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SUMMARY:Fluvial Systems from the Blue Ridge to the Ocean - Field Experience
DESCRIPTION:FIELD | Friday\, June 7\, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. \nUnderstand the importance of healthy natural water systems through application of learning about processes and responses in the field. Participants will meet and travel to different locations to consider processes and responses such as erosion\, sediment transport\, and formation of associated depositional environments. \nThis class counts as a field experience requirement for the BRN Certificate of Merit when taken with the four-session online lecture series Fluvial Systems from the Blue Ridge to the Ocean. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/fluvial-systems-from-the-blue-ridge-to-the-ocean-field-experience/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Leading a Nature Walk
DESCRIPTION:ONSITE | Saturday\, June 8\, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nLearn simple tips for leading engaging walks that encourage curiosity and discovery and evoke wonder in the natural world. Naturalist Jessie Wilder\, who was certified as an interpretive guide through the National Association of Interpretation\, leads this skill-building session in the Arboretum forest. She helps participants deepen their own awareness of the natural world and practice interpreting so as to evoke wonder in others. Whether you are leading a walk as a professional or out for a stroll in the woods with your children or grandchildren\, you can pick up tips\, such as incorporating the use of stories\, props\, analogies\, poetry\, “I spy” or even breaking into song\, for ways to make your walks more fun and meaningful. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/leading-a-nature-walk/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T163000
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SUMMARY:African American Agricultural\, Botanical\, and Horticultural Traditions
DESCRIPTION:ONSITE | Saturday\, June 8\, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.\n \nGain a better understanding and appreciation for the multitude of contributions from African Americans to the farm\, garden\, herbal\, horticultural and scientific traditions of the U.S. We’ll consider crops brought to this country from Africa\, traditional diets combining those plants with the native plants of the Americas\, and the food as medicine practices that have grown from this synthesis. We’ll also explore African American garden aesthetics\, innovations in plant science and landscape practices. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/african-american-agricultural-botanical-and-horticultural-traditions/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T130000
DTSTAMP:20260710T073437Z
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SUMMARY:Flower Power: A Forest Bathing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:ONSITE | Saturday\, June 15\, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. \nCelebrate the ephemeral beauty of flowers during this immersive morning nature retreat! In Japan\, the birthplace of forest bathing (Shinrin Yoku)\, they celebrate the annual cherry blossom bloom (Sakura) with a practice known as Hanami\, which translates to “contemplate the flowers.” This experience gently invites us to cultivate our attention and sensory awareness\, while noticing the evanescent nature of flowering\, both within and around us. Together\, we will explore our relationships with native wildflowers\, ourselves\, each-other\, and the more-than-human-world. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/flower-power-a-forest-bathing-retreat-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T150000
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SUMMARY:Summer Native Tree ID - Online
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE | Wednesday\, June 19\, 1 – 3 p.m. \nWestern North Carolina’s lush mountain forests are home to dozens of species of trees and woody shrubs. In this online class\, participants will learn how to identify many of the region’s tree species based on habitats\, individual characteristics\, including leaves\, and uses both by humans and wildlife. Participants are encouraged to sign up for the Summer Native Tree ID Field Experience for practical application. \nThis class counts as a core requirement for the BRN Certificate of Merit when taken with a two-hour field experience. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/summer-native-tree-id-online/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T160000
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SUMMARY:Meet a Remarkable Tree: Hope for the American Chestnut
DESCRIPTION:FIELD | Thursday\, June 20\, 1 – 4 p.m. \nA hundred years ago the American Chestnut was the dominant tree on many low- to mid-elevation slopes and ridges in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. During the first half of the twentieth century\, Chestnut Blight\, caused by an introduced fungus\, killed virtually every mature Chestnut tree in Eastern North America. But the American Chestnut is not gone. \nWe will hike a short section of the Mountains to Sea Trail through a forest formerly dominated by American Chestnut\, stopping to examine some of these Chestnut sprouts while discussing the history and biology of the Chestnut Blight disease\, assessing the current status of the American Chestnut in the forest ecosystem\, and speculating on the possible return of this remarkable native tree to Southern Appalachian forests. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/meet-a-remarkable-tree-hope-for-the-american-chestnut/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T170000
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SUMMARY:Summer Native Tree ID - Intensive
DESCRIPTION:ONSITE | Friday\, June 21\, 1 – 5 p.m. \nWestern North Carolina’s lush mountain forests are home to dozens of species of trees and woody shrubs. In this intensive in-person class\, participants will learn how to identify many of the region’s tree species based on habitats\, individual characteristics\, including leaves\, and uses both by humans and wildlife. Naturalist Carlton Burke combines classroom lecture with time in the Arboretum Forest for practice identifying native trees in the summertime. Participants should dress comfortably for the weather and be able to make short walks on moderate and some uphill terrain without assistance. Recommended: Participants should bring a hand lens and field journals to record observations! \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/summer-native-tree-id-intensive/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T090000
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SUMMARY:Azalea Expedition: Flame Azaleas at Elk Knob State Park
DESCRIPTION:FIELD | Saturday\, June 22\, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. \nThe flame azalea\, Rhododendron calendulaceum\, is one of the most familiar native azaleas in Western North Carolina. Around Asheville\, these beautiful plants are typically seen lighting up the understory in early May. At higher elevations\, however\, they bloom weeks later and often grow in dense thickets atop open-canopy balds. Elk Knob\, one of North Carolina’s newest state parks\, is a fantastic location to see a unique high-elevation bald plant community and has expansive stands of Rhododendron calendulaceum that bloom en masse in mid-June. \nHorticulturist and plant ecologist Carson Ellis\, curator of the Arboretum’s National Native Azalea Garden\, will lead participants up the two-mile trail\, stopping to admire and discuss plants along the way. Gentle switchbacks ascend through shady forest\, carpeted by sedges and dotted by wildflowers\, to the sunny 5\,500 foot summit. Once at risk of being developed\, the Nature Conservancy and community fought to protect this special site\, in part because of the rare and distinctive species that grow there! Participants will have the opportunity to look for plants like purple fringed orchid and Gray’s lily\, both of which bloom around the same time as the Rhododendron calendulaceum. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/azalea-expedition-flame-azaleas-at-elk-knob-state-park/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Summer Native Tree ID - Field Experience
DESCRIPTION:ONSITE | Saturday\, June 22\, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. \nWestern North Carolina’s lush mountain forests are home to dozens of species of trees. Participants in this field-based class will use the Arboretum forest as a great learning laboratory to consider ways to identify many of the area’s tree species based on habitats\, individual characteristics\, including eaves\, and their uses both by humans and wildlife. Participants should dress comfortably for the weather and be able to make short walks on moderate and some uphill terrain without assistance. Recommended: Participants should bring a hand lens and field journals to record observations! \nThis class counts as a core requirement for the BRN Certificate of Merit when taken with the two-hour online lecture. \nLearn more and register for open classes here: https://www.ncarboretum.org/education-programs/adult-education-classes/
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/summer-native-tree-id-field-experience/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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