Photos of the Day: October 31, 2015
Crickets and a local salamander ….
VIDEO: Repair on Conley Cove Trail
This trail section on Conley Cove Trail was slipping sideways down the slope. Some repair work had been done but was eroding quickly in the sandy soil. Today volunteers built a rock wall to hold the downhill side of the … Continued
Google Earth Fire History Update
Thanks to help from the Grandfather District, we now have data for the 2000 Brushy Ridge Fire and 2007 Pinnacle Fire, which can now be viewed along with other wildfire history in the LGMAPS Collection for Google Earth.
Photos of the Day: October 24, 2015
Devil’s walking stick and a late bloomer …
Gorge Rats Host Rock Jock Work Day
Thanks to the Gorge Rats and Mike Jones, who hosted a trail work day today on Rock Jock in collaboration with Kayah Gaydish of Wild South, Emily Whiteley and students from Western Piedmont Community College, and many others from the … Continued
Photos of the Day: October 24, 2015
Snake encore. It may be cool, but it’s not cold enough yet to send snakes into hibernation. Lots of snake reports this weekend….
Photos of the Day: October 18, 2015
Giant red mite and a green grasshopper …..
Trail Work and Trash Pickup on LGT
Crew ends a day of LGT trailbed and brush work by removing trash from the infamous Stump Dump at the intersection of LGT and Conley Cove Trail.
Photos of the Day: October 14, 2015
VIDEO: Yonah with prey, a cave spider, and more rhodo die off investigation … Yonahlossee salamander (Plethodon yonahlossee) captures a cricket that fell from the cave ceiling. This is a rare video. Yonahs are hard to find, and when … Continued
Photos of the Day: October 12, 2015
Monarch butterfly on witchhazel blooms …