Winter Natural History HikeWinter Natural History HikeReservations and prepayment are required on all Ventures.
Your place on this Venture will be reserved when the full amount has been received. Please make your check payable to VENTURES, Inc. and send it to this address or call the office with your VISA or MasterCard #.
This Venture is limited to 12 participants.
An easy walk along roadsides and trails through beautiful scenery. Bring warm clothes, good walking boots and binoculars.
As
the leaves drop, nature takes on a different look and provides an opportunity to
study things we don't normally see. How does that vine know to twine around a
tree? What has eaten that nut? What plant produced that berry? Whose seedpod is
this? Is this pine cone male or female? This is also a great time of year to see
many of our year around resident songbirds (not nearly so many pesky leaves for
them to hide behind!) and to get some idea of how they have adapted to the
harsher, less plentiful seasons of the year.
The contours of the mountains are much more visible and allow for discussion of the geology of the region and how it affects various habitats and the animal populations found within them. Completely different plant communities can be found within yards of one another - their existence dependent upon exposure, soil, and precipitation levels at that specific place.
$35 per person per day.
Price includes: A delicious picnic lunch will be provided.
Directions & Time of Departure
We will carpool from the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 382 at 9AM. Drivers will be given directions from here.
Scott Dean