Amy Dick, Graham Kathy & Don Chatfield, Greensboro Garry & Ruth Vogelpohl, Morganton Gus Jerdee, Swannanoa Patricia White, Gaithersburg, MD Joan Dressler, Greensboro Gary & Emily Childers, Boone Russell W. Wall, Raleigh Mark Kalinowski, Denver Jessie Wilder, Asheville Stacy Drew, Raleigh Bob & Callie Connor, Hillsborough Luke Whichard, West Jefferson Deborah Kiggans, Fort Mill, SC Edward Wilson, Raleigh Scott Dunn, Asheboro Nelson Copp, Asheville Harry & Jaye Wilson, Pilot Mountain James King, Weaverville Dale Eltoft, Creedmoor Mark Craven, Raleigh Randall Zirkle, Wilkesboro Bill & Ginny Kloepfer, Wake Forest 2-Year Members Sue Esslinger, Pittsboro Charlie Day, Hickory Lee Latham, Washington Jonathon & Gina Firnhaber, Greenville Glenda H. Dennis, Oak Island 3-Year Members Jim Anderson, Horse Shoe Judy Leinbach, Chapel Hill William Fleet, Franklin, TN Michel A. Dieffenbacher, Greensboro Chip Allen, Graham Nancy Anderson, Asheville Joseph Libera, Elon Dianne Ford, Graham Sandy Douglass & Susan Hester, Chapel Bill & Jerry Allsbrook, Waynesville Rick Ashby, Hillsborough Hill Mike Lobban, Sebastian, FL Sandra Fowler, High Point Miriam Ash-Jones, Boiling Springs Katherine Baer, Carrboro Thomas & Barbara Driscoll, Chapel Hill Brad Loftis, Greensboro Karl Froelich, Charlotte Aram Attarian, Morganton David Baldwin, Fairview Otis & Pam Durham Ron Lohr, Wake Forest Claudia Fulshaw & Kelly Cottrell, Durham Graham Auman, Raleigh Vickie Barbee, Durham Bob Ellis, Burlington David Lucey, Wake Forest David Gardener, Cary Edward Bacon, Apex Valerie Bateman, Chapel Hill David Fairall, Winston-Salem Kenneth Lynn, Fleetwood Ozzie Hackett, Jr., Raleigh Larry & Lisa Bailey, Clayton Cynthia Beane, Charlotte Karin & Marty Fitzpatrick, Hillsborough Lynn Magyar, Stokesdale Timothy Harris, Clemmons Barry Baker, Durham Melanie Bell, Wake Forest Lisa & Paul Francis, Fairview Jesica Mangun, Durham Mark Hartman, Raleigh Sandra Baran, Raleigh Aimee Bellows, Durham Bill Gernon, Cary Carol Marchel, Deep Gap Susan A. Hatch, Raleigh William Barnett, Jr., Raleigh Rod Birdsong, Marion Nancy Glenz, Greensboro Mark Marcoplos, Chapel Hill Robert Hillyer, State Road Bill Bass, Raleigh Kenneth Black, Gold Hill Bernadette Goodman, Greensboro Diana Mays, Charlottesville, VA John & Anne Hodges-Copple, Durham John Benson, Rodanthe Tommie Boston, Swannanoa James Gravely, Morganton Dennis McGill, Morganton Michael Homberg, Clayton Kent Birge, Greensboro Alyson Browett, Banner Elk Thomas Griffin, Cary Marya McNeish, Durham Grace Iovine, Wendell Danny Bosley, Farmville Sean Burke, Beaufort Roland & Mabel Hall, Roseboro Lisa & Jeff Metcalf, Salisbury Patricia M Johnson, Asheville Christopher Boyce, Durham Dara Burleson, East Bend Patrick Haller, Charlotte Ruth L. Moeller, Charlotte Warren Jones, Winston-Salem Kimberly Brookshire, Charlotte Angela Bustle, Olin Todd Hancock, Raleigh Gloria Moseley, Conetoe Walter Lamb, Matthews Jim Brown, Cary David Cate, Knoxville, TN Gayle Hartis, Chapel Hill Sarah Myer, Raleigh Marc & Marissa Laster, Waxhaw Jennifer Browndorf, Raleigh Jane Priddy Charleville, Danbury Rob C. Hicks, N. Wilkesboro Maren Olsen, Raleigh Lewis Ledford, Raleigh Fritzi Bullins-Jones, Greensboro Will Cherry, Raleigh

