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 […]
Enjoy a guided spring bird walk at FENCE.
Enjoy this free presentation. Join Naturalist Carlton Burke for a live animal program featuring Animals we love to hate. There are certain species of animals that many people fear and hate, largely due to prejudice and misinformation. Far from being the pests or villains however, many of these creatures are actually beneficial to man and […]
The Lake Adger Celebration is free and fun for the whole family. There will be guided kayak tours, fishing demonstrations, guided bird walks, activities for kids, and more. Meet at the Lake Adger boat ramp, 4741 Lake Adger Road, Mill Spring, NC.
Free: May 14, 2pm, at Saluda Library. The program will focus on the only flying mammal, bats. Mark Ray will discuss some of the bat species found in western North Carolina, where they live, and why they are beneficial to have around. He will also share the most recent research on White Nose Syndrome and […]
Free speaker series on Saturday, May 18, 10:30am-12pm Speaker Robin Edgar discusses the shocking facts about plastic pollution and how plastics effects plant and animal life. Advance registration is required at: https://conservingcarolina.org/event/walnut-creek-preserve-speaker-series-plastic-pollution-solutions/
Friday, May 31 at 2pm at Saluda Library Thomas Rain Crowe is an internationally-published and recognized author, editor, and translator of more than thirty books, including the multi-award winning nonfiction nature memoir of his years living in the woods outside of Saluda, Zoro’s Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods, which he will discuss at this program.
Walks are scheduled mid-March through mid November, weather permitting, join Saluda Community Land Trust members to explore local favorite walks in the Saluda area. Walks generally last about an hour and a half, and besides showcasing our local treasures, encourage getting folks outside. Walkers meet at the parking lot of the Saluda Library at 2pm. […]