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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:56:49 -0400 From: Heather Rayburn (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Aug. 23 & 24 Field Trips Buncombe/Haywood Counties |
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--Apple-Mail=_6F9E230D-2F70-403F-9C9E-8A0036C33E5F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hello Friends, I wanted to let everyone know about this upcoming CBS field trip. Hope = you can join us.=20 Cheers,=20 Heather Rayburn Asheville, NC ___________________ DESCRIPTION: August 23 & 24, 9:00-4:00 Purchase Knob (Haywood County) and 12:00-2:00 = Butler Mountain Bald (Buncombe County) =20 Day One, Aug. 23: On Saturday, we have special permission to visit the = Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center (AHSLC) at the Purchase = off Hwy 276 in Haywood County near Waynesville. This gorgeous 235-acre = property sits at 5086=E2=80=99 and became part of the Great Smoky = Mountains National Park in 2000. If the weather cooperates, we=E2=80=99ll = be in for a real treat and amazing views. The property features a = beautiful house and an 1884 cabin in a meadow. =46rom the center=E2=80=99s= parking lot, we will hike through the meadow; along the road; by the = creek; and even through some woods. We should see Monarchs, American = Coppers, Great Spangled and Aphrodite Fritillaries, among others. Bring = a bag lunch (the center has a deck and picnic tables). Bathrooms = available. Easy-to-moderate walking.=20 =20 Sign up before 8/21 with trip leader is Gail Lankford = (<whocooksforyou64...> <mailto:<whocooksforyou64...>, = 828-645-4690) and copy Heather Rayburn (<rayburnh...> = <mailto:<rayburnh...>, 828-251-5484). This gated property is open = by appointment only. We=E2=80=99re not allowed to line up at the gate, = so we need to carpool together from a certain point. Let Gail and = Heather know if you are staying the night before in Buncombe or Haywood = County and Gail will send meet-up directions. =20 Day Two, Aug. 24: On Sunday, we will meet at Ingles Grocery, 225 = Charlotte Hwy (35.5510458769281, -82.47101777032199). Our target species = is the Incognito Crescent and trip leader is Sparrel Wood = (<sparrel88...> <mailto:<sparrel88...>). We need to caravan = from Ingles so Sparrel can get us all through the gated community to = park at his house (a five-mile trip) where we will walk an easy = one-quarter mile to the bald. Afterwards, we=E2=80=99ll walk down the = same route and enjoy Sparrel=E2=80=99s large butterfly garden. If anyone = cannot manage the walk, there is a 4x4-only access to the top.= --Apple-Mail=_6F9E230D-2F70-403F-9C9E-8A0036C33E5F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p = class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; = font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span = style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Hello = Friends,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; = font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; = font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">I = wanted to let everyone know about this upcoming CBS field trip. Hope you = can join us. </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: = 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; = font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;">Cheers, </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: = 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; = font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;">Heather Rayburn</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: = 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;">Asheville, NC</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: = 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; = font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;">___________________</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New = Roman", serif;"><b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: = Georgia, serif;"><br></span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New = Roman", serif;"><b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: = Georgia, serif;">DESCRIPTION:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; = font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"= style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New = Roman", serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: = Georgia, serif; color: rgb(47, 47, 47); background: white;">August 23 = & 24, 9:00-4:00 Purchase Knob (Haywood </span><span = style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(47, = 47, 47);">County) and 12:00-2:00 Butler Mountain Bald (Buncombe = County)</span><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: = 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New = Roman", serif;"><b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: = Georgia, serif; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);">Day One, Aug. = 23:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);"> On Saturday, we have special = permission to visit the <span style=3D"background: = white;">Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center (AHSLC) at the = Purchase off Hwy 276 in Haywood County near Waynesville. This = gorgeous 235-acre property sits at 5086=E2=80=99 and became part of the = Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2000. If the weather cooperates, = we=E2=80=99ll be in for a real treat and amazing views. The property = features a beautiful house and an 1884 cabin in a meadow. =46rom the = center=E2=80=99s parking lot, we will hike through the meadow; along the = road; by the creek; and even through some woods. We should see Monarchs, = American Coppers, Great Spangled and Aphrodite Fritillaries, among = others. Bring a bag lunch (the center has a deck and picnic tables). = Bathrooms available.</span> Easy-to-moderate = walking. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New = Roman", serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: = Georgia, serif; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);"> </span></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; = font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span = style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Sign up before = 8/21 with trip leader is Gail Lankford (</span><span style=3D"font-size: = 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a = href=3D"mailto:<whocooksforyou64...>" target=3D"_blank" = style=3D"color: rgb(149, 79, = 114);"><whocooksforyou64...></a></span><span style=3D"font-size: = 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">, 828-645-4690</span><span = style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">) and copy = Heather Rayburn (<a href=3D"mailto:<rayburnh...>" style=3D"color: = rgb(149, 79, 114);"><rayburnh...></a>, 828-251-5484). This = gated property is open by appointment only. We=E2=80=99re not allowed to = line up at the gate, so we need to carpool together from a certain = point. Let Gail and Heather know if you are staying the night before in = Buncombe or Haywood County and Gail will send meet-up = directions.</span><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: = 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", = serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" = style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New = Roman", serif;"><b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: = Georgia, serif; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);">Day Two, Aug. = 24:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, = serif; color: rgb(47, 47, 47);"> </span><span style=3D"font-size: = 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">On Sunday, we will meet at Ingles = Grocery, 225 Charlotte Hwy (35.5510458769281, = -82.47101777032199). Our target species is the Incognito Crescent = and trip leader is Sparrel Wood (</span><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; = font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href=3D"mailto:<sparrel88...>" = target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(149, 79, = 114);"><sparrel88...></a></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt; = font-family: Georgia, serif;">). We need to caravan from Ingles so = Sparrel can get us all through the gated community to park at his house = (a five-mile trip) where we will walk an easy one-quarter mile to the = bald. Afterwards, we=E2=80=99ll walk down the same route and enjoy = Sparrel=E2=80=99s large butterfly garden. If anyone cannot manage the = walk, there is a 4x4-only access to the top.</span></p></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_6F9E230D-2F70-403F-9C9E-8A0036C33E5F-- |
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