Last week, the Southern Blue Ridge Burn Crew (The Nature Conservancy – North Carolina chapter) partnered with the NC Department of Agriculture’s Plant Conservation Program for a controlled burn at their Cedar Mountain Bog. TNC-NC’s Dean Simon was burn boss on this small but very important burn, which went really well!
Author: Jennifer Lamb
I am the Southern Blue Ridge Conservation Coordinator in The Nature Conservancy's Asheville, NC office.
Range-Wide Bog Turtle 2018 Symposium
This December 4-5, 2018 meeting in Richmond, VA is offered at no charge to bog turtle partners. See draft agenda: BT Meeting Draft Agenda 09.26.18 To register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC7iIaceWytheSs1MzyNwU3DvfdLpp-buf2dyCDhwNM-KcFg/viewform To reserve a hotel room, make your reservation by November 3 to get the discounted rate. Be sure to tell them you are with the Bog Turtle…
Save the date for SePPCon 2019
The second Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation Symposium & Workshop will be held November 4-9, 2019 at the Garden’s new Southeastern Center for Plant Conservation. More details will be available next month at https://atlantabg.org/learn/conservation-efforts
Trending in the Right Direction: Green Pitcher Plant Monitoring
Last week, USFWS and TNC teamed up to do survey green pitcher plants (Sarracenia oreophila) at the only remaining Low Mountain Seepage Bogs in western North Carolina. We’ve been observing population trends for this species since TNC acquired the site in the late 1980’s and started a controlled burning interval of once every 2-3 years. …
Job opportunities that may be of interest to BLN members
Three positions with the Natural Resources Program of North Carolina State Parks are now open. According to BLN member & NC State Parks Inventory Biologist Ed Corey, these positions will close fast, so don’t delay! Mountain Regional Biologist: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/northcarolina/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2030924 Fire Specialist: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/northcarolina/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2030875 Restoration Specialist: https://agency.governmentjobs.com/northcarolina/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=2030312
The Seeds of Success East partnership is conducting an online survey of Native Plant and Seed Use in the Eastern United States — your responses will help support the development of a native plant materials program based on the real-world needs of land managers, restoration ecologists, and other conservation/horticultural professionals. This survey is open to all professionals…
NC Plant Conservation Program: 2017 Year In Review
Lesley Starke, Plant Ecologist for the NC Plant Conservation Program, shared this report with highlights about protection efforts, volunteer opportunities and events, and management activities. Check it out: 2017 PCP Year in Review
Fall 2017 Bog Workday Highlights
With last week’s surprise snow and this week’s blast of arctic air, let’s have some fun looking back at Fall 2017 workday activities: On November 1st, a dedicated team of bog enthusiasts conducted hardwood management and invasive species control in Henderson County, led by Gabrielle Graeter of NCWRC and David Lee of Conserving Carolina. This…
Mountain Bogs of NC highlighted in USFWS story
Dan Chapman, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Atlanta, recently highlighted mountain bogs of North Carolina in this story about the Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge, complete with maps and photos. Enjoy!
Learn about the Turn-In-Poachers program:
Check out this U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southern Appalachian Creature Feature podcast and transcript.
International Bog Day is coming up! And with it is this great workday opportunity:
Sunday July 30th is International Bog Day and our friends at the NC Plant Conservation Program are hosting a volunteer workday and butterfly count in Hendersonville, NC to celebrate. They’re looking for folks to help with invasive plant control— focusing on Chinese privet– in a shaded mountain bog preserve, as well as a couple more…
2017 Field Day Series Kicked Off
The first Field Day of 2017 was held May 9th at Elk Knob State Park, where Bog Learning Network members helped North Carolina State Parks manage invasive multiflora rose and reduce unwanted mid-story hardwoods in the bog.
