Ribbon Cut on Wildcat Way
Burke River Trail Association hosted a Ribbon Cutting for the first section of that specially build to be Burke River…
Burke River Trail
Connecting Communities in Burke County, NC
Burke River Trail
Connecting Communities in Burke County, NC
Long View & Hildebran
In January 2023, Beth Heile submitted a Feasibility Study Grant application to NCDOT for assistance in clarifying the route between…
Connecting Rhodhiss Halves
BRTA is about connecting communities — and we have been in contact with NCDOT for two years about making the…
Trail Brings Housing
Connecting communities with pedestrian trail is just one focus of Burke River Trail Association (BTRA). The organization also works to…
Wildcat Way
Thanks to Burke County Public Schools, Town of Valdese, Rep Hugh Blackwell and volunteers, a new section of Burke River…
Grants for Old Glory Mill
Opportunity Appalachia announced the selection of 29 projects to participate in its program aimed at increasing job growth,business support, and…
Trail Town Trash
Following the Burke Chamber Litter Sweep, BRTA decided to continue monthly Trail Town Trash Pickups. May was rained out and…
Successful Pickin’
Around 125 people took part in the Glen Alpine in the Street Committee’s first event – Pickin’ in the Streets…
Getting the Word Out
Burke River Trail Association has three Focus Areas:
Glen Alpine Residents Giving Back
A tree along the railroad tracks that looked like a turkey tail, gave the Town of Glen Alpine its original…
Glen Alpine Public Meeting
The Glen Alpine Downtown Park Public Input meeting was held Thursday, April 11 at 6pm – with a horrible rainstorm…
Rhodhiss Mill Grant
Burke River Trail Association submitted an Opportunity Appalachia Grant application for technical assistance in creating a financial pro forma development…
Community Spotlight – Drexel
While much has come and gone in Drexel over the years, the Drexel Barber Shop has remained a constant. Lawrence…
Litter Sweep
As part of the Burke County Chamber Litter Sweep, Burke River Trail Association held trash pickups in all the towns…
Mill Walk
Burke River Trail Association was granted $2500 from Mountain BizWorks for pre-development work to show how the Burke River Trail…
Riverkeeper
Though Catawba River is prominent in the nonprofit’s name, Catawba Riverkeeper advocates for all waters of the Catawba River Basin…
Rails and Trails
Our Trail Towns could also be Rail Towns! In December 2023, the Federal Railroad Administration selected the Salisbury to Asheville…
Rhodhiss Workshop
There was an incredible turnout for the Rhodhiss Trail Workshop. Business owners, landowners, aldermen and residents met at the Scout…