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Wintergreen Falls – June 21, 2024

Posted on June 23, 2024 by WCBC

The waterfall looked very inviting on a hot day! Sadly, the week after we visited the Park Service mowed and plowed the meadow. All those Milkweeds have now gone! Photography by Penny Longhurst & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture … Continue reading →

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Frying Pan Gap – June 14, 2024

Posted on June 18, 2024 by WCBC

Looks like it was a beautiful day for a hike. Photography by Daudie & John Colson & Janice Irwin.  Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after … Continue reading →

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Southern Highlands Reserve, June 7, 2024

Posted on June 13, 2024 by WCBC

Several club members took a guided tour at the Southern Highlands Reserve in Lake Toxaway to view their native plants and experience the rare ecology of high-elevation Southern Appalachian forests. After weeks of rain we really lucked out with the … Continue reading →

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Buck Spring Nature Trail – June 4, 2024

Posted on June 9, 2024 by WCBC

We started at the Pisgah Inn, hiked to Buck Spring Lodge, & then continued past the parking area along the old road route towards the tunnel overlook. We should have stopped at the cars! We hadn’t gone much more than … Continue reading →

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Kellogg Center – May 31, 2024

Posted on June 5, 2024 by WCBC

Great leaders! This was the first time in several years that we haven’t been totally lost! The Kellogg Center was originally the summer residence of Kathryn A. Kellogg, who bequeathed the property to Wake Forest University in 1969. In 1987 … Continue reading →

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