Free. May 2, 4pm. Intro to Birding Presentation at FENCE, Tryon. ♦ Join Kevin Burke for an informational talk on the popular hobby of watching birds. The classroom presentation will go over the basics that anyone will need to get started. Topics include: how to identify common species in our area, different types of binoculars […]
Free, Sunday, May 3, at 4pm. Welcome Back the Bluebird Presentation at FENCE. ♦ Evangeline LaMore, Songbird rehabilitator, and Polk County coordinator for the North Carolina Bluebird Society, will give a presentation on Bluebirds. Learn about how bluebird population decline has been turned around and what you can do to help.
Free, Monday, May 4, 8am. Spring Bird Walk at FENCE. ♦ Join Kevin Burke for a spring bird walk at FENCE. Spring is an exciting time to be birding in our area. Meet below the nature center near the pollinator garden.
Free. May 12, 2pm, Speaker Series: Environmentally Friendly Landscaping, at Saluda Library. Speaker Steve Pettis, Henderson County Extension Agent, discusses environmentally friendly garden techniques that you can implement this spring […]
Free. May 16, 10:30am, Speaker Series: Bugs in Motion - Filming Insects to Appreciate Biodiversity & Advance Science, at Walnut Creek Preserve. Dr. Adrian Smith discusses arthropods and insects that […]
Free, Tuesday, May 19 at 4pm. Reptile & Amphibian Encounters at the Saluda Library. North Carolina Arboretum discusses the many different herptiles (reptiles and amphibians) that call Western North Carolina […]
May 21 - May 23, 11am-6pm, U-Pick Spring Flowers at Moonchild Flower Farm, Mill Spring, NC. Walk the rows, cut your own flowers and experience spring in bloom in the […]
May 21 - May 23, 11am-6pm, U-Pick Spring Flowers at Moonchild Flower Farm, Mill Spring, NC. Walk the rows, cut your own flowers and experience spring in bloom in the […]
Free. Saturday, May 23, 8-10am. Guided Bird Walk along the Green River. Mike Resch leads an easy 2-hour bird walk in search of residents and Neo tropical migrants that visit the region to raise their young. Explore an open grassy fields, brush, and edges along the Green River where there may be an opportunity to […]
Join The Orchard Inn for an exciting new Apiary Experience. Sandy Bee Mine will provide a honey tasting and tour of homegrown honey bee colonies. This will be a 3-4 […]