RMR-074: Nature Hike Bingo with Ranger Meg Guy – A great way to get Kids out in the Woods

Nature Hike Bingo! with Ranger Meg Guy

8:30 Saturday at the
Friends of Roan Mountain 59th Annual Spring Naturalists’ Rally

Register and Pay Online ! 

What a great idea! This is a fun game to teach kids about the outdoors. A fun way to learn.

Listen to Ranger Meg explain Nature Hike Bingo.
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LINKS:

Spring Rally Brochure and Registration

S.A.H.C. Garlic Mustard Pull – April 22 – Roan Mountain

Friends of Roan Mountain

 

 

RMR-073: Bees for Birders: Discovering Native Bee Watching Through Binoculars with Sam Droege

RMR-073: Bees for Birders: Discovering Native Bee Watching Through Binoculars with Sam Droege

The Friends of Roan Mountain’s 59th Annual Spring Naturalists’ Rally – April 28-29-30 

The Friday evening presentation will be by Sam Droege on Bees for Birders: Discovering Native Bees Through Binoculars: 

<< Complete Rally information HERE>> 

Click on the player above to hear Sam preview his presentation topic.

 

LINKS:

Spring Naturalists’ Rally brochure

SAHC Garlic Mustard Pull – April 22

Friends of Roan Mountain

RMR-072: Great Graminoids – A closer look at the Grassy Balds with Jamey Donaldson

 

Great Graminoids !

 

I’ll bet you didn’t know you were in the middle of some graminoids on your last hike over Round Bald.

Our favorite botanist, Jamey Donaldson, presented Great Graminoids at the Winter Naturalists’ Rally last month.

With his generous time and, permission we are presenting his findings in greater detail for your enjoyment.
 

We hope it increases your wonder of Roan Mountain.

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Wavy Hair Grass image courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Herbarium.

http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-photos-enlarge.asp?CategoryID=Monocots&FamilyID=Poaceae&GenusID=Deschampsia&SpeciesID=flexuosa&PhotoNameID=de_flex1&PhotographerNameID=TENN

http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/vascular.shtml

RMR-071: Winter Naturalists’ Rally Preview with Cindy Barrett on the Gray’s Lily Leaf Spot Disease Research

RMR-071: Winter Naturalists’ Rally Preview with Cindy Barrett on the Gray’s Lily Leaf Spot Disease Research

Gray's Lily

“Gray’s Lily Leaf Spot Disease
– Impact and Assessment”

Gray’s Lily Researcher
and Graduate Student,
Cindy Barrett will discuss her 
findings at the Winter Naturalists’ Rally
Saturday – Feb 11.

Listen to a quick preview with Cindy by clicking on the player above. 

If you have enjoyed looking at the Gray’s Lily on Roan, you may have seen some brown spots on some of the leaves. This is a “lily only” leaf spot disease.

Cindy has been researching this disease for two years for her graduate theses at East Tennessee State University.

Join us at the Rally to learn more.

LINKS:

Winter Naturalists’ Rally brochure and registration

Friends of Roan Mountain

RMR-070: Winter Rally Preview with Archeologist Dr. Jay Franklin

RMR-070: Winter Rally Preview with Archaeologist Dr. Jay Franklin

Dr Jay Franklin digs TennesseeSaturday, February 11
Friends of Roan Mountain present the 10th Annual Winter Naturalists Rally

Winter Rally information and registration

Dr. Jay Franklin will present the findings from some of his discoveries on the banks of the Holston, Watauga, and Nolichucky rivers in  Upper East Tennessee.

This is just one of the “outdoor education” presentations on Saturday morning. 

Pre-paid lunch deadline is Wednesday, February 8.

 

After lunch, choose from three outdoor explorations on Roan Mountain.:

  1.  Alder Balds on top of the Roan with Jamey Donaldson (Strenuous)
  2.  Animal Tracking with Marty Silver (Kid Friendly)
  3. Winter Tree Identification with Frosty Levy  (Easy)

<< CLICK on the player above to hear a short preview from Jay >>

LINKS: 

Winter Rally Brochure and Registration

Friends of Roan Mountain