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Summer Native Tree ID – Online

by | Jul 10, 2026

ONLINE | Wednesday, June 19, 1 – 3 p.m. Western 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,...

Meet a Remarkable Tree: Hope for the American Chestnut

by | Jul 10, 2026

FIELD | Thursday, June 20, 1 – 4 p.m. A 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...

Summer Native Tree ID – Intensive

by | Jul 10, 2026

ONSITE | Friday, June 21, 1 – 5 p.m. Western 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,...

Summer Native Flora ID

by | Jul 10, 2026

This class, taught by Naturalist Scott Dean, blends four botanizing walks (3 hours long) with two convenient online sessions (1.5 hours long) to give participants practice identifying native mountain flora and learning the characteristics of plant families. While the...

Project Learning Tree: Climate Focus Criteria I Workshop

by | Jul 10, 2026

ONSITE | Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Project Learning Tree ® (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12. PLT is a program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. It is one of the most...

Pressed Flower Art: Preserving Your Blooms

by | Jul 10, 2026

ONSITE | Friday, May 10, 1 – 4 p.m. Gain a contemporary introduction to the art of Oshibana, a centuries-old tradition of making art with pressed plant materials. Discover Instructor Susan McChesney’s personal techniques of pressing, unpressing, storing, collaging and...