12 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL William & Marti Cole, Dayton, OH Alan Parry, Chapel Hill Jacob Baldridge, Durham Amy Cummings, Durham Kevin & Marilyn Griffin, Durham Adam Collins, Boone Ramesh Patel, Cary Robert Ball, Elkin Ron & Melissa Cupit, Clayton Dale Guthrie, Winston-Salem Michael Comer, Sapphire John Pelzer, Charleston, SC Kristen Barr, Mount Airy Dorothy Darr, High Point Julie & Jason Hall, Raleigh Alan Couch, Mint Hill Pete Petersen, Flat Rock Tiffany Bartlett, Knoxville, TN Brandon Davis, Sparta Stephanie Hall, Louisburg Evelyn Cox, Raleigh David Petri, Mount Airy Jessica Beall, Havelock Amy de Jongh, Knightdale Roger Hames, Statesville Ramona DeAngelus, Old Fort Rebecca Prescott, New Bern Brad Beavers, Cedar Bluff, VA Thomas DeAntonio, Fuquay-Varina Christy Hamrick, Lexington Mark Dearry, Raleigh Pat Price, Raleigh Gregory Bechtel, Arden Joel Deaton & Andrea Allen, Summerfield Krista Hansen, Council Andy Derajtys, Columbia Richard Ramsey, Newland Judy Beck, Barnardsville John Delaloye, Asheville Katharine Hanson, Raleigh Jennifer Edwards, Eden Sandra Rhodes, Wake Forest Thomas Beck, Sylva Tammy DeRousse, Zebulon Lance Hardin, Raleigh Gene Erb, Hillsborough Jacob Rodecker, Cherryville Tristan Beeley, Indianapolis, IN Jerry DeWitt, Holly Springs Martha Harper, Winston-Salem Mark Ernstes, Winston-Salem Nancy Rogers, Hickory Elizabeth Bennett, Chapel Hill Helen DiBenedetto, Boone Sara Harper, Sparta Lisa Marie Ferguson, Charlotte Sarah Sharp, Durham Caroline Beverley, Elkin Dana Dickson, Atlanta, GA Mike Harris, Winston-Salem Barbara Fitzgerald, Raleigh Carl Shy, Efland Dave Birkhead, Hillsborough Michael Dickson, Wilmington Polly Harris, Durham John Francies, Clayton Jeffrey Simpson, Raleigh Janet Bogus, Winston-Salem Ann Dieterle, Wilkesboro Jon Harrison, Holly Springs William Frey, Carrboro Bart Smith, Asheville Michael Bolling, Kill Devil Hills Robert Dillard & Cecily Lohmar, Oriental Scott Hash, Raleigh Mark E. Gantt, Conover Glenda Smith, Fuquay Varina Carrie Bonds, Burlington Patrick Downey, Wilmington Matthew Hawk, Greenville Laura Gaylord, Elkin Martha Smith, Elkin Danny Booker, Reidsville David Droppo, Chapel Hill Teresa Hazel, Indianapolis, IN Brad Gillespie, Raleigh Richard Smith, Kelly Dan Boutieller, Wake Forest Phyllis Duncan, Raleigh Patrick Helms, Morristown, TN Donald Gillespie, Summerfield Todd Stabley, Hillsborough Richard Boyles, High Point Penni Dunn, Old Fort Julie Helsabeck, Winston-Salem Eric Goglin, Raleigh Mary Stevenson, Raleigh Barbara Braatz, Durham Laura Dunne, Carrboro Andy Henderson, New Hill John Goldfield, Raleigh Mary Stewart, Chapel Hill Jeff Branch, Durham William Dunson, Englewood, FL Mindy Hidenfelter, Wake