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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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Big Ridge Loop – May 12, 2023

Posted on May 18, 2023 by WCBC

As usual on this walk, we almost got drenched! Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie Colson, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Click on … 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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