Archive for June 2018
Trip Report: Roan Mountain Balds – June 17, 2018
Our Search for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee continued on Sunday, June 17th on the beautiful balds of Roan Mountain along the North Carolina/Tennessee border. The Rhododendrons were in full bloom, and the Rhododendron festival was in full swing attracting hundreds of visitors and thousands of pollinators to the flowers that the festival is based…
Read MoreA Full Moon Firefly Forest Evening with Wild South, Thursday, June 28
Fireflies under a full moon in the Bankhead National Forest IMPORTANT UPDATE! PLEASE READ REVISED MEET-UP DIRECTIONS AT BOTTOM OF THIS POST IN RED IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP. Update #2: Due to such an overwhelming response to this hike we are unable to take more sign-ups. Watch the forecast and be prepared for rain.…
Read MoreWild South Flora Blitz and Hike, Bankhead National Forest, June 30
Flora Blitz (yeah, we just made that up) and Hike in the Bankhead National Forest 9:00 a.m. at the Wild South office, 552 Lawrence Street, Moulton, Alabama Sign up at janice@wildsouth.org or 256-974-6166. Advance registration is required. Please include your phone number when signing up. Destination: Payne Creek Leader: Botanist Kevin England Distance: …
Read MoreBig Tom Gap Bumble Bee Search – June 30
Join us on the Black Mountain Crest Trail to search for imperiled Bumble Bees! This will be a more rigorous outing as the total mileage will land between 6.5 to 7.5 miles on the rugged Black Mountain Crest Trail. We’re aiming to make it out to Big Tom Gap where there is some forest edge…
Read MoreTrip Report – Shining Rock Wilderness: June 2, 2018
On Saturday, June 2, 2018 five people and one helpful canine set out to continue Wild South’s search for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee in the Shining Rock Wilderness area of the Pisgah National Forest. Hundreds of visitors visit the peaks of Sam Knob and Black Balsam here on the weekends, but very few that…
Read MoreWILD WEDNESDAYS in the Bankhead National Forest
Wild South’s Wild Wednesday hikes in the Bankhead National Forest are opportunities for kids and their adults to enjoy our public lands together. We come to love a place when we spend time in it, and what we love we want to protect. Our hikes teach kids and adults about the wonders of nature in…
Read MoreWelcome, 2018 Interns!
Wild South is committed to training the next generation of conservationists and each year we bring on interns to help them gain experience in the field of conservation that will help them achieve their career goals. These interns are always eager to help and are passionate about doing what they can to help protect nature…
Read MoreBumble Bee Challenge! – June
This June we are giving out a prize to the citizen scientist that submits the most Bumble Bee observations to our iNaturalist project! They don’t have to be rare species, we want submissions of even the most common Bumble Bees around. Any information we gather through this project will be integral to conservation of Bumble…
Read MoreRoan Mountain Balds Bumble Bee Search – Sunday, June 17
Join Wild South’s Conservation Biologist, Morgan Harris, as we head out to the Balds at Roan Mountain to catch the blooming Rhododendrons that blanket these mountains around this time of year. We will walk along the Appalachian Trail and spend some time with the (hopefully) immensity of blooming Rhododendrons to seeing what’s buzzing around them.…
Read MoreVolunteer with Wild South in Sipsey Wilderness, June 16
Wild South’s volunteer workday in the Sipsey Wilderness Saturday, June 16 8:30 a.m. at the Wild South office at 552 Lawrence Street, Moulton, Alabama Sign up at janice@wildsouth.org or 256-974-6166 This month’s volunteer workday will take place on Trail 203 in the Sipsey Wilderness. Trail maintenance will include clearing the trail of obstructions such as…
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