 ...an information service providing updates, news, and reference materials to residents
and property owners of Fairview Forest, a private community in Western North Carolina.
An Approved Architectural Permit Required
Before Starting Any Construction Project
Building or making structural changes such as a new house, shed, garage, addition to your home, a fence, decking, new siding or roof? Repainting your house? Property owners must complete an architectural application and have it approved before beginning the project.
The FFHA Architectural Committee advises that if you are planning any building or construction project on your property in Fairview Forest, be sure to submit your application at least one week before you plan to start. Do not start without approval from the Architectural Committee. Applications are available online in the Architectural section of this web site.
Cross Over the Bridge
 Several months ago the Green Space Committee built a 16-foot-long bridge over Trantham Creek to make it easier for hikers and cyclists to cross the rocky stream. The mile-long green space trail, which starts at a cairn across from the intersection of Chestnut Forest Road and Fairview Forest Drive, traverses the stream at several points. Strategically placed rocks make crossing the creek fairly easy. However, there is one area, about 200 yards below Black Oak Forest Road, where it's much more difficult to get across. To make that crossing safer, Green Space committee members built a wooden bridge in mid-July.
[Cross that bridge when you come to it... the story continues in Community News.]
Up, Up and Away!
 Property owner Bill Sanches has piloted everything from a single-engine trainer to a B-52 bomber, and eventually he'll be flying his own plane — one that he started building in the basement of his house here on the Mountain. When it's completed, he will have built a 24-foot-long, single-engine, four-seat aircraft made of metal and fiberglass composite with a 32-foot wingspan.
[Read the story, see the photos.]
Name the Fairview Forest Green Space Trail
What should we call the mile-long trail that snakes along Trantham Creek in our lush and diverse green space area?
Here's your chance to create a fitting name for the path that is used by hikers and bikers on the Mountain. If you're looking for inspiration for the new moniker, take a hike on the trail and enjoy its striking beauty. Perhaps the right name will come to you. You'll find the trailhead at a "cairn" across from the intersection of Chestnut Forest Road and Fairview Forest Drive.
Submit as many names as you'd like and send them to news@fairviewforest.com. The green space committee will pick a name from the nominations. The deadline is September 15th. Go to Views & Comments to see the latest names submitted for for naming the green space trail.
Tennis Court: Going, Going... But Not Gone
 At the August Board Meeting, the Board agreed to investigate tearing down the fence at the decrepit tennis court in an effort to enhance the appearance of the entrance. But it may be easier to consider than to actually accomplish.
Sources tell FairviewForest.com that much of the fence is covered with thick vines and poison ivy which would need to first be sprayed and killed followed by the actually tearing down of the fence by equipment and then the hauling away of the poles and fencing.
Board members discussed seeking someone to take the fencing down and haul it away for the scrap and at no cost to the Association. However, the fence may be useless as scrap or further use, and, as with discussions in past years, removal of the tennis court may come down to budgeting in order to accomplish the task.
Board member George Pittard suggested that the Board look into the cost of bulldozing the crumbling asphalt court once the demolition occurs and turning the area into a green space with picnic tables.
Green Space Committee Update
Woolly Adelgid Hemlock Update
Donna Wahmann, who heads up the treatment of the hemlocks with the Green Space Committee, reports the work with the hemlocks has slowed down for the summer. "Gary Bolick and I took a hike through the green space late this spring and made an assessment of the treated trees."  says Donna. "Afterwards, the 'core' green space committee/hemlock volunteers got together and discussed our findings. We were surprised and pleased to see that most of the trees were alive and recovering. Only a few had died. After 4 years of such a difficult drought, that was good news." Last year and this winter saw increased moisture over Fairview Forest helping the trees immensely. Also, this past winter was much colder than usual, killing the adelgid eggs, and reducing the adult adelgid spring infestation, such that there was very little, if any, current damage.
Donna reports that it is best to commence treatment (systemic insecticide applications) during appropriate seasonal water use. For hemlocks, that means September through early to mid-November. So, that's when the hemlock volunteers of the Green Space Committee pick up speed again, by retreating some of the bigger trees. Many untreated trees have declined, some to the point of no return. The volunteers will have to make the decision to treat or not, given their sense of each individual tree, it's location, overall health, etc. "We still have money available for treatment," says Donna, "and there are a great many untreated trees in the green space. Hopefully, the treatments will work, but many of the trees are on very, very steep slopes, and difficult to reach, let alone treat. Sometimes I think we need climbing gear!"
Setting Trash Out Night Before
 Invites Bear Problems
Bear-proof garbage cans became available for rent beginning in August, according to a supervisor for Waste Pro, the firm that picks up trash on the Mountain.
"It costs ten dollars a month to rent one of them, but they are worth it if you have bears," said a spokeswoman. "All you have to do is call us to arrange to have one of these cans delivered to you." The phone number is 684-7790.
James Holt, residential supervisor, said a company is manufacturing a large number of 96-gallon bear-proof garbage cans for Waste Pro at a cost of $400 apiece. "It is a reinforced heavy duty plastic container with a reinforced metal frame around it. It also has a little hole on top that you have to stick your finger into and push a button in order to get the container to open. We've seen a video of a grizzly bear that fought for two hours trying to open the container. He jumped on it and slung it around but couldn't get into it. He finally gave up and laid his head on it."
[Read more about the trashy bear situation in Community News.]
Beer Bottle Bonehead Turns Green Space
Into Personal Dumping Ground
 Someone who enjoys his Bud Light has turned a spot on Fairview Forest's pristine green space into his own personal dumping ground.
For nearly three years, the Beer Bottle Bonehead has been tossing his empty 22-ounce bottles of Bud Light into the same area — beyond the telephone pole across from the intersection of Dogwood Forest Road and Fairview Forest Drive. The bottles are landing on the bank near the lower end of the green space trail that follows Trantham Creek.
[The strange saga of the Beer Bottle Bonehead... more on this in Community News.]
Address Changes
Property owners are asked to email FFHA if they did not receive the July newsletter or if the address information was incorrect. Often, property owners who do not live in the community forget to advise the Association of address changes and therefore do not receive information and mailings regarding Fairview Forest. Be sure to send an email with any new mailing address information.
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Amy White, White Oak Forest Road, captures beauty on the Mountain with this photo of a dwarf crested iris.
Julian Brinson, FFHA President, calls the August Board Meeting to order.
"Leaping Coyote", photo by Amy White.
Volunteers making a difference
Capturing a deer with a camera... photo courtesy of Pam Tellock, Red Oak Forest Lane.
[More on the critters of the Mountain in Wildlife On The Mountain.]
"Spring Flowers", photo by Amy White, White Oak Forest Road.
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