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Blue Ridge Ecosystems – From Ice Age to the Present

Blue Ridge Ecosystems – From Ice Age to the Present

by | Oct 2, 2026

Blue Ridge Ecosystems – From Ice Age to the Present with Dan Lazar Wednesday, November 18  |  1 – 3pm BRN – Core  |  BREG – Elective Register Here! Blue Ridge ecosystems have changed dramatically since the end of the last ice age 18,000 years ago.  For...
Birding at Lake Junaluska

Birding at Lake Junaluska

by | Oct 2, 2026

Birding at Lake Junaluska with Shane Myers Saturday, November 14  |  8 am – 12 pm BRN – Elective Register Here! Fall is a great time to go looking for ducks and other migratory waterbirds. Let’s go walk around Lake Junaluska and see what birds are using the lake...
Naturalist Walk & Talk

Naturalist Walk & Talk

by | Oct 2, 2026

Naturalist Walk and Talk with Shane Myers Friday, November 13  |  1 – 3 pm BRN – Elective Register Here! Walk around the Arboretum with our staff naturalists and talk about what we see around us. We might see plants and animals, and evidence of them going about...
Southern Appalachian Entomology

Southern Appalachian Entomology

by | Jul 10, 2026

Southern Appalachian Entomology with Shane Myers Friday, May 23  |  12 – 4 pm BRN – Core  |  BREG – Elective Entomology is the study of insects and in the Southern Appalachian region, we have a large diversity of these amazing creatures! In this...
Mammals of the Southern Appalachians

Mammals of the Southern Appalachians

by | Jul 10, 2026

Mammals of the Southern Appalachians with Carlton Burke Tuesday, May 20  |  12 – 4 pm BRN – Core  |  BREG – Elective The rugged mountains of Appalachia host a tremendous variety of mammal species ranging from tiny shrews weighing only a few ounces at...