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Bring your young ones (3-6 year-olds) for an hour of books, songs, games, and fun learning about nature with Gina This week we'll be learning all about worms and how to get your wiggles out.

Meet at the Nature Center to show and/or share in the bounty (floral & food) from staff and neighbors' gardens. Folks are encouraged to bring cut flowers and veggies from your gardens. Don't have one? No worries! Join us and share in the bounty. Maybe you'll find inspiration for next year. At a minimum, we […]

Many shy, unassuming plants have secret talents! Join Amy to meet some of our wild neighbors and learn about their healing gifts. We'll take a hike on the Sugarloaf Creek Trail, meet both common and rare medicinal plants, and perhaps even sample a little wild herbal tea. Meet at the Nature Center.

The Smokies are renowned for their spring wildflowers, but what about the fruits and seeds those wildflowers make? On this hike with Michael, we'll focus on the seeds and fruits of of wildflowers and shrubs and the strategies they use to disperse. This is not a foraging class. Most of these "fruits" are not edible […]

Join Amy for a fun and interactive introduction to bird language. We'll learn how to identify the songs of some of the birds commonly found on the Preserve. We'll also learn why the birds are singing, and what their assorted calls, warbles, shrieks, and twitters can tell us about the hidden life of the forest. You'll come […]

Let's go tubing! And maybe talk a little natural history too. We are blessed to have some fine crystal clear waters in our backyard that can make for a cooling respite from the summer heat. Deep Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes it easy to tube a beautiful creek. This is not a […]