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SUMMARY:Birding for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Birding for Beginners\nwith Lauren Lampley \nTuesday\, May 5  |  9 – 10:30 am \nBRN – Elective \nREGISTER HERE \nJoin us on this birding walk around the NC Arboretum gardens and trails in search of our most colorful residents. We will go over best practices for using binoculars\, recommendations for purchasing your own binoculars\, and popular field guides to use. Bring your own binoculars but if you do not have a pair we have some loaner binoculars available to use during the program. \nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \nLauren Lampley began her career at Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation as a Park Naturalist which solidified Lauren’s interests in ecology and a passion for teaching others. She has led walks and hikes in a variety of subjects from Geology to Birding and especially enjoys learning and teaching about our local ecology. She currently works at the NC Arboretum as the Adult Education Coordinator managing all the programming hosted through the Adult Education Department. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\nInterested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here.\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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SUMMARY:Getting to Know the Birds of WNC
DESCRIPTION:Getting to Know the Birds of WNC\nwith Martha Rollefson \nFriday\, May 8  |  10 – 12pm \nBRN – Elective \nREGISTER HERE \nAn introduction to the 60+ most common birds seen in Western North Carolina\, grouped in fun and memorable ways: the birds we most love\, the birds we “love to hate\,” seen in the forests\, seen around water\, winter visitors\, “knocking\,” little but bold\, those with different plumage for males and females\, and so on.   Photos will be augmented with recordings from the Merlin app to identify birds by sound\, and basic recommendations will be made for traditional field guides and attracting birds to your yard. \nMartha Rollefson has been a spare-time gardener for decades who got the “wildlife habitat” bug over 20 years ago. After leaving the corporate world she started working at Wild Birds Unlimited “to support her gardening habit\,” and she joined the Western Carolina Botany Club to learn more about native plants. While feeding the birds and observing how gardening and wildlife interact\, she has developed numerous techniques for saving time and money while reducing her carbon footprint. She lives next to the Etowah Valley Golf Resort with her husband David and mini-doxie\, Eva. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\nInterested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here.\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/getting-to-know-the-birds-of-wnc/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Snakes of the Blue Ridge
DESCRIPTION:Snakes of the Blue Ridge\nwith Patrick Brannon \nFriday\, May 8  |  1 – 2:30pm \nBRN – Elective \nREGISTER HERE \nParticipants in this workshop will learn about the general biology of snakes\, including the natural history and identification of many Southern Appalachian snake species. We will discuss the differences between venomous and non-venomous species\, as well as dispelling many common misconceptions about snakes. \nPatrick Brannon is an independent naturalist and educator. He holds a M.S. in Biology from Appalachian State University\, and has performed research on the ecology of salamanders and small mammals. For the past 22 years he was Outreach Coordinator at the WCU Highlands Biological Station\, where he taught courses on amphibians and mammals as part of the UNC Institute for the Environment Program at HBS\, in addition to many K-12 school programs and educator workshops. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\nInterested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here.\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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