Forest B. Kelly Graves, Charlotte Ross Strange Jr., Burlington John Braswell, Murrels Inlet, SC Jeff Durham, Summerfield Scott Hill, Durham Jane Green, Durham Wilson & Donna Stroud, Garner Joanna Brewer, Sherrills Ford Marcia Eickmeier, Timberlake Tiffany Hinnant, New Hill Anthony & Grace Hackney, Efland Cathy & Tim Supple, Sneads Ferry Robert Bridges, Pittsboro Mary Anne Elliott, Troy John Hinton Theresa & Shawn Hagwood, Clayton Richard Swartzel, Hickory Kimberly Briggs, Sneads Ferry Sam Elliott, Durham Kevin Hoff, Durham Stephen Hampton, Thurmond Cindy Talley, King Ann Brown, Hickory Kemp English, Hillsborough Beth Holbrook, High Point Kenneth Hawkins, Madison Jason Taylor, State Road David Brown, Charlotte James Erlinger, Raleigh Jim Holland, Chapel Hill Hugh Heine, Jefferson Steven Taylor, Charlotte Shannon Brown, Durham John Evans, Davidson Sandy Holland, Cumming, GA David & Michelle Hile, Raleigh Thomas Toms, Pittsboro Terri Buckner, Chapel Hill Lara & Zachary Ezor, Durham Janice Holloway, Thurmond Christina Hobbs, Apex Thomas Townsend, Halifax Brittany & Greg Burton, Raleigh John Farmer, Greensboro Claire Horne, Chapel Hill Beverly Hockenberger, Yanceyville Tom Vick, Burlington David Butler, Morganton Woodruff & Helen Faulk, Elkin Penny Hornsby, Cary Hugh Holt, Warrenton Robert Walsh, Wilton, CT Mackenzie Calhoun, Winston-Salem Max Feken, Efland Darlene Houston, Kinston Kimberly Homme, Nebo Fred Weaver, Asheville Herb Campbell, Raleigh Curtis Fike, Morganton Sunny Huang, New York, NY Matthew Hoyle, Waynesville W.Wayne Westall, Marion Barbara Capogna, Clearwater, FL Sally Finch, Blowing Rock Leigh Hudson, Raleigh Bill Hulette, Hillsborough Henry H. Westmoreland & Charles Christine Capozzi, Cary Scott Fister, Sanford Larry Humbert, Belmont Emily Huling, Terrell Milligan, Wingdale, NY Raphael Cariou, Hillsborough Monika Fitzgerald, Midlothian, VA Jon Hunter, Durham Annie Jarabek, Hillsborough Jim White, Raleigh Jason Caron, Raleigh Susan Foreman, Asheville Erick Hurtado, Boone Hannah Jones, Edenton Elizabeth Winstead, Raleigh Earl Cates, Efland Eric Forslin, Hillsborough Susan Hutson, Asheville Rodney Jones, Chapel Hill Paul Caudill, Fleetwood Suzette Foster, Boone Deborah Imbus, Elkin Marcia Kissel, Charlotte 1-Year Members Millie Chalk, Morehead City Grant Fowler, Durham John Isaacs, Cary Marilyn Kolton, Asheville Dennis Abel, Raleigh Shane Chalke, Banner Elk Andrew Frey, Hendersonville A. Bradley Ives, Chapel Hill Kathleen Lavery, Chapel Hill Hilda Abimbola, Greensboro Blair Chance, Dunn Thomas Frost, Morganton Kathy Jacobs, High Point Nan Leininger, Weaverville Bradley Adkins, New Bern Bill Chatfield & Jean Marie McManus, Brett Fuhrman, Asheville William