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Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Nature Journaling. This experience offers a harmonious blend of nature and self-reflection. Spend the morning with your guide, John Thomas Whitfield, BFA Studio Fine Arts, Appalachian State, at the pristine Transfiguration Preserve in Hickory Nut Gorge. With journal in hand we will depart for an enriching stroll through

Join us for a community road side litter sweep and an optional hike on one of our favorite trails! When: May 22nd, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Optional: Hike up Bearwallow Mountain, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Meet: Fruitland Baptist Bible College We will clean up litter along our Adopt-a-Highway section on South Mills Gap

Brevard Parks, Recreation and Trails Committee is ready to begin the first phase of trail construction! Working with Todd Branham of Long Cane Trails for Phase 1, we will concentrate on the first 1/2 mile of the existing trail network. Phase 1 will include repair and rebuilding of the entrance trail, and construction of the

Mattie is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. She is also a Zen practitioner, an Episcopal oblate, and a retired education professor, and she is certified in wilderness first aid. This event is one of our monthly forest bathing walks. Forest bathing is a practice from Japan that has been gaining attention in the

Please join us on Saturday, May 25th at 10:00 am for an educational hemlock hike with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative and Conserving Carolina at Strawberry Gap Trail near Gerton, NC. We will cover the ecological importance of both species of hemlock that are in WNC, what is threatening both species, what is being done about

Join us for a special session of forest bathing and yoga at Transfiguration Preserve with Kiersten Angelos, Certified Yoga instructor and Ayurvedic medicine practitioner. Participants will enjoy gentle yoga along the Rocky Broad River. Bring your own yoga mat and props, and a water bottle. Dr. Mattie Decker’s friend Kiersten Angelos will begin a monthly