Education and Outreach Events

Saturday September 19, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Join John the Native Bee Rancher to construct a bee hotel which provides safe nesting habitat for our solitary, cavity-nesting bees and pollinators

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Monday September 21, 1:00 - 4:00pm

Join HCLT naturalist Stephanie Contreras to discover and marvel at the strange and fascinating world of lichen at Edward Baker Preserve.

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Tuesday September 8, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Join Stephanie Contreras and the HCLT Stewardship Team for a morning of trail-work, invasive removal, and beautification of our preserves

Location details will be sent via email

Tuesday September 22, 4:00 - 5:00pm

Join crafty naturalists Lynsi and Jessica to learn about sustainability and waste-reduction by creating fun and useful tote-bags out of up-cycled used T-shirts

FREE! Hosted by The Village Green

Monday September 28, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Learn the fun and satisfying techniques of wild seed collection with native meadow wildflowers at McKinney Meadows in Cashiers

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Thursday October 1, 9:30am - 3:30pm

Join an enthusiastic group of volunteers to help remove invasive kudzu vines at Future Trout Creek Preserve near Glenville, NC. Join for morning or afternoon work sessions and a pizza picnic & waterfall visit lunch!

Thursday October 1, 4:30 - 7:30pm

Join Yoga Practitioner and Somatic Therapist Ashlyn Miller for a sensory walk, yoga, meditation, and nature journaling on a beautiful mountaintop preserve.

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Tuesday October 6, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Join naturalist Topher Stephens at Innovation Station Brewery in Dillsboro to test your knowledge about America’s largest rodent. Fill your brain with beaver facts! Impress your friends! Win prizes!

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Thursday October 8, 5:00 - 8:00pm

Join us at our “Open House” at Future Trout Creek Preserve near Glenville, NC. Featuring local bluegrass music, burgers, beverages, and our amazing community of friends and supporters

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Saturday October 10, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Join Forest Bathing guide Alissa Culbreth for a beautiful morning of restorative and immersive experiences in the shady creekside trails of Trillium Creek Trails. 

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Monday October 12, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Learn the fun and satisfying techniques of wild seed collection with native meadow wildflowers at McKinney Meadows in Cashiers

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!

Tuesday October 13, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Join Jeff Gottlieb the “Primitive Naturalist” for an afternoon of basket weaving using sustainably harvested native plants and invasive vines.

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Tuesday October 13, 5:30 - 8:00pm

In Spring of 2026, Jeff de Graffenreid hiked over 1900 miles of the Continental Divide Trail while raising money for HCLT. Come hear about his journey and play a "Hiking Trails Trivia” game.

FREE & OPEN TO ALL!