Jefferson, Roanoke, VA Mike Linville, Kernersville Neve Agbayani, Clayton Sandy Ridge Louise Fussell, Raleigh Amy Jessee, Asheville Elizabeth Livingston, Durham Charles Aldridge, Old Fort Kathy China, Sumter, SC Lindsey Gale, Mocksville Lonnie Johnson, Granite Falls Penny Lyon, Ronda Chris Alexander, Hickory Deborah & Bart Clark, Southern Pines Thomas Galligan, Southport Pamela Johnson, Wilkesboro Larry Macemore, Elkin Ben Anderson, Asheville Rachel Clarke, Raleigh Jo Gallivan, Raleigh Ricky Johnston, Reidsville Miriam Mangers, Knoxville, TN Carole Anderson, Kernersville Will Clegg, Jersey City, NJ Renee Gannon, Wake Forest Janet Jones, Chapel Hill Victor Mariano, Asheville Missy Anderson, Sanford Dave Cockman, Raleigh Daniel & Leslie Gardner, Jamestown Susan Jones, Archdale Brook & George Martin, Bermuda Run Roberta Andrews, Raleigh Louise Collins, Loganville, GA Kassandra Garner, Asheville Elizabeth Jordan, Raleigh George Martin, Winston-Salem Elinor Angel, Cary Cindy Combs, Elkin Jinnie Garrett, Ferrum, VA Julia Jordan, Hope Mills Gregory McBryde, Cherryville Anne Appleby, Poplar Branch Kevin Concannon, Durham Thomas & Tami Garrett, Wilkesboro Sandy Kabat, Wake Forest William McCulloch, Raleigh Bryce Arghiere, Raleigh Claire Conley, Kill Devil Hills Mir Garvy, Raleigh Kellie Kanuit, Wilmington Jim McKenzie, Raleigh Jonathan Armstrong, Raleigh Jobi Cook, Wilson Kathryn Gavaghan, Wake Forest Taylor & Shelley Keith, Sanford Lou McLean, Boone Timothy Arn, Edenton Leah Cook, Cedar Grove Virginia Gilbert, Durham Vick & Samantha Keith, Sanford William & Patricia McNeil, Greensboro Kay Ashbaugh, Dobson James Cosper, Leland Nathan Gillespie, Sanford Amanda Kelly, Shallotte Alexis Moore, Chapel Hill Lisa Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina Margaret Couch & Tod Serfass, Susan Graebe Steve Kenny, Raleigh Winston-Salem Robert Morris, Cary Patricia & Steven Assaid, Cary Steven Graham, Wake Forest Carolyn & Charly Kerr, Raleigh James Covington, Chapel Hill Charles Moser, Wake Forest Terry Ayers, Fort Mill Edward Gram, Charlotte Randall Kimrey, New Bern Abby Craft, Asheville Michael Newberry, Brevard Matthew Bader, Durham David Green, Durham Julie King & Ed Talone, Weaverville Cassandra Crawford, Winston-Salem Jason Nieuwsma, Chapel Hill Cindy Baer, Hendersonville Gail Greene, Hillsborough Terri King, Asheville Nancy Creamer, Apex Douglas Nodine, Oak Ridge Edina Bagley, Raleigh Jacob Gregory, Charlotte Christine Kiraly-Thomas, Garner Robert Crowley, Charlotte Jack Owen, Apex Sean Bahr, Durham Deborah Grey, Fairview Donna & Dennis Klonne, Macon Barbara Crumpler, Raleigh Diane Owens, Durham Beth Baldiga, Southport Dianne Griffin, Wilkesboro Dale Koethe, Chelmsford, MA

