A Mirror Through Time: Swannanoa Valley, Then and Now
Hands-on natural history program with two live animal ambassadors from the Swannanoa Valley and storytelling that links plants, wildlife, and people. Explores how human land use shaped local species and how conservation is guiding the Southern Appalachians’ future.
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Naturalist-led deep dive into the reptiles of the Southern Appalachian region, spotlighting local snakes, turtles, and lizards and how they thrive in Western North Carolina habitats. Great for curious nature lovers looking to learn identification and ecology in an arboretum setting.
Naturalist-led deep dive into the reptiles of the Southern Appalachian region, spotlighting local snakes, turtles, and lizards and how they thrive in Western North Carolina habitats. Great for curious nature lovers looking to learn identification and ecology in an arboretum setting.
Naturalist-led deep dive into the reptiles of the Southern Appalachian region, spotlighting local snakes, turtles, and lizards and how they thrive in Western North Carolina habitats. Great for curious nature lovers looking to learn identification and ecology in an arboretum setting.
A lively talk on hollering as an ancient long-distance communication practice, tracing how it coordinated farm work, carried emotion, and shaped daily life. Explores North Carolina Piedmont and Deep South holler traditions with cultural history context.
A lively talk on hollering as an ancient long-distance communication practice, tracing how it coordinated farm work, carried emotion, and shaped daily life. Explores North Carolina Piedmont and Deep South holler traditions with cultural history context.
A lively talk on hollering as an ancient long-distance communication practice, tracing how it coordinated farm work, carried emotion, and shaped daily life. Explores North Carolina Piedmont and Deep South holler traditions with cultural history context.
Hands-on natural science program exploring Western North Carolina arachnids beyond spiders, with clear explanations of traits like legs, webs, and habitat. Expect kid-friendly learning and ecoEXPLORE tips in a community library setting.
Hands-on natural science program exploring Western North Carolina arachnids beyond spiders, with clear explanations of traits like legs, webs, and habitat. Expect kid-friendly learning and ecoEXPLORE tips in a community library setting.
Hands-on natural science program exploring Western North Carolina arachnids beyond spiders, with clear explanations of traits like legs, webs, and habitat. Expect kid-friendly learning and ecoEXPLORE tips in a community library setting.
Guided visits across working Western North Carolina farms with hands on demonstrations and fresh tastings that highlight vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, and fiber. A family friendly agritourism outing celebrating local agriculture and growers.
Guided visits across working Western North Carolina farms with hands on demonstrations and fresh tastings that highlight vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, and fiber. A family friendly agritourism outing celebrating local agriculture and growers.
Guided visits across working Western North Carolina farms with hands on demonstrations and fresh tastings that highlight vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, and fiber. A family friendly agritourism outing celebrating local agriculture and growers.
Hands-on geology field experience interpreting rock and landscape clues from Appalachian mountain-building in the Blue Ridge. Outdoor learning focused on reading evidence in the terrain and discussing regional geologic history.
Hands-on geology field experience interpreting rock and landscape clues from Appalachian mountain-building in the Blue Ridge. Outdoor learning focused on reading evidence in the terrain and discussing regional geologic history.
Hands-on geology field experience interpreting rock and landscape clues from Appalachian mountain-building in the Blue Ridge. Outdoor learning focused on reading evidence in the terrain and discussing regional geologic history.
Hands-on monarch butterfly learning and nature activities unfold across the arboretum grounds, spotlighting migration, native plants, and pollinator habitat. An afternoon of family-friendly discovery with community science and garden exploration.
Hands-on monarch butterfly learning and nature activities unfold across the arboretum grounds, spotlighting migration, native plants, and pollinator habitat. An afternoon of family-friendly discovery with community science and garden exploration.
Hands-on monarch butterfly learning and nature activities unfold across the arboretum grounds, spotlighting migration, native plants, and pollinator habitat. An afternoon of family-friendly discovery with community science and garden exploration.
Documentary screening on the Roadless Rule’s impact on Pisgah and Nantahala forests, followed by a Q and A with local roadless experts. Hands-on space to draft oral or written comments for the US Forest Service and learn what rescission could mean for Western North Carolina.
