Tag Archives: Pisgah National Forest

Bear Pen Gap to Wet Camp Gap – August 8, 2025

Posted on August 10, 2025 by WCBC

Several days of rain makes plump mosses. Great cool weather compared to the past few weeks and no rain for a change! We caught the Spiranthes blooming for the first time in years, but there is definite encroachment of the … Continue reading →

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Shut-In Trail – July 25, 2025

Posted on July 27, 2025 by WCBC

Since the Blue Ridge Parkway was closed northbound from Elk Pasture Gap we did the walk as an in-&-out and still found some nice plants, including TWO new Figworts and several superbums! We drove back to the Buck Spring Lodge … Continue reading →

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What’s Coming Next? – July – October 2025

Posted on July 6, 2025 by WCBC

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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Baldwin Field Branch – June 20, 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by WCBC

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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Cradle of Forestry – May 23, 2025

Posted on June 9, 2025 by WCBC

The club hasn’t had a field trip at the Cradle of Forestry since we conducted a plant survey in 1999-2000. We got to see what had changed in the past 25 years! Botanical plant names seem to change almost every … Continue reading →

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