Asheville, North Carolina

Local Nature Events: December 2008

 

Sat, Dec 6                   Audubon Beaver Lake Birdwalk, North Asheville, NC   9 AM No charge

                                    Directions on the Asheville WBU website

Sat, Dec 13                 Jackson Park Birdwalk, Jackson Park, Hendersonville   9 AM No charge

                                    Directions on the Asheville WBU website

Sat, Dec 13                 Beaver Lake Work Day (rain date Dec 14 at 2PM)

                                    Contact person is Charlotte Goedsche: goedsche@mindspring.com

Sat, Dec 14                 Asheville, NC Christmas Bird Count;

                                    Contact Steve Semanchuk at hamhed@buncombe.main.nc.us

Sat, Dec 20                 Tryon, NC Christmas Bird Count;

                                    Contact Simon Thompson at Travel@birdventures.com

Sat, Dec 20                 Guided hike at Chimney Rock State Park

                                    Take an off-trail trek in one of the rhododendron-blanketed ravines

                                    of Chimney Rock Park to complete the 2008 "Off the Beaten Path"

                                    Guided Hike Series. You'll see large trees, rocks, moss, and hopefully,

                                    some wildlife. This exploration will need good footwear, balance, and

                                    tolerance for occasional slips among sloping ground.

                                    Please call 800-277-9611 for costs and to register.