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November Hikes & Programs
All ranger-led hikes and programs are now listed on the Tennessee State Parks Website.
Please bookmark that page to get info about all the latest ranger-led hikes and programs!
Deadline is fast approaching for the
2019 Picture the Park Photo Contest
Just a few of last year's Contest Winners!
Enter your photos in Picture the Park 2019! Deadline is November 1.
When you enter your photos in Picture the Park 2019, you’re making a donation to the Friends — a gift of creativity, and of great story-telling. By donating your photo, you’re providing the Friends with a unique visual element we can use in helping to tell the park’s story! As long as your photo was taken in South Cumberland State Park, and you haven't entered it in this contest before, it is eligible -- even old favorites you took years ago! You may enter as many entries, in as many categories as you like. And, there will be some great prizes for the winning photos!
Entry instructions and further information can be found on the Friends website.
Your Gift Directly Supports the Park
Now it’s easier than every to join or renew your Friends membership online! Just visit the Membership page of the Friends website. If you’re renewing, there will be a link on that page for current Friends members to use. If you’re a current member and follow that link, it will ask you to enter your email and password to log into the Member Services area of the website. If you have not yet set up your password, enter the email address you believe we have on file for you, and then click the “forgot password” link, which will allow you to set up a password to access your info in our system. Once you’re set up, it will be much easier to do future membership renewals; register for Friends’ events; make gifts or donations; and any other kind of transaction you’d like to make in support of the Park!
By making a Gift to the Friends, you can help insure that South Cumberland State Park will always be a safe, well-maintained and amazing place to experience world-class natural beauty!
- Your gift supports the good work of the Friends of South Cumberland. You will be empowering a respected and effective non-profit organization, working to save great spaces in the South Cumberland region in support of this magnificent park.
- You will receive the monthly Trail Tracker emails to keep you updated on Friends and Park events and volunteer opportunities.
- All donors making gifts of $50 or more receive membership privileges in the Friends.
New Trails Committee Formed
 The FSC Board of Directors recently authorized the creation of a top-level Trails Committee (TC), with the goal of better supporting South Cumberland State Park management in their efforts to better maintain the nearly 100 miles of trail in the park. Primary areas of focus will be trail assessment, trail improvement, and visitor and trail safety. The focus will involve new trails, existing trails, bridges, trail marking, signage and similar trail-related items throughout the park. The committee’s first step is to build a strong multi-disciplinary committee.
Committee Chair Bruce Blohm said the committee will rely on a robust network of subject matter experts (FSC, park and others), governmental agencies, NGOs, grant and other financial support resources and outside contractors, in addition to our passionate volunteers and Friends of South Cumberland State Park.
Initial members of the TC are Ranger Jason Reynolds, SCSP Park Ranger, certified trail builder and team lead on the 2016 Fiery Gizzard Trail reroute; Rick Dreves, certified trail builder and chair of the FSC Strategic Planning Committee; Naullain Kendrick, certified trail builder and FSC immediate past president; Bruce Blohm, member of the FSC Strategic Planning Committee and TNP graduate; Charles Reese, REI staff member, hiker, backpacker, trail volunteer, and Chattanooga resident; Jeremy Price, FSC trail building volunteer, TNP student, and South Cumberland resident; and Tom Tew, FSC trail building volunteer and Tracy City resident.
To learn more about the committee, you can email Trails Chair Bruce Blohm.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Sherwood Forest Trail Building -- 2 p.m., Oct. 20 and Oct. 30
Meet at the Sherwood Forest traillhead. For details, email Ranger Jason Reynolds.
Savage Gulf Trail Work -- 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Nov. 4
Meet at the Savage Gulf Ranger Station. For details, email Ranger Mark Greenwood.
C O M I N G N E X T S P R I N G !
 
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Park at the same time!
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates a portion of your purchase directly to the Friends of South Cumberland State Park. Click the logo below to begin, and bookmark that page as your Amazon starting point in order to designate the Friends as your preferred recipient!
Add our email address to your contact list!
The Friends now offer online Member Services functions (click here to learn more)! Please add FriendsOfSouthCumberland@gmail.com to your device’s contacts or address book. This email address is the official address for communications from the Friends (including TrailTracker!), so please add it to your contacts to be sure important messages from us aren’t landing in your junk mail folder by accident.
Why should you join and support the Friends?
Now protecting more than 30,000 acres, South Cumberland is the largest State Park in Tennessee. Although this is great news, more land, and more visitors, creates new and urgent unmet needs for the park. New trails must be built, and existing trails must be maintained or upgraded. New and expanded parking areas, restrooms, camping and picnic facilities, and directional signage are needed. Invasive pests, like the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, and invasive plants must be controlled. Guided hikes, seminars and historical re-enactments, including programs for area school children, must be prepared and delivered. And, the work of conserving additional environmentally-significant lands is far from complete. By becoming a member of the Friends, you can help insure that South Cumberland will always be a safe, well-maintained and amazing place to experience world-class natural beauty!
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Q&A: HOW TO SET YOUR FRIENDS MEMBER SERVICES PASSWORD IF THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVED SAYS “LINK IS EXPIRED”
Q: The email I received from the Friends has a link to activate membership accounts and set up a password. However, when I clicked the link the message came back that the link is expired. What should I do?
A: The link has a "time out" on it for security reasons; if it's not opened within a couple of hours after you receive the email, it "expires". However, if you click on that link, in the email, it will take you to the screen where it says it expired, and on that same page there is also a link titled Request a New Verification or Reset Password link. Click on that, and it will ask for your email address. Enter your address and then the system will email you a fresh link or code that will allow you to get into the system and set up your account password.
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