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 […]
Explore the science and beauty of falling leaves. This will be a casual and educational hike at a pace suitable for all ages along the Forest Therapy Trail. Meet at 2pm in the parking lot. If the weather looks questionable, then check the Trust’s Facebook page to see if we are cancelling or postponing. If nothing […]
Join BMT Naturalist, Gina Patton, for a walk in the fall woods to look for signs of local Wildlife. Even if we can't see them, creatures leave signs of their presence everywhere, from tracks to scat, midden piles to dens, bedding down areas and deer rubs. Come learn to become a wildlife detective and tell […]
Let’s celebrate the shortest day, the longest night, and the return of the light with a hike in the winter woods. This will be a moderate hike of no more than 1.5 miles with a couple of short, but steep, uphill portions. We'll mosey at a relaxed pace with plenty of pauses to admire the […]
Many people notice our beautiful evergreen trees in winter, like pines and firs, but did you know there is a whole host of low-growing plants who green up in winter to capitalize on the light they can gather when most larger trees are leafless? Come join Balsam Mountain Naturalist, Gina Patton, to meet the subtle […]
Lovely, delicate, yet tough-as-nails: the earliest spring wildflowers brave the cold for a chance at unobstructed light. Some bloom early but keep their leaves all summer. Others, the true ephemerals, make only a brief above-ground appearance each spring. Blink (or stay indoors too long) and you could miss them! Join BMT naturalist Amy Duggins at […]
