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Information regarding trips on these streams can be quite useful. Such information as date of trip, put-in and takeout locations, length of trip (time and distance), number of participants, and other details can prove important. Jot them down on a card and send them to the authors. Such reports will be tabulated and forwarded to the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. This type of data can be most helpful in making decisions that affect these streams.

State Water Trails

In 1973 a state trails committee was established by the General Assembly to represent the citizens’ trail interests. Included in the area are trails for hikers, off-road vehicles, horseback riders, bicyclists, and canoeists. Out of this committee and from interest by the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development has grown the North Carolina Trails Committee. This organization is composed of individuals and groups interested in the promotion of trails and trail-related activities. In 1978 some 62 miles of the Lumber River received recognition as the state’s first water trail. Also, a stretch of the French Broad received such recognition later that year. In addition to these, approximately 1,400 miles of other streams and lakes are deemed to have potential for establishment as State Water Trails.