RMR-039: Goats in the Mist and R.M.S.P. Independence Celebration

Roan Mountain State Park – Independence Celebration

Listen as Roan Mountain State Park Seasonal Interpretive Ranger, Joe Nowotarski, shares his enthusiasm for the Roan Mountain State Park programs and especially the Independence Celebration, Saturday, JUNE 28.

Yep. The Park is having a big Independence Celebration on the Saturday before July 4th. Check out the full schedule. Go here to download the full R.M.S.P Program Schedule.

Goats in the MistGoats in the Mist:
a BAATANY GOAT PROJECT – UPDATE

Twenty-two goats and one dog made the hike from Carver’s Gap to the top of Jane Bald on Wednesday morning.

Todd Eastin, the goat’s owner, had added a bell onto a collar of Blue, the lead goat.  We could hear the bell somewhere off in the mist before we could see the goats or the herders.

The first paddock on Jane Bald has been expanded a little to north. The Canada blackberries are very thick in the rhododendron. Some of the canes are six feet tall.

Fewer goats and more blackberries mean that the fence will not have to be moved as soon as usual.

Seeing the Baatany Goat Project in action is worth the hike.  Even if you can not make the hike, you can still be a very important part of the balds restoration project. Be sure to check  out the Baatany.org web site for more information on the science behind the Baatany Goat Project.

Become a part of the project by adopting a goat for a month, or a summer, or a year. Go to Baatany.org/goat_adopt.

Xtreme Roan Adventures – July 25 & 26

Only a short 4 weeks until Adventure at the Friends of Roan Mountain kid’s naturalists’ day called the Xtreme Roan Adventures. More information and schedule ay: Xtreme Roan Adventures .org

LINKS:

Baatany.org/goat_adopt

Roan Mountain State Park – Program Schedule (PDF)

 Xtreme Roan Adventures .org

 

 

 


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