September 2026 Trail Days, Spring & Summer Photos
LOTS of Spring & Summer Photos! BYNUM BLUFF (TREES) – In many, many places, initial recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene were focused on short-term mitigation of safety risks. With…
Spring 2026 Trail Days, Winter Photos
Spring Trail Days This winter’s Ice Age froze some of our usual winter volunteer fun, but spring is in the air and trail days are back! On the Appalachian Ranger District,…
November & December 2025 Trail Days, October Photos
November & December 2025 Trail Days Wild South volunteers are out on the trail or on the water several times a week if weather allows. We’ll slow down for Thanksgiving,…
Hurricane Helene Recovery – Year 1 Photos
For the first week or two after Hurricane Helene hit the mountains, the response was simple and pure: neighbors helping neighbors. Communities were cut off without roads or communication or…
October 2025 Trail Days, September Photos
October 2025 Trail Days Yes, Wild South’s community day this Saturday, Sep 27, at Fonta Flora Brewery’s Whipporwhill Farm location is still on despite the weather forecast. We may hang…
September 2025 Trail Days, August Photos
September 2025 Trail Days Hurricane Helene was really TWO disasters. The first was the hurricane itself — lives lost, houses damaged, infrastructure destroyed. The second is economic — livelihoods lost,…
August 2025 Trail Days, June & July Photos
August Trail Days Hurricane recovery continues despite summer heat: Unaka Mountain Wilderness projects are mostly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Linville Gorge & Harper Creek projects are mostly on Saturdays. Give us a…
May 2025 Trail Days, April Photos
May 2025 Trail Days Communities continue to come together to recover from Hurricane Helene. Wild South is supporting efforts on many trails and rivers. Challenging, rewarding, inspiring! Projects on the…
April 2025 Trail Days, February & March Photos
April 2025 Trail Days April trail day schedule below. Please RSVP for any dates that look good, and we’ll keep you in the loop on meetup details. Unaka Mountain Wilderness…
February 2025 Trail Days, January Photos
February 2025 Trail Days, January Photos Volunteer event schedule for February is: ■ WEEKDAYS on the Noli, on Unaka Mountain, or out in the communities of Mitchell, Yancey, and Unicoi…
January 2025 Trail Days, Nov & Dec Photos
January 2025 Trail Days, Nov & Dec Photos Wild South continues to have hurricane recovery projects both on National Forest and out in the surrounding communities. Volunteer event schedule is…
November 2024 Trail Days, October Photos
November 2024 Trail Days, October Photos Things are still unsettled by Hurricane Helene. Projects are different. Schedule is different. What’s the same is Wild South’s focus on National Forest communities. …
October 2024 Hurricane Helene Volunteer Update
October 2024 Hurricane Helene Volunteer Update Wild South volunteer efforts are currently redirected into relief and recovery projects in the wake of Hurricane Helene. So the projects are different, but…
September 2024 Trail Days, August Photos
September 2024 Trail Days Whew August was HOT, but September is already off to a cooler start. Linville & Lost Cove dates below as well as in interesting graffiti cleanup…
August 2024 Trail Days, July Photos
August 2024 Trail Days Between the hurricane and the heat, August is a challenging month. But the game is still on! RSVP for any dates that look interesting, and check…
July 2024 Trail Days, June Photos
July 2024 Trail Days Lots happening in July! Please RSVP for any dates that look interesting: July 3 (Wed) – TRASH & CAMPSITES Ephraim Place, Unaka July 5 (Fri) –…
June 2024 Trail Days, May Photos
June 2024 Trail Days Here’s a list of trail days for the second half of June. Please RSVP for any dates that look interesting: June 15 (Sat) – GRAFFITI REMOVAL…
May 2024 Trail Days, April Photos
May 2024 Trail Days Couple new things this month: Trail days are now also listed on the wildsouth.org homepage. Wild South works closely with A Clean Wilson Creek, building the…
April 2024 Trail Days, March Photos
April 2024 Trail Days Spring is in the air! Lots of different projects. Please RSVP for any dates that look interesting: Apr 3 (Wed) – TRASH Noli Cleanup at Poplar Apr…
March 2024 Trail days, February Photos
March 2024 Trail Days There’s something for everybody in March! Please RSVP for any dates that look interesting: Mar 6 (Wed) – TRASH Poplar & Ephraim Place Mar 7 (Thu) – ROCK Leadmine/LGT…
February 2024 Trail Days, January Photos
February 2024 Trail Days January weather rearranged the calendar a little. Let’s see what February gives us! Please RSVP for dates that look good, and we’ll keep you in the loop on…
January 2024 Trail Days, Fall 2023 Photos
January 2024 Trail Days After a quiet year-end, trail days are back and there are lots to choose from. Please RSVP for dates that look good, so we can keep you updated. Jan…
Friends in Wild Places (More Great 2023 Memories!)
A few more photos from this year. Good memories. Great people. Enjoy! Sawing a fallen tree blocking the Limestone Cove horse trail in Unaka Mountain Wilderness. The hard…
2023 Photos of the Year
How many people does a wild place need? “But,” you say, “wild places are places without people, right?” True enough, but this planet is full of people. A wild place doesn’t…
