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SUMMARY:Youth Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The NEW Youth Village Nature Series is suitable for children of all ages\, is free\, and open to the public. Youth VNS will feature interactive and educational activities including crafts\, games\, storytelling\, and even live animals! \nDecember 10th Presentation: Wildcraft Wreath Making with Jessica Blackburn of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust \nJoin HCLT for a natural Christmas wildcraft! We will be making Christmas wreaths from wildcrafted materials found on HCLT properties\, including pine\, fur\, holly\, and other evergreen and decorative elements. Learn about the art of wildcrafting\, and how decorating with natural materials can be sustainable and creative option for all season!
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/youth-village-nature-series-4/
LOCATION:Lewis Hall at The Village Green\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Youth Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The NEW Youth Village Nature Series is suitable for children of all ages\, is free\, and open to the public. Youth VNS will feature interactive and educational activities including crafts\, games\, storytelling\, and even live animals! \nOctober 22nd Presentation: Exploring Animals with Cherokee Stories and Games with Jessica Metz with New Kituwah Academy \nJoin us to discover how Indigenous animal knowledge is woven into traditional Cherokee stories. Then let’s play some active games to learn even more about the lively animal characters like Bear\, Opossum\, and Bat! Teachers from New Kituwah Academy\, Cherokee language school of the Eastern Band of Cherokee\, will share culture\, language and science with stories and play!
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/youth-village-nature-series-3/
LOCATION:Common’s Lawn\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife\, habitats\, conservation\, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields! The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers. \nThank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series! \nAugust Presentation Description: Join Brent Marin\, author and Executive Director of Bartram Trail Conservancy\, as he presents on the life and work of Japanese immigrant and photographer\, George Masa\, whose photography of WNC in the early 20th century was unparalleled. Martin is the author of George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines WNC\, which won the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award in 2022.
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/village-nature-series-3-2024-08-27/
LOCATION:Lewis Hall at The Village Green\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Youth Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The NEW Youth Village Nature Series is suitable for children of all ages\, is free\, and open to the public. Youth VNS will feature interactive and educational activities including crafts\, games\, storytelling\, and even live animals! \nAugust 13th Presentation: Backyard Nature Exploration with Hope Corbin from Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust \nJoin HCLT for a nature exploration through The Village Green! Come learn about the amazing organisms that you can find in your own backyard\, including plants\, insects\, amphibians\, and reptiles\, and what habitat each of these can be found. Practice how to use your senses to explore the world around you\, and hone in your naturalist skills to notice more of this incredible earth\, everyday!
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/youth-village-nature-series-2/
LOCATION:Common’s Lawn\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife\, habitats\, conservation\, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields! The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers. \nThank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series! \nJuly 31st Presentation Description: Story is a conservation value that doesn’t drive most people’s ideas of evaluating and saving land. John Lane will discuss his latest book GULLIES OF MY PEOPLE in hopes of beginning a conversation about adding “restorying” to the index of conservation values. Lane knows through experience that stories are often lost as land changes land and status and creating narratives can reattach memories and events to places.
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LOCATION:Lewis Hall at The Village Green\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife\, habitats\, conservation\, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields! The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers. \nThank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series! \nJune 25th Description: Join Lizza Bixby as she weaves a terrific journey around all things fungi! Lizza will break the veil of mystery and briefly explain mushroom foraging in our area\, at home mushroom growing\, and how it can be great for your garden. She will cover myco-innovations sure to get you excited! Grab your boots and join us for this exciting mushroom discovery hour!
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LOCATION:Lewis Hall at The Village Green\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife\, habitats\, conservation\, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields! The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers. \nThank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series! \nMay 28th Presentation: North Carolina’s hemlock trees need your help. Though hemlocks are declining\, there is hope to bring them back to their previous glory! Join Olivia and Thom from the Hemlock Restoration Initiative to learn about hemlock ecology\, woolly adelgid biology\, what is being done to help\, and management strategies to take care of hemlocks on your own land.
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/village-nature-series-3-2024-05-28/
LOCATION:Lewis Hall at The Village Green\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Youth Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The NEW Youth Village Nature Series is suitable for children of all ages\, is free\, and open to the public. Youth VNS will feature interactive and educational activities including crafts\, games\, storytelling\, and even live animals! \nMay 14th Presentation: Awesome Opossums with Gina Patton from Balsam Mountain Trust \nMost people know that opossums are creatures of the night who might climb into your garbage or eat the dog food left on the porch. But few people know of the incredible adaptations this marsupial species has. Come join Balsam Mountain Trust Naturalist\, Gina Patton\, to learn why opossums are awesome and meet one of Balsam Mountain Trust’s very own ambassador opossums!
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/youth-village-nature-series/
LOCATION:Common’s Lawn\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Village Green co-host a series of lectures each summer. Visitors and residents learn about wildlife\, habitats\, conservation\, and local cultural heritage from expert speakers in their fields! The Village Nature Series will begin at 5:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month (August’s presentation will be held on the 20th) from April through September at The Village Green in Cashiers. \nThank you to Cedar Creek Club for sponsoring the Village Nature Series! \nApril 30th Presentation: Composting with worms is a simple process that manages food waste\, while producing a super-enriched soil amendment and promoting sustainability. This presentation will cover not only the basics about worms and worm composting\, but also the science behind successfully gardening with worm products. Come learn about worm composting and how to best use worm compost and worm tea in your own garden!
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/village-nature-series-3/
LOCATION:Lewis Hall at The Village Green\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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SUMMARY:Village Nature Series
DESCRIPTION:The Village Nature Series is an annual educational lecture series co-hosted by The Village Green and the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. These programs are free and family-friendly. Each Village Nature Series will begin at 5pm on the last Tuesday of each month from April-September. The series will be held at The Village Green in Cashiers located on Frank Allen Road\, with the exception of July 25th (held at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Library). We invite you to join us for the 2023 Village Nature Series! \n2023 Schedule: \n\nApril 25th: Sonya Carpenter\, Ecologist and Native Plant Enthusiast | Investing in the Biodiversity of Cashiers: Creating a Sustainable Future for a Complex Ecosystem\nMay 30th: Dr. Mark Ellison\, Pinnacle Forest Therapy\, certified Forest Therapy Guide | Hiking to Heal: An Introduction to Forest Therapy\nJune 27th: Dr. Gary Wein\, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Executive Director + Botanist | Sense of Place: A Final Embarkment \nJuly 25th: Lamar Marshall\, Research Director of Southeast Heritage | Cashiers Valley: Ancient Cherokee Travel Corridor \n\n*NOTE: This Village Nature Series will be held at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library located at 249 Frank Allen Road Cashiers\, NC 28717.*\n\n\nAugust 29th: Brit Blackford\, Education Director + Senior Naturalist at Balsam Mountain Trust | Amazing Adaptations: Animal Ambassadors \nSeptember 26th: Cameron Ward | Composting 101: Saving the Planet One Orange Peel at a Time\n\nWe would also like to thank our incredible sponsor\, Cedar Creek Club\, for bringing the Village Nature Series for our community.
URL:https://www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/event/village-nature-series-2/2023-04-25/
LOCATION:Common’s Lawn\, 160 Frank Allen Road\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
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