Check out this Times-News article that was published yesterday, featuring the BLN’s very own Clint DeWitt!
Author: Jennifer Lamb
I am the Southern Blue Ridge Conservation Coordinator in The Nature Conservancy's Asheville, NC office.
Cold Springs Seep Field Day Photos
The 2016 BLN Work & Learn Field Day Series continues – and on August 9th, a group of 12 gathered at Cold Springs Seep in Haywood County to document the extent of non-native invasive plant occurrences (multiflora rose and autumn olive), assisting the U.S. Forest Service with prioritizing restoration initiatives and efficiently applying management at…
Bog Turtles Documented At Brasstown Valley in Young Harris, Georgia
Check out this article for the good news! Thanks to Gabby Lynch for sharing this with the BLN.
Save the date for the winter meeting!
The Bog Learning Network annual meeting is set for January 10-11, 2017 at UNC-Asheville. Updates will be posted on this site so please check back often.
SePPCon registration is now open
2016 Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation (SePPCon) will bring together government agencies, land managers, botanical gardens, university programs, and botanical experts to inform each other on best practices and topics relevant to rare plant conservation and form a cohesive network of resources to support regional efforts for at-risk & listed plant species in the Southeastern…
Improving Wetland Restoration Success webinar opportunities
July 12th @ 3pm Eastern: Bottomland Hardwood Restoration webinar will include two presentations, “Restoring Bottomland Hardwood Forests” by John A. Stanturf, PhD, U.S. Forest Service; and “Bottomland Hardwood Forests: Managing the Middle Years” by John W. Groninger, PhD, Southern Illinois University. Register at http://www.aswm.org/aswm/6774-future-webinars-improving-wetland-restoration-success-project#071216 Also, check back for these webinars (dates/topics subject to change): Tuesday, August…
Tennessee Wild Side TV show – featuring Shady Valley
Check out this 7-minute clip that aired on the “Tennessee Wild Side” TV show on PBS stations across TN last weekend: “Wild Side Guide Ken Tucker takes us to a peaceful place called Shady Valley, where wetlands once lost have found new life.” Return to Shady Valley Tennessee Wild Side is an Emmy Award winning…
Georgia Outdoors TV show – Mountain Bogs episode wins SE Emmy
Georgia Outdoors, a Telly-award winning show on Georgia Public Broadcasting out of Atlanta, recently won a Southeast Emmy in the Best Magazine category for the episode “Mountain Magic”. Half of the 26-minute episode was devoted to Mountain Bogs and the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance and collaborating researchers. Watch at http://www.gpb.org/georgia-outdoors/episodes/21/2104. Thanks to Mincy Moffett, botanist with…
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