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Birds, Bugs, & Blooms
Shot on location along the Blue Ridge Parkway & in DuPont State Recreational Forest, Gorges State Park, & Pisgah National Forest in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, & Transylvania Counties, North Carolina. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, Mosses, North Carolina, Trees, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Graybeard Mountain Overlook to Glassmine Falls Overlook – June 28, 2024
What with COVID and bad weather, the last time the club got the opportunity to have a field trip on this trail was 2019! Well, this year it was a little foggy, so no views, but we didn’t get rained … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Ferns, Hiking, Pisgah National Forest, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Wintergreen Falls – June 21, 2024
The waterfall looked very inviting on a hot day! Sadly, the week after we visited the Park Service mowed and plowed the meadow. All those Milkweeds have now gone! Photography by Penny Longhurst & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture … Continue reading
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Tagged DuPont State Forest, Hiking, North Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Frying Pan Gap – June 14, 2024
Looks like it was a beautiful day for a hike. Photography by Daudie & John Colson & Janice Irwin. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, North Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Southern Highlands Reserve, June 7, 2024
Several club members took a guided tour at the Southern Highlands Reserve in Lake Toxaway to view their native plants and experience the rare ecology of high-elevation Southern Appalachian forests. After weeks of rain we really lucked out with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, Mushrooms, North Carolina, shrubs, Trees, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Western Carolina Botanical Club 