Asheville, North Carolina

Local Nature Events: August 2008

 

 

Sat August 2                 Audubon Beaver Lake Birdwalk, North Asheville, NC   8 AM           No charge

                                    Directions on the Asheville WBU website

Sun August 3                Dragons, Damsels and Butterflies at CD Owen park - Wild Bunch of UNC-A /NCCCR and Carolina Field Birders, Swannanoa, NC   10 AM   No charge

                                    E-mail: Bob Olthoff at olthoff@bellsouth.net

Sat August 9                 Jackson Park Birdwalk, Jackson Park, Hendersonville   8 AM        No charge

                                    Directions on the Asheville WBU website

Tues August 12             Rattlesnake Lodge Hike with Blue Ridge Naturalists, UNCA Reuter Center at 9 AM

                                    Contact Scott Dean at wncnaturally.com for details

                                    (Membership with UNCA/NCCCR required plus $24 fee)

Thurs August 14            Craggy Bald Hike with Blue Ridge Naturalists, UNCA Reuter Center at 9 AM

                                    Contact Scott Dean at wncnaturally.com for details

                                    (Membership with UNCA/NCCCR required plus $24 fee)                          

Sat August 16               Hummingbird Workshop, WBU Store:  10-12 Noon     Cost: $15

                                    Call 828.687.9433 to register

Sat August 16               Butterflies at Harmon Den, Carolina Field Birders

                                    E-mail: Gail Lankford at whocooksforyou@skyrunner.net

Wed August 20              Ventures: Botanizing in the Southern Mountains, Full day trip   $35 including lunch

                                    Call 828.253.4247 to register

Sat August 23               Birdwalk at The Orchard, Altapass, Mitchell County     7:30 AM

                                    Meet at the Loops Overlook, Milepost 328 on BRP

                                    Contact Valerie Crabill at CrabillV@aol.com for more information, directions at                                                                    www.altapassorchard.com

Wed August 27              Ventures: Tree identification & Bird Directions, Asheville, NC, Full day trip $35 including lunch; Call 828.253.4247 to register

Sat August 30               "Meet the Artist" Lisa Walraven, WBU Store   7PM     No charge

Sat August 30               Birdwalk at The Orchard, Altapass, Mitchell County     7:30 AM

                                    Meet at the Loops Overlook, Milepost 328 on BRP

                                    Contact Valerie Crabill at CrabillV@aol.com for more information, directions at                                                                    www.altapassorchard.com

 

For more information on any of the above activities, please contact your Asheville WBU store (687.9433) for details or check out the website: www.asheville.wbu.com