Tag Archives: Butterflies
Wildflowers of North Carolina: A Community Photo Exhibit
North Carolina is home to over 3,000 species of wildflowers. As part of the 2020: Year of the Wildflower theme at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, they asked for submissions of photos of native wildflowers in our state. The result … Continue reading
Glassy Mountain Scout – October 20, 2020
Glassy Mountain is a monadnock that is the remnant of a pluton. For information on its origins check last year’s post here. I don’t remember having a field trip here at this time of year before. Things certainly looked different! … Continue reading
Parkway South Scout – September 2020
Stops included Courthouse Valley Overlook, Graveyard Fields/Second Falls Overlook, Herrin Knob Overlook, Pigeon Gap, Pounding Mill Overlook, Wolf Mountain Overlook, & many other interesting spots in between! Photography by Richard Holzman & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom. … Continue reading
Flat Rock Park Scout – August 2020
About Flat Rock Park: Owned and managed by the Village of Flat Rock, the 66-acre park has a flat, open green space and a 1.3 mile trail that you can walk or run. The Park offers a picnic pavilion and … Continue reading
Ashmore Heritage Preserve Scout – August 18, 2020
Photography by Richard Holzman. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show) Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.