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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 Michael at the Nature Center to explore the wonderful world of moths in Celebration of National Moth Week. So much diversity and beauty hides under the veil of darkness. For every species of butterfly, there are ten species on moths. That’s a lot of moths. Come to the nature center and get to know […]
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 […]