Wildlife Education
Trip 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…
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…
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,…
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…
Read MorePriority Species: At Risk Bumble Bees of the Southern Appalachians
While searching for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee is a big goal of Wild South’s citizen science project, this federally endangered species is not the only focus. Several other species…
Read MoreShining Rock Wilderness Bumble Bee Search – June 2, 2018
We’re going to head out to Shining Rock Wilderness to search for Bumble Bees! Depending on the number of people that RSVP we will either search Sam Knob and Black…
Read MoreSalamander Coverboard Project in Linville Gorge
June 10, 2017 Wild South volunteers led by Morgan Harris, Wild South’s Conservation Biologist, began installing tree “cookies” in the Linville Gorge Wilderness. As part of a salamander habitat project,…
Read MoreChattanooga conservationist Jim Pfitzer joins Wild South
Wild South is pleased to announce that Chattanooga native Jim Pfitzer has joined the Tennessee Wild team working to protect Tennessee’s wildest places by passing the Tennessee Wilderness Act. Jim…
Read More2016 Internship Program: Training the Next Generation of Conservation Scientists
by Morgan Harris, Associate Conservation Biologist Wild South is starting a new, exciting chapter with the introduction of our Conservation Science Program focused on preserving biodiversity in the South. This…
Read More8th Annual Wild South Green Gala Announces Red Wolf Author DeLene Beeland As Keynote Speaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2016 Contact: Hannah Morgan Development and Communications Coordinator Wild South (828) 258-2667 (office) (434) 409-4523 (cell) hannah@wildsouth.org ASHEVILLE, NC – This year’s Wild South Green…
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