{"id":13871,"date":"2026-06-16T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=13871"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:01:30","slug":"wcu-faculty-and-staff-stewardship-service-opportunity-at-gorges-state-park-9-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/2026\/06\/16\/wcu-faculty-and-staff-stewardship-service-opportunity-at-gorges-state-park-9-24-26\/","title":{"rendered":"WCU Faculty and Staff Stewardship\/Service Opportunity at Gorges State Park (9\/21\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">When:<\/b> Thursday, September 21<sup data-ogsc=\"\">st<\/sup> from 8am-2pm<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">NOTE \u2013 if riding the Campus Recreation shuttle please arrive at the CRC lobby by 8:00am.<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">What to Expect:<\/b>\u00a0Looking for a great way to use your WCU volunteer\/community service leave and get outside while connecting with your fellow Catamount community?\u00a0 Join Campus Recreation\u2019s Outdoor Program and the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, while we head to Gorges State Park to do some trail maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">The project will be located on the Bearwallow Valley Trail (976 Grassy Ridge Rd, Sapphire, NC 28774), and the goal would be eliminating a shortcut where visitors have been cutting trail.\u00a0 We are still working out some details, but some ideas have been installing a split-rail fence or a rock barrier, planting native plants, and installing signage.\u00a0 This would both protect the natural resources and help with trail longevity in that location.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">After the trail work concludes enjoy a short hike to one of the many waterfalls at Gorges State Park!\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss out on this great way to give back to your natural resources and build community with fellow Catamounts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Register by <strong>S<\/strong><strong>eptember 18, 2026 at noon<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/myrec.wcu.edu\/Program\/GetProgramDetails?courseId=7b1acbad-0dae-4f17-8cd2-4a753d9083d4\"> https:\/\/myrec.wcu.edu\/Program\/GetProgramDetails?courseId=7b1acbad-0dae-4f17-8cd2-4a753d9083d4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">NOTE \u2013 Those needing transportation to and from campus, Campus Recreation is offering a shuttle that is maxed at 11 participants.\u00a0 Please email Jeremiah Haas,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"blue\"><a title=\"mailto:jhaas@wcu.edu\" href=\"mailto:jhaas@wcu.edu\" data-outlook-id=\"e81d7cf9-ef5c-4450-9826-181fb6e816fc\" data-ogsc=\"blue\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">jhaas@wcu.edu<\/u><\/a><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0\u00a0with interest.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When: Thursday, September 21st from 8am-2pm NOTE \u2013 if riding the Campus Recreation shuttle please arrive at the CRC lobby by 8:00am. What to Expect:\u00a0Looking for a great way to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13871"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13875,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13871\/revisions\/13875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}