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Segment 1, May 6th, 2023

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Dads get a lot of credit for helping their children love the outdoors.  At Jesse Brown’s Outdoors, a local Charlotte outdoor store, there are often tales from children about their dad or granddad, teaching them to hunt or fly fish, hike or camp.

Many times mom’s get left out.

Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors, tells a story of his mom.  It’s a story that she hates because he became lost at Kings Mountain National Military Park.  The getting lost part wasn’t the main part of the story.  It was how his mother handled it.  She walked to the Park Ranger office and waited.

His mother was also his Den Mother in elementary school.  This time in Scouting led to bigger things including his introduction to the local Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown’s.

We hope you enjoy this segment.  Powered by the Mountain Khaki pants selection from Jesse Brown’s

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Segment 2, May 6th, 2023

The beginning of something positive sometimes starts with a negative.  One positive began after ugly words were spoken by a group of Outward Bound students to a group of black students as they passed.  This incident was twenty-five years ago but helped kick off the Unity Project.

Alexys J. Taylor is the director of the Unity Project & speaks about this program of experiential education that is sponsored by the North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS).  She speaks with host, Bill Bartee, from Charlotte outfitter, Jesse Brown’s, on the Carolina Outdoors.

Now the Unity Project brings together high school students from all walks of life & puts them together so they can interact with one another.  Eight different high schools in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School district:  Butler, East Mecklenburg, Garinger, Hawthorne, Mallard Creek, Myers Park, South Mecklenburg, & West Mecklenburg High Schools.

In celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day, Taylor was asked about the influence of her mom.  During a presentation at Jesse Brown’s, the local Charlotte outdoor store, (Taylor was a storyteller at Storyteller’s Night at Jesse Brown’s) she spoke about the importance of her mother.  During this interview, Bartee was able to ask her about her relationship with her mom as a student & now.

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Segment 3, May 6th, 2023

Cradle isn’t just a piece of furniture for a baby.  It is also defined a place of origin or the earliest period of life.  This is why the birthplace of forestry in the United States was named The Cradle of Forestry.

Actually, our guest, Regional education manager, Stephanie Bradley, lets us know that the initial name was the Biltmore Forest School.  It began 125 years ago in 1898.  Dr. Carl Schenck, the chief forester for the Vanderbilt estate founded it.

Bill Bartee from Jesse Brown’s & host of the Carolina Outdoors speaks with Bradley about that history but she quickly informs our Carolina Outdoors listeners about what the Cradle of Forestry is doing now.

These days recreation is another big part of the mission of National Forests.  Bradley speaks about how the ecological system, education, & recreation are all hooked together.

Bobby Bradley helps lead the Blue Ghost Photo Tours & the popular May & June Blue Ghost Firefly Twilight Tours  are just a few of the interpretive education programs that the Cradle of Forestry sponsors.

Ax throwing & Water Boiling are also contests that the Cradle of Forestry hosts.

You can see more of the classes available at the Cradle of Forestry, along with directions.

The classes are available for all ages.

Thanks to Charlotte Patagonia dealer, Charlotte Free Fly dealer, Charlotte On Cloud shoes dealer, Jesse Brown’s for sponsoring this interview.

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Segment 4, May 6th, 2023

Mother’s Day Gifts are coming up in importance.  Dads get so much credit for introducing people to the outdoors.  Hiking, Hunting, Camping trips are some of the stories that we hear about.  But Moms play a big part in our outdoor adventure lives.  Let’s remember them this Mother’s Day season. A Fly Fishing Trip is a perfect experience for you give her.  Another hot product for her feet are On Cloud Shoes & Chaco Sandals.  Both of these are available at the Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown’s.

On Cloud is having great success in taking over market in active footwear.  This company started in the running category but has branched out into walking, hiking & comfortable footwear.  Stop by Jesse Brown’s for complimentary gift wrapping for your Mother’s Day gift.

Chaco is still the number one sport sandal but your mother can dress them up.  Jesse Brown’s has double strapped sandals, toe-strapped sandals, & single straps, too.

Thank you for listening & remember to make the Carolina Outdoors a little better than you found it…& Pick Up Your Trash.

The Carolina Outdoors is brought to you by Charlotte’s fly shop, Charlotte’s outdoor store, Charlotte’s original, Jesse Brown’s Outdoors.

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Segment 1, April 29th, 2023

This edition we’ll speak with Captain Chris Crolley of Coastal Expeditions & Lead Guide & Fly Fishing Instructor, Dave Bergman.
We hope that this episode will show off the diversity of the Carolina Outdoors from the saltwater low country of South Carolina to the fresh mountain streams of western North Carolina.
Please enjoy & remember to visit the mother ship of the Carolina Outdoors, Jesse Brown’s Outdoors, Charlotte Fly Shop & Charlotte Outdoor store.

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