If you cannot make this hike but would like to attend the last PAC hike of the Spring Hiking Series, please visit PACs website, www.pacolet.org, or go to PACs Facebook page, www.facebook.com/pacoletarea.conservancy, for information. The last hike is scheduled for April 26 at DuPont State Forest, to Bridal Veil Falls.

Also, please mark your calendar and plan to join PAC for the upcoming ninth annual PACWalk for Preservation and third annual PACRun 5K Trail Run on Saturday, May 4. The event will be held at Tryon Estates, 619 Laurel Lake Dr., Columbus. PACRun starts at 8 a.m. and PACWalk begins at 10 a.m. Come help PAC preserve our mountains, farms, forests, waterways and green spaces.

For more information visit PAC’s website, www.pacolet.org, where you can register on-line, and/or print a registration form, or call PAC at 828-859-5060 or e-mail: info@pacolet.org. You can also register for PACRun online at www.strictlyrunning.com.

PAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization (land trust) founded in 1989 to protect and conserve the area’s natural resources (PAC’s mission). PAC works with area landowners to ensure the long-term protection of their property through voluntary conservation easements (agreements) which enable landowners to maintain ownership of their property, preserving precious natural resources (open lands, forests, wildlife habitat, scenic vistas, farmland, stream banks, etc.), and potentially obtain significant federal, state and local tax benefits. PAC’s vision is a community living and growing in harmony with our natural heritage and a goal to provide a legacy that will endure and be valued by generations to come. PAC works diligently to provide leadership to encourage conservation and provide education programs emphasizing responsible land use practices to help – save the places you love.

– article submitted by Pam Torlina