Author Archives: WCBC
What’s Coming Next? – July – October 2025
Just to wet your whistles, here’s a preview of the plants we expect to see on our field trips over the next few months. Friday, July 18 – French Broad River Meadow, Brevard, NC Friday, July 25 – Shut-in Trail, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, South Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Buck Spring Nature Trail – June 27, 2025
Once again, we started at the Pisgah Inn, hiked to Buck Spring Lodge, & then continued past the parking area along the old road route towards the tunnel overlook. This time it didn’t rain! WCBC created the self-guiding interpretive botanical … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, North Carolina, Trees, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Baldwin Field Branch – June 20, 2025
This was our first official field trip to Baldwin Field Branch after last year’s scouting expedition. We found some more new plants: Hairy Nightshade (Solanum sarrachoides*), an alien invasive weed that hasn’t previously been reported in the mountains & a … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Wintergreen Falls – June 9 & 13, 2025
Well, we didn’t make it to the waterfall. In fact, we didn’t quite get to the former shortcut trail before the heavens opened and the forest road became a gushing creek! Fortunately we visited the meadow first and found some … Continue reading
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Tagged DuPont State Forest, Hiking, Lichens, North Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Ashmore Heritage Preserve – June 6, 2025
Poor Ashmore. Last spring a prescribed burn was done over a large area stretching from Persimmon Ridge Road down to Lake Wattacoo. Since then it’s suffered through Tropical Storm Helene and, more recently, the Persimmon Ridge Fire. Part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, lake, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, South Carolina, Trees, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Western Carolina Botanical Club 