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Dragons & Damsels Walk

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 Tiger Spiketail and photo at top is a Widow Skimmer
Photos by R. Richardson

Sunny and hot weather greeted this year’s dragonfly and damselfly hunters on two consecutive Wednesdays at Owen Park in Swannanoa.  Despite a number of late cancellations, we still had 18 members total participating across both days.  The July 21st group observed 11 species of damselflies, 8 species of dragonflies, and 8 butterfly species.  The July 28th group managed 11 of each, including 7 dragonfly and 5 butterfly species not seen a week earlier. 

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A National Hotspot for Biodiversity on a Private Research Preserve: The Jones Center at Ichauway

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 JULY 13, 2021 at 5:30
by DR. KIER KLEPZIG

The Jones Center at Ichauway is a 30,000 acre working forest, wildlife preserve and ecological research center. Funded from an endowment established by Robert Woodruff (the long time CEO of Coca Cola), this property contains thousands of acres of incredibly biodiverse wildlife, insects, reptiles, amphibians and plants. I will discuss what it takes to maintain this incredible place, the research we do, and how we share the work we do.

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A 360-degree view of Bullington Gardens through the seasons

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Presented by Annie Higgins

Bullington Gardens, once the nursery of Bob Bullington, is a public botanical garden on 12 acres of rolling land providing hands-on education in horticulture and other sciences to students, youth clubs, and adults. These gardens incorporate some of the many unusual mature trees that Mr. Bullington collected and introduced to the area. 

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