The Jackson County Public Library will host Dr. Michael Wall of Balsam Mountain Trust for a presentation on moths. Moths, mysterious fairies of the night, are incredibly diverse. For every species of butterfly, there are at least seven species of their (mostly) nocturnal cousins, moths. Pollinators, prey, herbivores, and sometime predators, moths are critical to […]
Come learn about the amazing adaptations of North America’s only marsupial and meet Balsam Mountain Trust’s awesome opossum ambassador, Hazel the tailless opossum.
Experience Pinnacle Park at night, when our scaly-winged friends come out to play. We'll be kicking off National Moth Week with "night-lights" set up around the Forest Therapy Trail to attract and photograph moths. You'll learn about moths and other creatures of the night, and how you can contribute to community science projects that are […]
Join Gina, Balsam Mountain Trust Naturalist, to meet some of our ambassador animals and learn all about amphibians and reptiles (Geared toward children but adults are welcome).
Calling all book and nature lovers, artists, scientists, poets… Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a community nature adventure where we discuss The Forest Unseen by David Haskell, create and observe our own nature plots, and explore the wild world. Contact Amy Duggins, BMT’s Community Science Coordinator, to sign up at […]
Calling all nature-lovers, tree-herders, and hobbits-at-heart. Join BMT’s Community Science Coordinator and resident elf Amy Duggins for a slow ramble through the enchanted woods at Pinnacle Park to learn about all things arboreal. We’ll take in the forest with all our senses and end our hike with a refreshing ent-draught. You might just find yourself […]
Calling all book and nature lovers, artists, scientists, poets… Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a community nature adventure where we discuss The Forest Unseen by David Haskell, create and observe our own nature plots, and explore the wild world. Contact Amy Duggins, BMT’s Community Science Coordinator, to sign up at […]
Come join Balsam Mountain Trust Naturalist, Gina Patton, to explore Pinnacle Park's gentle Forest Therapy Trail for fall mushrooms. Bring a mushroom basket, mushroom knife, and mushroom ID book, if you have them. We will meet in the parking lot for a brief intro circle and then look for mushrooms along the trail, stopping to […]
Saturday, 28th – 12:00 pm – National Hunting and Fishing Day, animal ambassador presentation– Haywood Community College Head to Haywood Community College for their all-day (10:00 am-4:00 pm) event co-hosted with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. There will be a fishing tournament, archery tournament, food trucks, and educational crafts, and the Trust will present one of […]
Calling all book and nature lovers, artists, scientists, poets… Join us on the second Thursday of each month for a community nature adventure where we discuss The Forest Unseen by David Haskell, create and observe our own nature plots, and explore the wild world. Contact Amy Duggins, BMT's Community Science Coordinator, to sign up at […]
