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Lower Cat Gap Trail – April 8, 2022

Posted on April 10, 2022 by WCBC

Wow! We rarely see masses of Trout Lilies and Large-flowered Trillium flowering on our field trips. We’re usually too late, because we walk this trail later in the spring. However, this year we really nailed it. Acres of blooms! Great … Continue reading →

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Glassy Mountain – April 4, 2022

Posted on April 7, 2022 by WCBC

Maybe we were a little early this year. We missed a few plants we were hoping to see. Next year we’ll have to go later in April. Photography by Penny Longhurst, Joe Standaert, & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture … Continue reading →

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Twin Bridges – April 1, 2022

Posted on April 3, 2022 by WCBC

Sixteen members turned out for a spectacular show!  All our old favorites were still there and many seemed to have spread! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Lucy Prim, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to enter the slide … Continue reading →

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Station Cove Falls – March 25, 2022

Posted on March 27, 2022 by WCBC

Finally! We’re back on the trails. After two years the plants and waterfall still seem to be in the same places, although we still didn’t find the elusive Three parted violet (Viola tripartita). However,  Pennywort (Obolaria virginica) plants seemed to … Continue reading →

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Bad Creek to the Whitewater River – October 22, 2021

Posted on October 25, 2021 by WCBC

Information about the construction and operation of the Lake Jocassee Pumped Storage Facility can be found here. For a link to the USDA’s Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America, click here. Photography by Penny Longhurst & … Continue reading →

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