Mander Meander at Wallace Branch

Wallace Branch 1719 Ray Cove Rd, Franklin, North Carolina, United States

What are all those beady eyes up at Wallace Branch...!? Fiona will tell you! Join BTC Membership Development Coordinator and amateur salamander expert Fiona Howell for this easy stroll out to Ray Cove falls, 'mandering all along the way. Follow her with your headlamps to seek out and learn about our native salamanders. Bring your water, good […]

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Birding Alarka Laurel

Cowee School 51 Cowee School Dr., Franklin, NC

Join Executive Director Brent Martin for some incredible high elevation birding at one of his favorite birding locations, and the location where historians have placed William Bartram when he traveled in the Cowee mountains in 1775. Meet at Cowee School to shuttle. RSVP below!

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Interpreting Local Wildlife through Tracking and Signs

Needmore Bridge 4043 Needmore Rd, Bryson City, United States

Join experienced tracker and naturalist, Sam Giovanetti, and author of the forthcoming Wildlife of the Southeast (Timber Press) at Needmore Game Lands to see what you can find! Meet at the swinging bridge on the Needmore Tract for a fascinating morning learning about local wildlife. RSVP below!

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Standing Indian: Park Ridge & Park Creek Trails

Standing Indian Campground Store 2037 Standing Indian Campground Rd, Franklin, NC, United States

Join Karen Wallace for a hike in Standing Indian - a loop using the Park Ridge and Park Creek Trails. The trails are about 6 miles with a moderate elevation gain of about 700 feet.  The hike will have nice wildflowers and follow the Nantahala River back on the Park Creek Trail.

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