Join us at Double Top for a meet and greet with one of our amazing bird of prey animal ambassadors! We will be discussing some natural history and answering questions. Be sure to make your dinner reservations with the Club afterward. PLEASE NO DOGS.
Monday, 8th – 10:00am - 2:00pm – Rufus Morgan Waterfalls - Off-site Hike Michael will lead an adventure to Rufus Morgan waterfalls west of Franklin. This is a short 1 mile loop trail with a 60ft cascade at its midpoint. While the hike is short there could be some muddy spots in wet spots. Hiking […]
Bring your little ones (preschoolers up to age 6 accompanied by an adult) to the Nature Center for an hour of story time, songs, games, and activities around a fun animal theme.
Moths, mysterious fairies of the night, are incredibly diverse. Pollinators, prey, herbivores, and sometime predators, moths are critical to healthy ecosystems. We’ll explore the diversity, ecology, and behavior of these amazing critters, while also getting an update on the Trust.
Calling all book and nature lovers, artists, scientists, poets… Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a community nature adventure where we discuss The Forest Unseen by David Haskell, create and observe our own nature plots, and explore the wild world. Contact Amy Duggins, BMT’s Community Science Coordinator, to sign up at […]
Mushroom spores are one way that some fungi reproduce, and the color of a mushroom spore print can also help identify fungi. But spore prints of mushrooms can also be very beautiful and decorative when caught on paper, almost like a wispy ghost of the mushroom's gill arrangement. Come join Gina Patton to collect summer […]
The Jackson County Public Library will host Dr. Michael Wall of Balsam Mountain Trust for a presentation on moths. Moths, mysterious fairies of the night, are incredibly diverse. For every species of butterfly, there are at least seven species of their (mostly) nocturnal cousins, moths. Pollinators, prey, herbivores, and sometime predators, moths are critical to […]
Calling all book and nature lovers, artists, scientists, poets… All are welcome! Bring your copy of The Forest Unseen, journal, and favorite tea mug, and join us at the Outpost, or drop in on Zoom if you’re away from the Mountain. Contact Amy for this month’s reading at aduggins@bmtrust.org.
Join Amy and Michael O. as we work to transplant some very special and vulnerable rare plants to more secure locations on the Preserve. Bring your work gloves, your favorite gardening tools, and your TLC! Please note that we will be working off-trail in locations with potentially steep slopes and uneven ground. Participants must RSVP […]
Come learn about the amazing adaptations of North America’s only marsupial and meet Balsam Mountain Trust’s awesome opossum ambassador, Hazel the tailless opossum.
Experience Pinnacle Park at night, when our scaly-winged friends come out to play. We'll be kicking off National Moth Week with "night-lights" set up around the Forest Therapy Trail to attract and photograph moths. You'll learn about moths and other creatures of the night, and how you can contribute to community science projects that are […]
Bring your little ones (preschoolers up to age 6 accompanied by an adult) to the Nature Center for an hour of story time, songs, games, and activities around a fun animal theme.
Thursday, 25th, 1-3:00 pm – Paint a barn owl with Luna, the barn owl – Hang out with Luna, the barn owl, for a lesson in natural beauty before moving to our canvases to paint a barn owl! Liquid refreshments will be available. RSVP required.
Join Gina, Balsam Mountain Trust Naturalist, to meet some of our ambassador animals and learn all about amphibians and reptiles (Geared toward children but adults are welcome).
Join Amy to learn how to build a real campfire from scratch! We’ll collect just the right fire-building materials from the forest around us and learn safe campfire-building techniques. Once we’ve made our fire, we’ll have a snack, roast s’mores and tell stories! For kids (aged 6 and older with an adult) and kids-at-heart. We’ll […]
Gallery Tour at Mountain Heritage Center The Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University recently opened a new exhibit, Shadows of Incarceration: The Cowee 19 Story. We’ll enjoy a gallery tour with the exhibit curator and have an opportunity to also tour their permanent display, Discovering Appalachia. RSVP required. Look for details on our community […]