Help us rejuvenate the roadside wildflower plots with fresh seeds and a bit of raking. We'll be planting pollinator-friendly native wildflowers. This is your chance to make a positive difference in the Balsam Mountain Community ecosystem – and enjoy the beauty you helped create come springtime! BYOR (bring your own rake if you have one […]
If you grow native plants or veggies from seed (or would like to), then join us at the Nature Center for a good ole fashioned seed exchange. Bring some of your favorite varieties and exchange with other folks. Don’t have any seeds? Come on by anyway. We’ll spot you some!
From leaves to tree scars, rocks, and mosses, nature does LOVE a good heart shape. Join Naturalist Gina Patton to search out heart shapes in nature and take photos of them with your phone or camera. Best photos will be featured in a Trust Valentine’s Day social media post and our newsletter. Also, there will […]
The North Carolina Bird Count is our state’s contribution to the Great Backyard Bird Count, a global effort by citizen scientists everywhere to document the world’s bird species. We’ll mosey along the trails, forests and fields together in the fresh morning air and create a group checklist of the birds we see or hear. The […]
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 Rachael at the Nature Center as we learn a few favorite medicinal plants to make your very own “tub tea”. Please RSVP.
Come take a walk in the full moon light and experience the beauty of Balsam’s trails after dark. February is a great time to listen for owls! We will keep our ears open for a possible Barred, Great Horned, or Screech Owl serenade while we explore the wonders of the night world. Meet Amy at […]
Monday, 26th – 1:00pm – Trout Lily Status Hike – Nature Center Join Michael for a hike, likely on Cashie Branch, in hopes of finding the first Trout Lilies of spring!
Lets mix art and nature to make a scavenger hunt for the whole Preserve! Never heard of letterboxing? We’ll make our own custom stamps to hide in waterproof canisters along the trails of the Preserve along with an inkpad. Clues to their location will be released and the hunt will start. Intrepid hikers can fill […]