Tag Archives: Trees

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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Ashmore Heritage Preserve – May 23, 2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by WCBC

Loads of our favorite plants blooming today. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert (Click on any picture to zoom).

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Holmes Educational State Forest, Upper Loop (Demonstration Trail) – May 19, 2023

Posted on May 26, 2023 by WCBC

Holmes Trail Map Plants (especially mosses) always look happier after rain! And Ken found a new plant. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Penny Longhurst. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the … Continue reading →

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Blue Ridge Parkway Ridgeline Trail – May 8, 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by WCBC

The Blue Ridge Parkway Ridgeline Trail (better known to many of us as the Painted Trillium trail, although some suggested it should be renamed the Pinkshell Trail, as you can tell from the pictures). Photography by Penny Longhurst, Lucy Prim, … Continue reading →

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Parkway Deep South – May 5, 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023 by WCBC

A new field trip and it’s a keeper! Our timing was perfect. Spring ephemerals were busting out all over and we identified some new plants. As Sunflower used to say, “It was glorious!”. Stops were John Rock Overlook, Wolf Mountain … Continue reading →

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