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November 2016 <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />How can I learn more about the NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail in Orange County and across the state? <br /> <br />• Orange County Dept. of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br />Land Conservation Manager 919-245-2510 <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/deapr/mountains_to_sea_trail.php <br /> <br />• N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation – State Trails Program <br />Smith Raynor, State Trails Specialist <br /><smith.raynor@ncparks.gov> or 919-707-9305 <br />www.ncparks.gov <br /> <br />• Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br />Kate Dixon, Executive Director <br /><kdixon@ncmst.org> or 919-698-9024 <br />http://www.ncmst.org/ <br /> <br /> <br />How can I find the Trail? <br />For information on the NC Mountains-To-Sea State Trail, please see the NC Division of Parks and <br />Recreation website at www.ncparks.gov or http://www.ncmountainstosea.org/ <br /> <br />The Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail website (http://www.ncmst.org/) has general descriptions of <br />trail sections with mileage and information about available guidebooks. <br /> <br />When will the entire Mountains-to-Sea Trail be completed? <br />The NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail remains a work in progress. With the help of more volunteers, the pace <br />of progress has picked up in recent years. Since 2008, 195 new miles of trail have opened on the MST. <br />Land along some sections of the trail corridor remains privately owned, and acquisition or easements <br />will be needed to extend the trail. The goal is a 1,000-mile trail from Clingmans Dome to Jockey’s Ridge. <br /> <br />How can I get involved? <br /> <br /> <br />• You can volunteer to build trail by contacting the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail at <br />http://www.ncmst.org/ or contact the Land Conservation Manager with Orange County DEAPR <br />at 919-245-2510. <br /> <br />• You can sign up for the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (FMST) e-mail newsletter to keep <br />informed of progress and opportunities to get involved. You can also become a member of the <br />FMST—a non-profit organization that promotes the trail, coordinates trail building activities and <br />serves as a clearinghouse for information. <br />13