Pruning, cabling, bracing and installing lightning protection for one of RibbonWalk's oldest and tallest trees, a white oak estimated to be 200 years old. Pruning hazardous trees and removing limbs along RibbonWalk's main trails. RibbonWalk has more than three miles of well-marked trails through its 137 acres, filled with mature pines, native hardwoods, streams, ponds, meadows and a ravine filled with American beech trees. RibbonWalk is one of the largest contiguous forests inside the Charlotte city limits.
Admission is free.
Rest rooms and picnic facilities are available. From Charlotte, take Interstate 77 north to Interstate 85 north and exit at Statesville Avenue. Turn left off the ramp onto Statesville Road. Go six-tenths of a mile and turn right on Nevin Road. Take Nevin 1.2 miles to RibbonWalk entrance on the left.