Our next Zoom Event is on Tuesday, September 14th at 5:30. “An Appalachian September”

Our speaker Stewart Skeate PhD., says that the month of September is a great time for both plants and birds and to observe nature.  He will explore what plants and birds are doing in his discussion of plant flowering, bird migration and bird mating in the Southern Appalachians. From showy fields of asters and goldenrods to migrating warblers and hawks, this is a special time.

Stewart Skeate arrived at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC in 1985 after receiving his Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Florida.  During his 35-year tenure at Lees-McRae, Dr. Skeate was the program coordinator for the Wildlife Biology major and director of the LMC Elk Valley Preserve and Field Station.  Upon retirement in 2020, Dr. Skeate was awarded Professor Emeritus from LMC.  He lives in the Cool Springs Community in Watauga County with his wife and dogs.