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Forest Bathing: Writing in Nature
Forest Bathing: Writing in Nature
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
Speaker Series at Laughing Waters Retreat – Groundhog-ology, Of Whistlepigs and World Politics
Speaker Series at Laughing Waters Retreat – Groundhog-ology, Of Whistlepigs and World Politics
Come learn some fascinating facts, myths, and stories about the Woodchuck - right on the heels of Groundhog Day!
Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series – Hope for the Hemlocks
Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series – Hope for the Hemlocks
Join us to learn about hemlock ecology, woolly adelgid biology, what is being done to help, and management strategies to take care of hemlocks on your own land.
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Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) Invasive Plant Management
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) Invasive Plant Management
FENCE needs your help clearing invasive plants on the FENCE property. Join them for a fulfilling day of good work and companionship! Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and gloves, and bring a pair of hand clippers if you have them. Workdays are scheduled on the second Thursday of each month from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00
Adopt-a-Highway Litter Sweep Hike
Adopt-a-Highway Litter Sweep Hike
Join us for a community road side litter sweep and hike on one of our favorite trails! When: February 8th, 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 Road from
Green Drinks: Ecusta Trail Update and Plans for the Future
Green Drinks: Ecusta Trail Update and Plans for the Future
Join us to learn about the latest developments on planning and construction of the Ecusta Trail!
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Forest Bathing: Heart-Centered Nature Immersion Retreat
Forest Bathing: Heart-Centered Nature Immersion Retreat
Saturday, February 10 2-5pm Give yourself the gift of self-love and self-care. You deserve it! Spend an afternoon deepening your connection to nature and the wisdom of your heart. Quiet your mind and tap into the innate inner knowing that is always available to you. Don’t have the time or money to escape for a
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Canceled Kudzu Warriors
Canceled Kudzu Warriors
Join the Kudzu Warriors and help manage non-native and invasive plants on Conserving Carolina's Norman Wilder Forest preserve!
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Saluda Library Speaker Series: Native Pollinators and the Habitats They Require
Saluda Library Speaker Series: Native Pollinators and the Habitats They Require
Join us and learn about the beneficial creatures in your backyard!
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Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Simple Ways to Mutually Co-Exist with Wildlife in our Own Backyards
Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Simple Ways to Mutually Co-Exist with Wildlife in our Own Backyards
Join us to learn more about this great animal rescue facility in our area!
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The Way of Water: Fly Fishing as Contemplative Practice
The Way of Water: Fly Fishing as Contemplative Practice
“People fish because they are searching for something. Often it is not for a fish.” Fennel Hudson, Fly Fishing – Fennel’s Journal – No. 5 Join us as we approach fly fishing as a contemplative practice and a way to experience renewal beyond just “getting on the water.” Western North Carolina has some of the
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Special Edition Green Drinks: “Drought, Climate Change, and The Mystery of the Missing Western Water”
Special Edition Green Drinks: “Drought, Climate Change, and The Mystery of the Missing Western Water”
Hear WNC Native and Rocky Mountain Biological Lab Research Scientist Ian Breckheimer discuss how a team of environmental scientists are revolutionizing our understanding of water in the West and helping us adapt to climate change. The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American Southwest, and the river’s 40 million human users are struggling to
Landrum Library Speaker Series: The effects of land use on streams and fish populations in the Piedmont of SC
Landrum Library Speaker Series: The effects of land use on streams and fish populations in the Piedmont of SC
Come learn about the effects of present-day and historical land use on stream structure and fish populations in the Piedmont of South Carolina.
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Art in Nature
Art in Nature
Join us for a session of forest bathing with opportunities for reflections and expressions in art. This event will offer avenues for creative expression which participants in past Forest Bathing walks have requested. We will close with the traditional tea ceremony and, depending on weather, may return to the house or porch for closing sharing together. We
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Canceled Spring Hiking Series: Moonshine Falls
Canceled Spring Hiking Series: Moonshine Falls
Hikers will enjoy a beautiful hike through the forest, an invigorating cable crossing over Matthews Creek, and lovely views of the waterfall.
Canceled Invasive Species Awareness Special Workday
Canceled Invasive Species Awareness Special Workday
Invasive Species Awareness Week is the last week in February (February 26 - March 1). We are supporting the NC Forest Service's statewide Weed Out Day by removing invasive plants from the Florence Nature Preserve, and we need your help! We will work on removing Multiflora Rose, Bittersweet, and Privet, trying to hand pull as