39 members attend morning of hikes led by Charlotte Caplan and Dan Lazar and enjoyed a meal to celebrated the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network’s 10th anniversary at the annual meeting at Holmes Educational State Forest on September 6. After lunch, president Mayo Taylor mc’d the meeting which included recognition of the original board members, honoring outgoing board members and announcing the Blue Ridge Naturalist of the Year.
in the Southern Appalachians
with Steve Norman, research ecologist with the USDA Southern Forest Research Station
Tuesday, September 12, 7 p.m.
Reuter Center at UNCA Manheimer Room 2)
Steve Norman is a research ecologist with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station in Asheville. Originally from Pennsylvania, he spent a decade researching the historical fire regimes of northern California. Based in Asheville since 2007, his current work focuses on how to monitor forest disturbances using new technologies, such as satellite data and cloud-based computing. In the southern Appalachians, he has the documented the historic decline of Eastern hemlock and the effects of fire on tree mortality and fuels. He views our current forest conditions through the lenses of historical and landscape diversity.
No RSVP necessary for this event. We look forward to seeing you there!
September 6
Holmes Educational State Forest, Hendersonville
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
RSVP: president@brnnetwork.org
On Wednesday, September 6, we will hold our organization’s Annual Meeting and celebrate our 10th anniversary. We hope you will join us. BRNN was founded on September 4, 2013 at the NC Arboretum by six visionary participants in the Blue Ridge Naturalist certificate program: Diane Bauknight, Charlotte Caplan, Ken Czarnomski, Barbara Harrison, Linda Martinson and Tom Southard. The rest, as they say, is history.
We are returning to the Holmes Educational State Forest, where we will enjoy hikes guided by Dan Lazar and Charlotte Caplan, followed by a lunch catered by City Bakery. Our brief business meeting will include the announcement of our Blue Ridge Naturalist of the Year. The BRNN Board also will present a slate of nominees for positions that will be open in 2024. Additional nominations will be taken from the floor.
You must be a member of BRNN to attend the Annual Meeting but if you are not a current member you may join onsite and your dues will be good through 2024.
RSVP to president@brnnetwork.org.
