Education and Outreach Events

Upcoming Events:

  • Wild Seed Collection

    Monday September 28, 5:30 - 7:30pm

    Learn the fun and satisfying techniques of wild seed collection with native meadow wildflowers at McKinney Meadows in Cashiers

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

  • Place & Belonging

    Thursday October 1, 4:30 - 7:30pm

    Join Yoga Practitioner and Somatic Therapist Ashlyn Miller for a sensory walk, yoga, meditation, and nature journaling on a beautiful mountaintop preserve.

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

  • Beaver Trivia

    Tuesday October 6, 6:00 - 8:00pm

    Join naturalist Topher Stephens at Innovation Station Brewery in Dillsboro to test your knowledge about America’s largest rodent. Fill your brain with beaver facts! Impress your friends! Win prizes!

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

  • Forest Bathing

    Saturday October 10, 10:00am - 12:30pm

    Join Forest Bathing guide Alissa Culbreth for a beautiful morning of restorative and immersive experiences in the shady creekside trails of Trillium Creek Trails. 

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL

  • Wild Seed Collection

    Monday October 12, 5:30 - 7:30pm

    Learn the fun and satisfying techniques of wild seed collection with native meadow wildflowers at McKinney Meadows in Cashiers

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

  • Basket Weaving

    Tuesday October 13, 1:30 - 4:30pm

    Join Jeff Gottlieb the “Primitive Naturalist” for an afternoon of basket weaving using sustainably harvested native plants and invasive vines.

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL

  • Hiking for Conservation

    Tuesday October 13, 5:30 - 8:00pm

    In Spring of 2026, Jeff de Graffenreid hiked over 1900 miles of the Continental Divide Trail while raising money for HCLT. Come hear about his journey and play a "Hiking Trails Trivia” game.

    FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

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