To share bog management skills and experiences and foster community among those involved in southern Appalachian bog conservation, BLN periodically hosts work & learn days. In 2021, we held two workdays dedicated to knocking back invasive plants and woody vegetation, and another to address hydrology issues and share restoration ideas. BLN also hosted a virtual…
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Association of State Wetland Managers | Tuesday webinar open to all
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 – 2:00-4:00 pm ET Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Review of Trump Administration Rulemakings and Charting a Path Forward ▪ Julia Anastasio, Association of Clean Water Administrators▪ Royal Gardner, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy Stetson University College of Law▪ James M. McElfish, Jr.,…
An Overview of the Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation 2020
SePPCon 2020 was held at the Atlanta Botanical Garden from March 2-6, 2020. Pre-conference workshops were held in the Garden’s new Southeastern Center for Conservation, home to the Conservation Genetics and Micropropagation Laboratories. The workshops included training in IUCN Red Listing & NatureServe Ranking, Conservation Horticulture, and Seedbanking & Micropropagation. Two keynote speakers set the…
Save the date for SePPCon 2020
The second Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation Symposium & Workshop will be held March 2-6, 2020 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s new Southeastern Center for Plant Conservation. More details will be available soon – please check the ABG website.
Help CMLC help bogs
Hey folks, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is selling a limited edition print featuring a bog turtle and mountain sweet pitcher plant. CMLC has long been a key partner in bog conservation and sales of this print, $40.00, help them continue that work. Check it out.
Wetland Restoration Webinar
The Association of State Wetland Managers is offering a webinar on improving wetland restoration success at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.aswm.org/aswm/6774-future-webinars-improving-wetland-restoration-success-project#121515 From their email: “The Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) is pleased to invite you to attend the next webinar in our popular Improving Wetland…
2016 Bog Learning Network Meeting Date Set for January 6-7 in Asheville
Save the date. An agenda to be posted soon
Bog Learning Network Field Trip Report
We had a fantastic Bog Learning Network Field Trip. We ended up with 22 attendees from NC Wildlife Resources Commission, NC Forest Service, US Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Service, UNC-Asheville, and Warren Wilson College, Mountain True, and the Knoxville Zoo. We hope to be able to provide video and audio from this…
International Bog Day Event July 29 – 30, 2015
MorPresented by Friends of Plant Conservation, NC Plant Conservation Program and partners US Fish & Wildlife Service, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy Day One Wednesday evening, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Cedar Mountain Community Center, Cedar Mountain (Transylvania County) NC Jim Fowler – Beautiful & Unique Plants of Southern Bogs An avowed…
Trip Report- TNC Preserves in Shady Valley, Tennessee
Lately we have been placing greater emphasis on getting Bog Learning Network members in the field together to share restoration and management experiences. Earlier this summer, our friends from Georgia hosted a few dozen members and showed some of their rare wetland restoration work. On October 21st, twenty-five BLN members took a day trip to Shady Valley Preserves in Tennessee. Members…
US Forest Service and Georgia DNR Host Spring Bog Learning Network Meeting and Field Trip
On May 29th and 30th, 24 researchers and land managers attended the BLN Spring Meeting and Field Trip. In 2012 and 2013, the spring meeting was limited to managers where attendees discussed results of management and continuing challenges. This year, we decided to change things up a bit and head to the field to see…
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