In conjunction with Mainspring Conservation Trust and Highlands Biological Center, Gina will be leading a group hike on the Needmore Game Lands during a focused Bioblitz to identify local fungi species. Observations collected during this event will help drive future conservation in this area, fill gaps in scientific knowledge, and maybe even document a critter […]
Some wildflowers seem to shout “look at me!” Others almost seem to be hiding. But whether flamboyant or shy and unassuming, all wildflowers have personality and surprising gifts to offer. Join BMT’s Community Science Coordinator Amy Duggins for a leisurely stroll on the Forest Therapy Trail at Pinnacle Park to meet some of our late […]
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).
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).
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 […]
Join enthusiastic mushroom hunter and Balsm Mountain Naturalist, Gina Patton, for an introduction to Western North Carolina's summer mushrooms. This will be a casual, educational hike, NOT a forage, but feel free to bring a basket and mushroom knife to collect samples for identification or spore printing. Meet at 3pm in the parking lot. If […]
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).
Do you love native plants and wildflowers but find it hard to tell one from the other? Come learn some tips for how to draw and record the beautiful plants you meet in the woods from Balsam Mountain Trust Naturalist and art enthusiast, Gina Patton. Gina’s passion is finding the intersection between art and nature […]
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 […]
