Let's go tubing! And maybe talk a little natural history too. We are blessed to have some fine crystal clear waters in our backyard that can make for a cooling respite from the summer heat. Deep Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes it easy to tube a beautiful creek. This is not a […]
Join us at the Nature Center to kick of the Labor Day weekend. We'll have a firepit and supplies for smores. We are also dreaming up other fun stuff. BYOB. Bring a blanket or camp chairs. Parking will be limited. Please carpool.
Join us for a fun and interactive introduction to bird language. We’ll learn how to identify the songs of some of the birds commonly found on the Preserve. We’ll also explore why the birds are singing, and what their assorted calls, warbles, shrieks, and twitters can tell us about the hidden life of the forest. You’ll […]
Sunday, 17th @ 1pm - Onsite Trust Trek - Stemwinder to Mayapple Gap with Michael. Meet at "the turnaround” at junction of Stemwinder and Back Bone Way. Dogs welcome.
Calling all book and nature lovers, artists, scientists, poets... All are welcome at our inaugural meeting. Contact Amy for the first month’s reading at aduggins@bmtrust.org. Meet at the Outpost.
Friday, 22nd- 11AM- “Critter Club”- head to the Nature Center and watch a live feeding of one of the Birds of Prey who call the Trust home!
Join Amy on a hike in search of “green gold”. We’ll meet the elusive American Ginseng and learn about its fabled history, fascinating ecology and medicinal uses. Learn why it has become increasingly rare and how you can help protect it. Meet at the Nature Center.
Pressed Flower Framing- Learn how to press and dry botanicals and create framed art with what has been pressed around the nature center to take home with you! *$35.00 per person. Please RSVP by paying here and by putting in the "note" section "pressed flower framing".