Saturday, April 11
10:30am – Story Time at Hildebran Royal Park
Free Story, craft, snacks at Hildebran Royal Park.
Sunday, April 12
1:00pm – Group Hike
Valdese Lakeside Park – 3 Mile Moderate Group Hike with Burke Women’s Fund. Public invited.
Sunday, April 19
3:00pm – Litter Gitter Hiker Event –
Let’s hike and pick up trash at the same time!! Meet at Valdese Lakeside Park main parking lot. We will head over to the Burke River Trail Wildcat Way section. This will be 1 mile – when we turn and come back, we will gather trash that has collected on the shore line – not that much – but some. More hiking than trash pickup.
Monday, April 20
9:00am – Trail Town Trash – Litter Gitters
Meet at RO Huffman Center with Grow with Drexel – Vests, gloves, grabbers, bags provided.
Monday, April 20
6:00pm – Litter Gitters with BSA Pack 225
Meet at the Scout Hut and pick up trash after the Drexel Spring Carnival 609 Park Ave., Morganton, NC, 28655 – Vests, gloves, grabbers, bags provided.
Wednesday, April 22
9:00am – Earth Day Litter Gitter Cove Cleanup
Meet at Valdese Lakeside Park with Friends of the Valdese Rec – Vests, gloves, grabbers, bags provided.
Past Events
April 4 – Litter Gitters and Trail at McGalliard Falls (16 volunteers, 40 hours)
March 22 – Litter Gitters Glen Alpine (9 volunteers, 24 hours)
March 20 – Spring Stroll Looking for Wildflowers
Feb 28 – Prepping BRT connector in Valdese
Feb 22 – Trail Town Trash – Litter Gitters – Rhodhiss
Feb 14 – Raking out new trail at VLP
Jan 19 – Trail Town Trash – Litter Gitters – Morganton with NCSSM
Jan 4 – Trail Town Trash – Litter Gitters – Valdese
Jan 1 – First Day Hike – Valdese
Dec 21 – Trail Town Trash – Litter Gitters – Glen Alpine
Nov 16 – Trail Town Trash – Litter Gitters – Drexel
Nov 1 – Glen Alpine Downtown Park Ribbon Cutting
Oct 30 – Twilight Tales on the Trails
Oct 26 – Trail Town Trash – Lovelady
Oct 18 – Great Trails State Day – 2025 Mile Challenge
August 30 – Red, White and Wake – Rhodhiss Event
August 9 – Booth at Valdese Waldensian Festival
August 5 – Western Piedmont Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan Public Input
July 18 – State Park Ranger Program
July 16 – Bridge Hike for Kids
June 30 – BRTA Annual Meeting – online
June 25 – Scavenger Hunt Hike for Kids at VLP with Library
June 20 – Royal Park Ribbon Cutting
June 14 – Booth at Rhodhiss Festival
June 10 – RC Story Time in the Park
June 9 – Booth at BCPL Summer Kickoff
May 24 – Booth at RC Festival
May 22 – Trail Town Tour – Glen Alpine
May 19 – Litter Gitters Recognized at County Commissioner Meeting
May 10 – River Cleanup by Boat
May 6 – BRT: McGalliard Falls Trailhead Workday
May 4 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – Exit 111
April 24 – Trail Town Tour – Rhodhiss
April 3 – Trail Town Tour – Drexel
Litter Sweep April 2-9:
Wed April 2 – 10am Drexel Downtown Park
Thur April 3 – 2:00pm Valdese Lovelady Rd
Fri Apr 4 – 10:00am Rutherford College Crosslink Church
Sat Apr 5 – 2:30pm Glen Alpine Town Hall
Sun April 6 – 2:00pm Rhodhiss Horseshoe Dam Park
Mon Apr 7– 1:00pm Connelly Springs, Lindy’s Furniture
Tues Apr 8 – 9:00 Hildebran Library
Tues Apr 8 – 10:30 Long View IGA Grocery
Wed Apr 9 – 1:00 pm – Morganton Catawba Meadows
March 23 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – John Berry Rd
March 20 – Spring Stroll on Valdese Greenway
March 16 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – Meytre/Church
|March 8 – VLP Workday
March 2 – Read Across America Day – Green Eggs & Ham Takes a Hike, story and craft
March 2- Trail Town Trash Pickup – Malcolm Blvd
Feb 27 – Trail Town Tour – Hildebran
Feb 2 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – Glen Alpine
Jan 23 – Trail Town Tour – Rutherford College
Jan 19 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – Exit 111
Dec 8 – Trail Town Trail Trash Pickup – Huffman Bridge Rd
Dec 3 – Group Hike for Giving Tuesday along Valdese Greenway
Dec 3 – Giving Tuesday Fundraiser with BCUW
Nov 26 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – Valdese – Lovelady Rd
Nov 24 – Trail Town Trash Pickup – Drexel – John Berry Rd
Oct Trash Pickup and Enrichment Evening canceled
Oct 28 – BRTA Board Meeting (delayed from storm)
Oct 8 – Old Glory Mill Project Kickoff
Sept 29 – Group Walk on Wildcat Way
Sept 8 – Trail Town Trash Pickup Glen Alpine
Aug 10 – Valdese Festival – Booth
Aug 4 – Trail Town Trash Pickup Connelly Springs
Aug 2 – Wildcat Way Ribbon Cutting
July 31 – Wildcat Way Trail workday
July 7 – Trail Town Trash Pickup in Rhodhiss
July 6 – Rhodhiss Festival Booth
June 17 – BRTA Annual Meeting
June 15 – Evening of Music in Drexel – Booth
June 3 – BRTA Board Meeting
June 2 – Trail Town Trash Pickup in Valdese
June 1 – Glen Alpine in the Streets – Booth
June 1 – Rutherford College Founder’s Day – Booth
May 28 – Glen Alpine Event Planning Meeting
May 7 – Glen Alpine Event Planning Meeting
April 18 – Glen Alpine Movie Night Planning Meeting
April 11 – Glen Alpine Park Public Input Meeting
April 18 – Glen Alpine Movie Night Planning Meeting
April 30 – Glen Alpine Movie Night Planning Meeting
March 4 – BRTA Board Meeting
Litter Sweep Activities
Rutherford College – Wed, March 20 at 9am
Drexel – Thur, March 21 at 9am
Valdese – Fri, March 22 at 8:30am
Rhodhiss – Sat, March 23 at 10:30am
Morganton – Sun, March 24 at 2:00 pm
Hildebran – Mon, March 25 at 9am
Connelly Springs – Tues, March 26 at 9am
Glen Alpine – Wed, March 27 at 9am
Long View – Wed, March 27 at 1pm
Mar 25 – Group Hike on Morganton Greenway/Burke River Trail
Feb 19 – Presented at Rutherford College Business Association Meeting
Feb 15 – Trail Workshop in Rutherford College
Feb 13 – Trail Workshop in Drexel
Feb 6 – Trail Workshop in Rhodhiss
Jan 25 – Trail Workshop in Connelly Springs