If you missed our last Zoom Event on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021 at 5:30 P.M.

Here is a link to the recording:

Waterfall Keepers of NC

Our speaker will be Kevin Adams who is a naturalist, writer, teacher, and photographer and who has had a lifelong love affair with nature and the outdoors.  He spent the last 4 decades exploring the waterfalls in NC and in 2020, he founded Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina, a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization with the mission to promote and advance the cultural, economic, ecological, and historical significance of North Carolina waterfalls; to serve as an educator and advocate; and to preserve waterfalls and facilitate their enjoyment in perpetuity.

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.

This event now has a waitlist.

Continuing our series of hikes led by recognized local experts, our September outdoor program will be led by Gary Kauffman, USDA Forest Service Botanist/Plant Ecologist.  Some of you may remember Gary from his 2019 presentation and hikes featuring the serpentine barrens near Franklin.  Those of us participating were treated to a spectacular assortment of unique and unusual wildflowers.  For 2021 Gary will take two groups to the Big Ivy on September 28 and October 15 with a focus on old-growth forest ecology.