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Upcoming Events

  •  8:30 AM Birding - Cade Campbell & Adrianna Nelson (9 Participants Maximum)
     8:30 AM Birding - Cade Campbell & Adrianna Nelson (9 Participants Maximum)
    Sat, Apr 24
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Apr 24, 2021, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    During spring migration, Roan Mountain is alive with the complex songs, striking colors, and fascinating behavior of a great biodiversity of warblers, vireos, and other unique birds. Join Adrianna Nelson and Cade Campbell to identify these feathered residents of the park by both sight and sound.
  • 3:00 p.m. Salamanders - Tyler Wicks (9 participants maximum)
    3:00 p.m. Salamanders - Tyler Wicks (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join ETSU graduate student Tyler Wicks to explore the hidden world of salamanders on the Roan.
  • 3:00 p.m. Pollinator Wildflowers - Ranger Phillip Hylen (9 participants maximum)
    3:00 p.m. Pollinator Wildflowers - Ranger Phillip Hylen (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Roan Mountain State Park Ranger Phillip Hylen on this wildflower trip to Hampton Creek Cove.
  • 3:00 p.m. Butterflies and Other Insects - Larry McDaniel  (9 participants maximum)
    3:00 p.m. Butterflies and Other Insects - Larry McDaniel  (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Larry on this trip in Roan Mountain State Park to view butterflies and other insects. (Binoculars are recommended)
  • 3:00 p.m. Geologic Hike to Raven Rock - Jeremy Stout (9 participants maximum)
    3:00 p.m. Geologic Hike to Raven Rock - Jeremy Stout (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Jeremy Stout will lead a moderately strenuous 2+ mile hike where you’ll see evidence of volcanism, earthquakes, and prehistoric ecosystems long gone!
  • 1:00 p.m. Beginning Nature Photography - Ranger Monica Johnson (9 participants manximum)
    1:00 p.m. Beginning Nature Photography - Ranger Monica Johnson (9 participants manximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Bring your camera & join Roan Mountain State Park Ranger Monica to learn about nature photography.
  • 1:00 p.m. Insect Songs  - Cade Campell  (9 participants maximum)
    1:00 p.m. Insect Songs  - Cade Campell  (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Cade Campbell in search of the fall chorus of Roan Mountain’s singing insects such as crickets, katydids and cicadas. In conjunction with an ongoing research project studying Roan Mountains’ diverse insect chorus, the group will be searching for and recording a wide variety of these insects.
  • 1:00 p.m. Wildlife Tracking - Ranger Marty Silver (9 participants maximum)
    1:00 p.m. Wildlife Tracking - Ranger Marty Silver (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Every wild creature leaves hints and signs of its daily behavior. Take a walk in the park as we learn to read tracks, dens, scats, and other clues to our wild neighbors.
  • 1:00 p.m. Mushrooms of Roan Mountain - Ken Crouse & Cindy Fowler (9 participants maximum)
    1:00 p.m. Mushrooms of Roan Mountain - Ken Crouse & Cindy Fowler (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    On this trip you will have the unique opportunity of searching for and identifying mushrooms on Roan Mountain with knowledgeable guides.
  • 1:00 p.m. Identifying Plants in the Aster/Sunflower Family - Frosty Levy (15 participants maximum)
    1:00 p.m. Identifying Plants in the Aster/Sunflower Family - Frosty Levy (15 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    In this online Zoom event, participants will learn how to Identify, appreciate, and understand the pollinator importance of the diversity of the Aster/Sunflower Family. Prepare by having 3-5 flower specimens and any kind of hand lens/magnifier, and a small knife or safety razor.
  • 10:30 Mosses and Liverworts of the Roan - Jim Goldsmith (9 participants maximum)
    10:30 Mosses and Liverworts of the Roan - Jim Goldsmith (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Jim exploring the mosses and liverworts on the Roan.
  • 10:30 a.m. Birding by Ear - Larry McDaniel (9 participants maximum)
    10:30 a.m. Birding by Ear - Larry McDaniel (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 10:30 AM – 10:35 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Learning bird songs and calls is an indispensable skill for birding.
  • 10:30 a.m. Mammals of Roan Mountain - Cade Campbell (9 participants maximum)
    10:30 a.m. Mammals of Roan Mountain - Cade Campbell (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 10:30 AM – 10:35 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Cade Campbell in search of mammals around the balds and spruce-fir forest of Roan Mountain. Unusual, high-elevation species such as Red Squirrel, Appalachian Cottontail and Rock Shrew will likely be gathering and feeding on the abundant fruits, seeds, insects and other bounty of the mountain.
  • 8:30 a.m. Birding at Hampton Creek Cove - Philip Hylen (9 participants maximum)
    8:30 a.m. Birding at Hampton Creek Cove - Philip Hylen (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Roan Mountain State Park Ranger Philip Hylen viewing birds at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area, designated an "Important Bird Area" by the National Audubon Society. (Binoculars are recommended.)
  • 8:30 a.m. Mushrooms of Roan Mountain - Ken Crouse & Cindy Fowler (9 participants maximum)
    8:30 a.m. Mushrooms of Roan Mountain - Ken Crouse & Cindy Fowler (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    On this trip you will have the unique opportunity of searching for and identifying mushrooms on Roan Mountain with knowledgeable guides.
  • 8:30 a.m. Birding up to Carver's Gap - Roy Knispel (9 participants maximum)
    8:30 a.m. Birding up to Carver's Gap - Roy Knispel (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Join Roy viewing birds from Roan Mountain State Park to Carver's Gap. (Binoculars are recommended.)
  • 8:30 a.m. Useful Plants - Marty Silver (9 participants maximum)
    8:30 a.m. Useful Plants - Marty Silver (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Enjoy a ramble through a vegetation-rich corner of Hampton Creek Cove, as we share fascinating facts about plants useful to humans and to wildlife.
  • 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Photography - Jerry Greer (9 participants maximum)
    6:30 a.m. Sunrise Photography - Jerry Greer (9 participants maximum)
    Sat, Sep 12
    Roan Mountain State Park
    Sep 12, 2020, 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
    Roan Mountain State Park, 527 TN-143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, USA
    Bring you camera to join award-winning Jerry Greer to photograph the sunrise on top of Roan Mountain. Note: Jerry has requested you meet him at Carver's Gap at 6:30 am, not the field in Roan Mountain State Park.
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