Birding for Kids Thursday, January 18 @ 4pm Saluda Library, 44 W. Main St., Saluda, NC. 828-722-5218 Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about birds of WNC! Kids ages 5-13 years old are encouraged to become ecoEXPLORERs. This is a free event.
In honor of Valentine's Day, on Saturday, February 17, the entrance fee will be 2 for the price of 1, plus children are free. Bring the ones you love on a woodsy adventure. Admission: $5 adults, $1 ages 6-12, and under 6 is free. Winter Hours: Daily 10am-5pm (gate closes at 4pm) - No dogs […]
Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Simple Ways to Mutually Co-Exist with Wildlife in our Own Backyards February 17 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm This is a free event. Advance reservations required. Please RSVP online at :https://conservingcarolina.org/calendar/. Appalachian Wild provides injured and orphaned wild animals a place to go for care and treatment to give […]
Free event. Enjoy a guided walk exploring the trails at FENCE. This is a great time of year to see woodpeckers, sparrows and other winter birds. Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes for walking and bring binoculars if you have them.
Enjoy this free event at FENCE. Naturalist Steve O'Neil, from Earthshine Nature Programs, will present an education program called "Misunderstood Wildlife." This program will introduce you to several friendly live species of our native, and a few exotic, reptiles - including snakes, turtles and a lizard or two. Steve will share his reptilian friends with […]
Enjoy this free outdoor event at FENCE. Join Gabe with Rutherford Outdoor Coalition for a special hike at the FENCE trails system. Gabe will teach participants the basics of navigation.Do you know how to use a compass? Do you want to brush up on your orienteering skills? This hike is a perfect opportunity to finally […]
Enjoy a free screening of "The Nature Makers" at the Historic Tryon Theatre. In a world increasingly dominated by humans, three teams of determined conservationists go to extraordinary, often seemingly nature-disrupting lengths to save three threatened species in the American heartland. “The Nature Makers” is a moving portrait of passionate people and the extraordinary creatures […]
Free event at Polk County High School - tickets are required and available at: http://www.conservingcarolina.org beginning Feb 1. The Gardening for Life Celebration is a free community event celebrating ways we can all make a difference to preserve and protect biodiversity in the Carolina Foothills and beyond. Enjoy a day of discovery, surprise and lively […]
April 9, 2-3:30pm at Saluda Library, 44 W. Main St., Saluda, NC. Using plants in ways that create pleasing and attractive gardens can be as simple as using nature for your inspiration. By including a diversity of native plants, focusing on species that support native insects, birds, and other wildlife, your landscape can become not […]
Celebration Bash at FENCE Free community event at FENCE on Sunday, April 28, 12-4pm. Enjoy a free lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs, see classic cars, let the kids play on the inflatable slides and bounce houses, play games, enjoy free popcorn, and free cotton candy. Free music by The Basement Bunch and a special […]