Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves: A Reading with J. Drew Lanham
ONSITE | Friday, May 10, 6 – 8 p.m. Join us for this free event featuring poet, memoirist, and conservationist J. Drew Lanham. A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, Dr. Lanham is the author of the memoir The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with...Azalea Expedition: Vaseyi on the Blue Ridge Parkway
FIELD | Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. All it takes is a short drive to discover botanical treasures, such as the bubblegum-flowered Rhododendron vaseyi, the pinkshell azalea! This endemic species grows only in a narrow range in the highlands of Western North...Spring Birding at Sandy Mush Game Lands
FIELD | Friday, May 3, 8 – 11 a.m. Enjoy an easy to moderate hike along the trails and paths at Sandy Mush Game Land. The mosaic of habitats here vary from open, managed cut-over areas to cove and riverine forests down along Sandy Mush & Turkey Creeks, and the...Flower Power: A Forest Bathing Retreat
ONSITE | Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Celebrate 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...