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 13 John Kratky, Raleigh Tom & Sara Nolan, Mooresville Adam Schutze, Whitsett Chris Werbylo, Maggie Valley Diana King Karen Lachow, Asheville Elizabeth Norman, Durham Shannon Scott, Arden Richard Werts, Charlotte Elizabeth Kuperman Catherine Lacienski, Charlotte Kerry Norman, Wake Forest Adam Sealy, Charlotte David White, Baltimore, MD Lance & Candy Laliberte Dana Larkin, Rocky Point Dennis Norris II, Blowing Rock Elizabeth Searles-Bohs, Durham Julia White, Stockton, MO Mary & Eugene Lanzillo Ernie Larkin, Greenville Albert & Jorgia Northrup, Sugar Hill, GA Gwen & George Shafer, Wilkesboro Robert Wicklund, Wake Forest Chuck Lewis Robert & Pamela Larson, Elkin Meg Notaro, Hillsborough Sara Shelp, Cedar Point Max Wiese, Fayetteville Thomas & Jane Mann Tom Layton, Boone Kassandra Nowalk, Elkin Jim Shepard, Clemmons James Williams, Marion Tucker & Karen Mann Doug Lee, Wilmington Deborah O’Donnell, Chapel Hill Mary Shepherd, Elkin Shelley-Sue Williams, Fort Myers Dana Matthews Michael Lee, Clyde Leslie Offill, Asheville John Sherden, Mocksville Beach, FL Bryson McAdams Kenneth Leetz, Asheville Michael O’Neill, Sneads Ferry David & Keena Sidden, Jonesville Warren Williamson, Raleigh Donald McCallum Nan Leninger, Weaverville Arlene Pace, Marion Alison Sigmon, Greensboro Frank Wilson, Dauphin Island, AL Stewart Monti Paul & Susan Levy, Candler David Pace, Marion Candy Smith, Glade Valley John Wilson, Mount Pleasant, SC Hilda Patterson Lori Leya, Franklinton Angela Palek, South Lyon, MI Guy Smith, Whitsett Sadie & Claire Wilson, Cary Keith Peele Maria Limmen, Goldsboro Kim Parks, Durham Philip Smith, Griffin, GA CC Winslow, Winston Salem Gene & Dot Rainey Thomas Linden, Chapel Hill James Partin, Elkin Serena Smith, Banner Elk Elizabeth Wintermute, Durham Carrie Strohl Bryant Lindsey, Morganton Mark Paschal, Aiken, SC Susan Smith, Charlotte John Woodson, Weaverville Lisa & Jimmy Stuart Mark Long, Hillsborough Paul Penny, Holly Springs Ann Sparrow, Chapel Hill Joel Wooten, Yadkinville Amanda Sullivan Eric Loomis, Morganton Linda Perangelo, Durham Lisa Speas, Cornelius James Workman, Chapel Hil Jerry & Doreene Tant Mike Luffman, Winston-Salem Leigh & Rich Pettus, Asheville Martha Speight, Marietta, GA Jerry Worsley, Cary Robert & Carole Troutman Neil Lutins, Greensboro Melissa Piercy, Raleigh Julie Spring, Chapel Hill Christine Yablonski, Asheville CE Welborn Gayle Lyles, Elkin Andrew Pitner, Salisbury Kevin Stainback, State Road Suzanne Young, Durham Sandra Winstead Melissa Madrona, Sylva Martha Pittman, Oak Ridge Scott Stamey, Apex Sam & Sandy Wornom Daniel Maloy, Dallas Stephanie Potts, Boone Robert Stern, Fort Lauderdale, FL In Memory of Andy Freddie & Kathy Yarborough Anderson Paolo Mangiafico, Durham Jeff Poupart, Wake Forest William Stith, Knightdale Jill Anderson H. Vance Mann, III, Asheville Tom Presley, Raleigh Tracie Stolov, Raleigh In Memory of Lynwood Jennifer Marcello, Durham Tammy Proctor, Hampstead Thomas Stopyra, Winston-Salem McElroy In Memory of Joseph Judi Markey, Hillsborough Keith Pugh, Jamestown Fulton Strathern, Bear Creek Rex Robertson Fields Gloria Marquez, Boone Stephen Pusser, Durham Magen Strimple, Hampstead Julia & Robert Dermody Ed Marsh Robert Quadt, Reston, VA Ken & Dee Sumlin In Memory of Peter Deborah Fields Holly Martin, Asheville Phil Quimby, Pittsboro Todd & Tami Swift, Weaverville Nosek Jerome Fields Rod Martin, Hubert Daniel Rawlins, Mebane Donna Tarleton, Asheville