On June 24, cycling volunteers installed the first of 10 bike lockers that will be available downtown for public use.

Asheville on Bikes’s Summer Cycle

Two long-running November events need sponsors: The Shut In Ridge Trail Run and Turkey Trot
5K.

On June 6, a host of local businesses will donate portions of their sales to the regional nonprofit Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.

Molly Barker, Girls on the Run International founder, will kick off the 2009 New Balance Girls on the Run 5K on Saturday, May 23, in Biltmore Park. The New Balance Girls on the Run 5K is the culminating event for participants in the 14-week Girls on the Run Program and will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.

It’s time for the May 9 French Broad River Fins & Gills Classic Fishing Tournament. Sponsored by Clear Channel Radio of Asheville and Asheville Outdoor Center, the event benefits local nonprofit RiverLink in its mission to protect and restore the French Broad River and its watershed as a place to live, work and play!

Join hiker/author Peter J. Barr at 7 p.m. on May 5 at the Leicester library as he discusses his book Hiking North Carolina’s Lookout Towers and talks about the hiking opportunities as well as the history and need to preserve Western North Carolina’s fire lookout towers.

Take the road less traveled: Trek to Burnsville for a family bike ride that can help get your spring fitness plans off to a good start.

The State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) recently donated a tract that will aid in the development of the Davidson River Trail, a bike- and walkway linking the Brevard community to the Davidson River Campground, the Cradle of Forestry, and Pisgah National Forest. This connection will give area residents a new way to gain access to Pisgah National Forest and visit such environmental wonders as Sliding Rock and many area waterfalls – all by foot or bicycle.