Documentary screening on the Roadless Rule’s impact on Pisgah and Nantahala forests, followed by a Q and A with local roadless experts. Hands-on space to draft oral or written comments for the US Forest Service and learn what rescission could mean for Western North Carolina.
Documentary screening on the Roadless Rule’s impact on Pisgah and Nantahala forests, followed by a Q and A with local roadless experts. Hands-on space to draft oral or written comments for the US Forest Service and learn what rescission could mean for Western North Carolina.
A guided downtown walk tracing Asheville landmarks through Thomas Wolfe’s life and writing, anchored by the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Expect literary history, historic storytelling, and place-based context connecting streetscapes to scenes from his work.
A guided downtown walk tracing Asheville landmarks through Thomas Wolfe’s life and writing, anchored by the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Expect literary history, historic storytelling, and place-based context connecting streetscapes to scenes from his work.
A guided downtown walk tracing Asheville landmarks through Thomas Wolfe’s life and writing, anchored by the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Expect literary history, historic storytelling, and place-based context connecting streetscapes to scenes from his work.
Sky-scanning birdwatch day focused on migratory raptors, guided by Arboretum and Grandfather Mountain staff with tips on identification and observation. A relaxed outdoor hang for nature lovers tracking seasonal hawk movement.
Sky-scanning birdwatch day focused on migratory raptors, guided by Arboretum and Grandfather Mountain staff with tips on identification and observation. A relaxed outdoor hang for nature lovers tracking seasonal hawk movement.
Sky-scanning birdwatch day focused on migratory raptors, guided by Arboretum and Grandfather Mountain staff with tips on identification and observation. A relaxed outdoor hang for nature lovers tracking seasonal hawk movement.
Guided walking history tour through the Swannanoa Valley, tracing stories across historic estates, town sidewalks, and quiet cemeteries. Local historians lead a fall-afternoon stroll packed with regional heritage and place-based lore.
Guided walking history tour through the Swannanoa Valley, tracing stories across historic estates, town sidewalks, and quiet cemeteries. Local historians lead a fall-afternoon stroll packed with regional heritage and place-based lore.
Guided walking history tour through the Swannanoa Valley, tracing stories across historic estates, town sidewalks, and quiet cemeteries. Local historians lead a fall-afternoon stroll packed with regional heritage and place-based lore.
A reflective community gathering centered on shared experiences and practical resilience tools for navigating uncertainty. Expect facilitated conversation, gentle grounding practices, and space to connect quietly with others in Black Mountain.
A reflective community gathering centered on shared experiences and practical resilience tools for navigating uncertainty. Expect facilitated conversation, gentle grounding practices, and space to connect quietly with others in Black Mountain.
A reflective community gathering centered on shared experiences and practical resilience tools for navigating uncertainty. Expect facilitated conversation, gentle grounding practices, and space to connect quietly with others in Black Mountain.
Night-sky viewing on a working farm in Fairview with telescope time and guidance on autumn constellations. A relaxed, community hang under open skies ideal for first-time stargazers and curious nature lovers.
Night-sky viewing on a working farm in Fairview with telescope time and guidance on autumn constellations. A relaxed, community hang under open skies ideal for first-time stargazers and curious nature lovers.
Night-sky viewing on a working farm in Fairview with telescope time and guidance on autumn constellations. A relaxed, community hang under open skies ideal for first-time stargazers and curious nature lovers.
A science and humanities talk blending flood hydrology with Appalachian storytelling, unpacking how steep ridges, narrow valleys, and limited buildable land intensify regional flood risk. Research insights connect changing floods to community history and literary representations.
A science and humanities talk blending flood hydrology with Appalachian storytelling, unpacking how steep ridges, narrow valleys, and limited buildable land intensify regional flood risk. Research insights connect changing floods to community history and literary representations.
A science and humanities talk blending flood hydrology with Appalachian storytelling, unpacking how steep ridges, narrow valleys, and limited buildable land intensify regional flood risk. Research insights connect changing floods to community history and literary representations.
An outdoors community walk focused on foraging and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Expect a beginner friendly, small group stroll with hands on learning about seasonal foods and safe harvesting basics.