Rebecca Bowe Mary Jo & Gregory List Katelin McArdle, Raleigh Randy Reed, Durham Richard Thomas, Greenville Katherine Butler Jean Perry William McChesney, Raleigh Karen Reese, Asheville Arlene Edwards Thompson, Advance Wendy Cauthen Jerry & Audrey Sheets Adam McComb, State Road Rebecca Reeve, Asheville Heather Thorn, Asheville Michael Conners Joel, Erin & Ruby Thompson Deb McCutcheon, Raleigh Michael Reves, Thurmond Brandon Thrower, Morganton Bryant & Stephanie Gregory Mary McDonough, Durham Debra & Jeff Rezeli, Raleigh Amy Todd-Paine, Boone Kathryn Haines In Memory of Norman Craig McGinnis Don Rice, Fort Mill, SC Katie Tompkins, Raleigh Beverly & Lonnie Johnson Keith Thomas McGowan, Boone Francesca Richardson, Annapolis, MD Mark Trawick, Raleigh Kevin Johnson David Bailey Beth McKiney, Wake Forest Ben Riesenberg, Seattle, WA Steve & Gin Treacy, Oxford Wilson Neumann Ann Barkley Jessica McKinney, Canton, M Christopher Roberts, N. Wilkesboro Jackie & Rob Trickel, Apex Sandra Nosek Agnes Bridges Rachel McLaughlin, Raleigh Anthony Robinson, Sherrills Ford Glenda & Jesse Triplett, Wilkesboro Robert Orshaw Ashley Brooks Lisa McLeod, Wilmington Mark Rongstad, Raleigh Alessandra Trompeo, Durham Margaret Sheldon John Burns John McQuaid, Raleigh David Ross, Atlanta, GA Lydia Tuch, Raleigh Kate Smith Nancy Cameron Carolyn Mejia, Wilmington Mark Rostan, Valdese April Turner, Jamestown Andrew Snyder Trudy Cherry John Merkle, Greenville, SC Tim Roth, Wake Forest Rob Turner, Winston-Salem Michael & Alma Coley Erika Miller, Winston Salem Tommy Rowe, Mooresville Karen Tyndall, Louisburg In Memory of Richard Lauren Cox Whit Miller, Raleigh Timothy Runfola, Fort Bragg Katie Tysinger, Elkin Vaughn John & Elizabeth Daniel Michael Mitchell, Durham Anna Russ, Morganton Barry Udis, Chapel Hill Doug & Sabre Thompson Celia Dickerson Mike Mitchell, Fuquay-Varina Virginia Russell, Locust Luke Upchurch, Durham Brian Fagundus Sandra Mitchell, Greensboro Kathryn Salisbury, Graham Deborah Vigeland, Weaverville In Memory of Bobby David Fisher Kelly Mitter, Winston-Salem Stephen Salley, Altamonte Springs, FL Richard Vitolo, Nebo Willis John Foushee Scott Mollenkopf, Cary Alan Salmon, Weaverville Gregory Vydra Sherry Willis Katherine Garey Richard Moore, Elkin Madera Salvaje & Collin Chambers, David Wagoner, Morrisville Gary & Daphne Garrett Barbara Morgan, Asheville Morehead City Nikki Walker, Whiteville In Honor of Mark Rostan Paul Gay Mark Morris, Raleigh Richard Sampson, Huntersville Shirley Walker, Durham Doug Blackford & Martha Cutler Collin Haggerty Jamie Morris-Haley, Charlotte Mark Sanders, Greenville Brian Walsh, Raleigh Doug Knight Jerry & Nancy Hamm Rich Morrison, Elizabethtown Elke Savage, Gastonia Jonathan Walvoord, Columbia, SC Daniel Paige Marsha Havens Kim Murchie, Mount Airy, MD Gregory Sawicki, Durham Buddy Waters, Greenville Douglas Thompson Margaret & Michael Hendley Tom Musson, Wilkesboro Bill Schiffli, Charlotte Scott Weaver, Midland Joy Jones Krista & Mike Nelson, King Neil Schledhorn, Burlington Stephen Weber, Winston-Salem In Honor of Gregory Scott Patsy & Phil Keith Mary & David Nice, Waynesville Leslie Schlender, Elkin Mike Weeks, Durham The NCSU Horticulture Department Patti Keith Valerie Nieman, Greensboro Phillip Schuler, Durham Ann & Phil Weinrich, Robbinsville Claudia Key Richard Nifong, Pinnacle Beth Schulman, Charlotte Worth & Susan Weller, Burnsville Randall Kimrey Angela Noffsinger, Manteo Bern Schumak, Dobson Steven & Vickie Wells, State Road

