Let’s all head to Cherokee, NC to visit the Oconaluftee Indian Village to see what the world looked like for the indigenous nation. Pack a lunch and meet at the Nature Center at 12:20. $25 pp. RSVP required. Meet at the Nature Center! From their website: Oconaluftee Indian Village is an outdoor living history museum. […]
Come join Gina Patton to hammer beautiful and artistic natural prints using only botanical material and a hammer. If you have flowers or leaves you want to try printing, please bring them along as well as a hammer if you have one.
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.
Lets load up all the kinfolk, put grannie in her rocking chair on top of the truck, and head on out for a synchronous firefly hunt. We'll meet at the Nature Center and carpool on over to a not-so-secret spot to see what we can see. You need to RSVP for this. We will only […]
Friday, 7th– 2:00 pm – “Sustainabillies” food preservation class and farm tour Take a trip to Sustainabillies Farm in Canton, NC, a permaculture farm and homestead. We will learn the how-to basics of food preservation from drying and fermenting to freezing and canning. Followed by a tour of their permaculture farm. $55.00 Per person. RSVP Required. […]
Join Amy and Michael in the cool, clear waters of Sugarloaf Creek to look for aquatic creatures and assess the health of one of our beloved creeks! We will be sampling for macroinvertebrates (such as dragonfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae) and taking other measurements of stream health. This is a chance to channel your inner […]
Join Amy and Michael in the cool, clear waters of Dark Ridge Creek to look for aquatic creatures and assess the health of one of our beloved creeks! We will be sampling for macroinvertebrates (such as dragonfly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae) and taking other measurements of stream health. This is a chance to channel your inner […]
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.
The "Rattled" Trust Talk with Dr. Chris Jenkins has been canecled due to unforeseen circumstances for the presenter.
Bring your big imagination for an adventure with the little folk of the forest. We will gather to hear a Faerie story and then go into the woods to build houses and playgrounds for the faeries out of all natural forest materials. Fun for children aged 5 and older, as well as grown-up kids-at-heart! Kids, please […]
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.
Friday, 28th-- 1-2:30 pm – Salamander search and snarf – Head to the Nature Center and learn how to properly and kindly search for some of our native salamanders and learn a bit about some common sals found here. Afterward, we will feed our very own salamander, Ama, the adult morphed axolotl. RSVP is encouraged […]
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.