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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Conserving Southern Appalachian Bogs | The Laurel of Asheville, October 2021
The Laurel of Asheville is a free monthly arts & culture magazine connecting communities across the mountains of Western North Carolina. Check out this October 2021 feature by Emma Castleberry: Conservation: The Importance of the Southern Appalachian Bog – The Laurel of Asheville
Journal Article: Hydrology of a Southern Appalachian Hypocrene Spring-Fed Fen
Environmental and Engineering Geoscience (2020) 26 (3): 359–366 Jeffrey Wilcox, Emily Bradshaw Marino, Adam Warwick, Megan Sutton ABSTRACT Garland Seep is a Southern Appalachian fen that supports a population of federally endangered green pitcher plants (Sarracenia oreophila). The wetland is underlain by clayey stream deposits above fractured bedrock, is located at the base of a…
Guest Post: Pitcher Plant Flies by Peter Kann, Eastern Carolina University
What do you think of when you think of flies? Annoyance at picnics or in the house? Maybe you think of the itching bites that some species inflict? In reality, flies are an extremely diverse group of insects that lead complex and often dangerous lives. Flies can be predators, pollinators, pest-controllers, blood-suckers, herbivores, and even…
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