• Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Talking Turkey!

    Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve 179 Wood Thrush Lane, Mill Spring, NC, United States

    Photo by NC Park Ranger Staff Date: June 20, 2026 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker: Stephen Tillotson, Chimney Rock State Park

  • Saluda Library Speaker Series – Warblers of the Western Carolinas

    Polk County Library, Saluda Branch 44 W Main Street, Saluda, NC, United States

    Join us for a fun, photo-filled tour exploring the vibrant wood warblers visiting us for the summer - colorful, musical jewels and fascinating breeding species in our region.

  • Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Amazing Birds of Prey

    Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve 179 Wood Thrush Lane, Mill Spring, NC, United States

    Experience the awe-inspiring world of raptors, with LIVE BIRDS—from their adaptations to their partnership with humans. This is a family-friendly event, bring the kids!

  • Green River Library Speaker Series: Hummingbirds – Flying Jewels

    Green River Library 50 Green River Road, Zirconia, North Carolina, United States

    Explore the dazzling world of hummingbirds—their brilliant colors, remarkable flight, and unique evolution—and learn how to help these tiny flying jewels thrive.

  • Saluda Library Speaker Series – TBD with Kevin Caldwell

    Polk County Library, Saluda Branch 44 W Main Street, Saluda, NC, United States

    Date: August 11, 2026 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Polk County Public Libraries, Saluda Branch Speaker: Kevin Caldwell, conservation biologist, botanist, and principal consultant at Mountains-to-Sea Ecological Topic TBD Kevin Caldwell is a conservation biologist, botanist, and principal consultant at Mountains-to-Sea Ecological in Asheville, North Carolina. Since founding the firm in 1997, he has surveyed over 500,000