Dyer County Chapter

In November 2009, TTA chartered the new Dyer County chapter in West Tennessee. The chapter meets monthly in Dyersburg.

If you live in the Dyer County area, and would like to be a part of this new chapter, please contact Rita Norvell, the Chapter Chair, by email or by telephone at 731-445-4601.

Other chapter leaders are Jim Stark, outings coordinator and board rep, and Frank Salowitz, secretary and treasurer.

Upcoming Dyer County Hikes and Programs:

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Date	Chapter	Hike	Leader or Contact
		Updated Sep 08, 2010	Please pre-register. Schedules are subject to change!
		September 2010
Sep (TBD)	CTC	BRAT (Bike Ride Across Tennessee). Benefits Cumberland Trail. Date TBD.	CTC cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259
9/25- 9/26	CTC	National Public Lands Day Event (NPLD). Volunteers needed to help with bridge and trail repair in the Tennessee River Gorge segment of the Cumberland Trail State Park. Volunteers will meet at 8:00 am ET at the Signal Mountain parking lot.	cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259 www.cumberlandtrail.org
9/25 Sat	TTA	National Public Lands Day.	TBD
9/27- 9/30	CTC	Trail maintenance in the CTSP Tennessee River Gorge segment. Volunteers needed to help with trail maintenance in preparation for the 2010 Stump Jump trail race.	cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259 www.cumberlandtrail.org
		October 2010
10/1- 10/3	TTA	19th Annual Allardt Pumpkin Festival. Friday: Camp at Pickett SP. Tents and RVs are first-come, first-served. Cabins may be available by calling Pickett (931-879-5821). Saturday: Shop for Crafts, watch the weigh-off, sample pumpkin baked goods. At noon, decorate the TTA float. At 2pm, march in the Pumpkin Festival Parade! Afterwards, hike in nearby Colditz Cove SNA to view Northrup Falls. Sunday: Choice of several short, but beautiful hikes on the trails of Pickett. More details.	Anne Wesley ttahiker@msn.com
10/1 Fri	TTA	19th Annual Allardt Pumpkin Festival. A walking tour of the historic village of Rugby.	Fount & Anna Bertram.
10/2 Sat	CTC	Stump Jump Trail Race. Signal Mountain.	CTC cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259 More info.
10/2 Sat	TTA	19th Annual Allardt Pumpkin Festival. Includes Arts and Crafts booths, Pumpkin Cooking Contest, Other Events and Activities, Parade, Weigh-in.	Anne Wesley ttahiker@msn.com
10/3 Sun	TTA	19th Annual Allardt Pumpkin Festival. Short, but beautiful hike on the trails of Pickett State Park. Jamestown.	Anne Wesley ttahiker@msn.com
10/13- 10/15	CTC	Trail maintenance in the CT New River segment. Volunteers needed to help with trail maintenance between Cove Lake and Norma Road.	cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259 www.cumberlandtrail.org
10/16 Sat	CTC	50k trail running event in the New River segment of the CTSP. Please visit: www.cumberlandtrailraces.com/CumberlandTrail50k/HOME.html for more details.	cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259 www.cumberlandtrail.org
		November 2010
11/2- 11/9	CTC	New River segment trail construction phase 3. Volunteers needed to help construct trail along Straight Fork in Scott County.	cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259 www.cumberlandtrail.org
11/12- 11/14	TTA	Annual Meeting. Pickwick Landing SP.	Host Chapters, Memphis & Jackson.
11/14- 11/17	TTA	20th American Trails National Symposium. Chattanooga.	CTC, co-sponsor. More …
		December 2010
12/4- 12/5	CTC	Cumberland Trail backpack. New River section from Norma Road to Smoky Creek Road.	Tony Hook tony.hook@frontiernet.net
		January 2011
1/9- 1/15	CTC	Winter Alternative Break. Students from the University of Kansas will be working to construct the Cumberland Trail. Soddy Daisy.	CTC office cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259
		February 2011
02/20 - 03/26	CTC	The CTC's 15th annual BreakAway program. Hamilton County.	CTC cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259
		March 2011
02/20 - 03/26	CTC	The CTC's 15th annual BreakAway program. Hamilton County.	CTC cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com 931-456-6259