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Across the region, cold has not kept SAWS crews and volunteers from making a difference this winter. On a cold December day, where temperatures barely cleared freezing, twenty-one volunteers made their way out to the Cumberland District of Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky to lend a hand. Kristy Ealdwine, Kentucky Volunteer Coordinator, was able to leverage the impressive turnout by splitting the crew into 3 separate teams to maximize efforts that day. Two crews loaded

by Aerin Miller Hurricane Helene left many issues in its wake. After immediate needs were met, one question that came up revolved around impacts to U.S. Forest Service trails and access. To address this question, SAWS’ Tennessee Trail Specialist team was asked to survey all trails in the North Zone of Cherokee National Forest. This large footprint gave us an opportunity to see so much this region has to offer. Through our surveys we encountered trails in every state and condi