An outdoors community walk focused on foraging and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Expect a beginner friendly, small group stroll with hands on learning about seasonal foods and safe harvesting basics.
An outdoors community walk focused on foraging and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Expect a beginner friendly, small group stroll with hands on learning about seasonal foods and safe harvesting basics.
Self-guided weekend road trip to working Western North Carolina farms with a single vehicle pass, plus guided walks through fields and barns. Expect farming demonstrations, how-it’s-grown education, and farm-fresh tastings across multiple stops within an hour of Asheville.
Self-guided weekend road trip to working Western North Carolina farms with a single vehicle pass, plus guided walks through fields and barns. Expect farming demonstrations, how-it’s-grown education, and farm-fresh tastings across multiple stops within an hour of Asheville.
Self-guided weekend road trip to working Western North Carolina farms with a single vehicle pass, plus guided walks through fields and barns. Expect farming demonstrations, how-it’s-grown education, and farm-fresh tastings across multiple stops within an hour of Asheville.
Guided farm stops across Western North Carolina pair hands on demonstrations with fresh tastings, letting visitors see how vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, and fiber are grown and raised. A family friendly agritourism outing centered on local food and sustainable agriculture.
Guided farm stops across Western North Carolina pair hands on demonstrations with fresh tastings, letting visitors see how vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, and fiber are grown and raised. A family friendly agritourism outing centered on local food and sustainable agriculture.
Guided farm stops across Western North Carolina pair hands on demonstrations with fresh tastings, letting visitors see how vegetables, livestock, vineyards, orchards, flowers, and fiber are grown and raised. A family friendly agritourism outing centered on local food and sustainable agriculture.
Fall birdwatching outing timed for peak sparrow migration in the Hickory Nut Gap landscape near Fairview. Expect a guided nature walk focused on identification tips, seasonal behavior, and shared sightings in a small-group setting.
Fall birdwatching outing timed for peak sparrow migration in the Hickory Nut Gap landscape near Fairview. Expect a guided nature walk focused on identification tips, seasonal behavior, and shared sightings in a small-group setting.
Fall birdwatching outing timed for peak sparrow migration in the Hickory Nut Gap landscape near Fairview. Expect a guided nature walk focused on identification tips, seasonal behavior, and shared sightings in a small-group setting.
Two-session class on landscape design principles, site assessment, and planning with an emphasis on creating sustainable, visually appealing home landscapes. Expect practical frameworks for evaluating a site and building a cohesive planting and layout plan.
Two-session class on landscape design principles, site assessment, and planning with an emphasis on creating sustainable, visually appealing home landscapes. Expect practical frameworks for evaluating a site and building a cohesive planting and layout plan.
Two-session class on landscape design principles, site assessment, and planning with an emphasis on creating sustainable, visually appealing home landscapes. Expect practical frameworks for evaluating a site and building a cohesive planting and layout plan.
An afternoon at the NC Arboretum with Tour des Trees cyclists sharing talks on long-distance cycling and the TREE Fund’s tree research and education mission. Public presentations highlight community outreach and arboriculture advocacy.
An afternoon at the NC Arboretum with Tour des Trees cyclists sharing talks on long-distance cycling and the TREE Fund’s tree research and education mission. Public presentations highlight community outreach and arboriculture advocacy.
An afternoon at the NC Arboretum with Tour des Trees cyclists sharing talks on long-distance cycling and the TREE Fund’s tree research and education mission. Public presentations highlight community outreach and arboriculture advocacy.
Guided hike along the Coker Trail through a hemlock conservation area and old growth forest, spotlighting the oldest eastern hemlock and other massive native trees. Learn hemlock ecology, threats driving their decline, and why these forests matter.
Guided hike along the Coker Trail through a hemlock conservation area and old growth forest, spotlighting the oldest eastern hemlock and other massive native trees. Learn hemlock ecology, threats driving their decline, and why these forests matter.
Guided hike along the Coker Trail through a hemlock conservation area and old growth forest, spotlighting the oldest eastern hemlock and other massive native trees. Learn hemlock ecology, threats driving their decline, and why these forests matter.