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SUMMARY:Hammered Botanical Printing
DESCRIPTION: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. 
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/hammered-botanical-printing/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Littles Hour
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/littles-hour/
LOCATION:Balsam Mountain Trust Nature Center\, 81 Preserve Rd\, Sylva\, NC\, 28779
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Fireflies Field Trip
DESCRIPTION: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 be sending out final details to folks that RSVP.
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/fireflies-field-trip/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:“Sustainabillies” food preservation class and farm tour 
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, 7th– 2:00 pm – “Sustainabillies” food preservation class and farm tour  \nTake 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. Meet at the Nature Center at 1:15 PM. See more about these awesome local folks here-  Home | Sustainabillies \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Two Trees Farm\, the homestead of the Sustainabillies\, is nestled in a high-elevation valley of Haywood County NC. The Sustainabillies\, Dustin Cornelison and Sara Martin\, are makers of a wide variety of metal products including; garden tools\, homestead essentials\, functional art\, hand-forged knives\, and furniture. We grow and sell organic produce and  plants. The Appalachian Mountains are an amazing and challenging place to work towards living off the land. Learn from us\, share with us\, and experience sustainable living with onsite classes and experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe live on an evolving mountain homestead in Haywood County NC. Two Trees Farm\, is nestled in a high elevation valley in the Appalachian mountains. An amazing and challenging place to work towards living off the land. Our connection to nature inspires us to live lightly on the Earth and help others to do so as well.”
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/sustainabillies-food-preservation-class-and-farm-tour/
LOCATION:Sustainabillies Farm\, 505 Long Branch Rd.\, Canton\, NC\, 28716\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Balsam Stewards: Stream Monitoring
DESCRIPTION: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 scientist and make a real contribution to conservation on the Preserve. Space is limited; participants must RSVP here. 
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/balsam-stewards-stream-monitoring/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Balsam Stewards: Stream Monitoring
DESCRIPTION: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 scientist and make a real contribution to conservation on the Preserve. Space is limited; participants must RSVP here. 
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/balsam-stewards-stream-monitoring-2/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Balsam Naturalist Club
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/balsam-naturalist-club-10/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Trust Talk: “Rattled” w/ Dr. Chris Jenkins
DESCRIPTION:The “Rattled” Trust Talk with Dr. Chris Jenkins has been canecled due to unforeseen circumstances for the presenter.
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/trust-talk-rattled-w-dr-chris-jenkins/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Faerie Houses
DESCRIPTION: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 an adult. Meet Amy at the Nature Center. \n 
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/faerie-houses/
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Littles Hour
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://bmtrust.org/event/littles-hour-2/
LOCATION:Balsam Mountain Trust Nature Center\, 81 Preserve Rd\, Sylva\, NC\, 28779
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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SUMMARY:Salamander Search and Snarf!
DESCRIPTION: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 but not required.    
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CATEGORIES:Members Only
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