Category Archives: Field Trips

Wintergreen Falls – June 30, 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by WCBC

Our field trip started with rain but luckily it was over very quickly! Our timing to see the Rhododendron arborescens and the different Milkweeds was perfect. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide … Continue reading →

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Frying Pan Gap – June 16, 2023

Posted on June 19, 2023 by WCBC

We hiked from the gate to the Pisgah Inn.  Photography by Lucy Prim & Joe Standaert.  Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

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Buck Spring Nature Trail – June 9, 2023

Posted on June 13, 2023 by WCBC

We started at the Pisgah Inn, taking the Nature Trail to the site of the Buck Spring Lodge, and then on to the Mount Pisgah Parking Area. WCBC created the self-guiding interpretive botanical trail between the North end of the … Continue reading →

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Sam Knob Meadow – June 5, 2023

Posted on June 9, 2023 by WCBC

We planned to walk to the meadow monthly starting in May. However, on our scout in early May there were very few plants to be seen so we skipped that field trip. Here is the first monthly post on the … Continue reading →

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Kellogg Center – June 2, 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by WCBC

The Kellogg Center was originally the summer residence of Kathryn A. Kellogg, who bequeathed the property to Wake Forest University in 1969. In 1987 it became the property of UNC Asheville, which used it as an educational and community conference … Continue reading →

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