14 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL Thank you to the 820+ volunteers who together worked more than 35,800 hours to build, maintain, and promote the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in 2017. These volunteers worked in 22 Task Forces – each responsible for building and maintaining a specific section of the trail – and on other projects to promote the trail within their communities.

Mountain Region Hours Orange County 263 Carolina Mountain Club 12,174 Eno River 1,592 High Peaks Trails Association 685 Falls Lake 5,104 Central Blue Ridge 2,946 Coastal Plain & Bald Knob 325 Outer Banks Hours Grandfather 455 Agriculture Heartland 35 Watauga 431 Carolina Bay 140 South Ashe 997 Onslow Bight 1,575 North Ashe 164 Carteret Wildlife Club 88 Alleghany 29 Outer Banks 103

Piedmont Region Hours MST in a Day Hours Elkin Valley Trails Association 4,599 521 Hanging Rock/Pilot Mtn 147 Other Volunteer Sauratown Trails Association 540 Projects Hours West Guilford 50 662 Upper Haw River 2,181

The Honor Roll below recognizes volunteers who are members of Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and contributed 75 hours or more to build, maintain, and promote the trail in 2017.

Karl Anderson Jeff Brewer Mark Edelstein Bob Johnson Dee Neil* Tim Supple* Aram Attarian Donna Burch Bob Ellis Laura Johnson Mike O’Neill* Jason Taylor* Robert Ball Haley Burch* Dale Eltoft Margaret Lanier Arlene Pace Steve Terrill Roger Bardsley David Butler Richard Evans* Les Love David Pace Chris Underhill Jerry Barker Scott Campbell Will Farmer* Steve Lund* John Pepin Doug Veazey Bob Beach* Woody Cheek Barbara Fitzgerald Denise Lyon Phil Piaski Richard Vitolo Gregory Bechtel Richard Clark John French John McCulloch* George Poehlman Vance Waggener Beverly Bell Jim Cobb Nancy Gray* Dennis McGill Allen Poole Tom Weaver* Curtis Belyea Diana Dagenhart Tom Griffin Candace McGuire Brian Rollins Chris Werbylo* Don Bergey Peter Dahl Jim Hallsey* Steve Meehan Don Russ Shelton Wilder Rod Birdsong Carol Deal Hugh Heine Joe Mickey* Gregory Scott* Bill Williams Bill Blackley* Ken Deal Joe Hicks Steven Mierisch* Luke Simmons Donnie Williams David Bland Carl DeAndrade Bob Hillyer* Richard Moore Mel Skiles* Harry Wilson Piet Bodenhorst Joel Deaton Kim Homme Barbara Morgan Greg Smith Germaine Yahn* Bill Boyarsky* Tom Dillon Grace Iovine Eric Motzno Rocko Smucker Greg Yahn*

* Volunteered 250-hours or more

Tim Supple working on the MST in Stones Creek Game Land. Photo by Nancy Gray.

2017 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Deep Creek. Photo by Adam Collins.

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This annual report is dedicated to the memory of Allen de Hart, our founder and friend, who worked indefatigably for the MST from 1977 until his death in 2016.

Photo by Randy Johnson.

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