Fall Treks
August–November 2012
Thanks to a generous grant from the Walmart Foundation, all Educator Trek costs will be reduced for 2012-13. Costs listed below reflect this reduction.
High Mountain Ecology - A Peek at some of our Highest Peaks
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Grandfather Mountain
Friday, September 28 (depart Raleigh at 3:45 p.m.) – Sunday, September 30, 2012
Cost: $80 (includes lodging, most meals, and transportation to and from Raleigh)
Join us as we explore two of the highest peaks in NC - Mt. Mitchell and Grandfather Mountain. Learn about the plant and animal communities of these unique high elevation environments. We will meet with staff at both locations to discuss current topics of interest. And we will have the perfect backdrop for this peak experience as we stay at the beautiful Celo Inn. Come prepared to hike and learn!
Butterfly Pinning and Backyard Bug Collecting: Fall
NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Nature Research Center, Raleigh, NC
Monday, October 22, 2012
4–6 pm
Cost: $25 (includes insect resource manual, pinning board, butterfly display box, numerous exotic butterfly specimens)
Prepare, pin and mount a variety of spectacular tropical butterflies. Learn the various techniques used to catch, preserve and mount these and other fascinating arthropods. Explore the possibilities of insect collecting in your own backyard.
Got Elk?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Haywood County, NC
Friday, October 26 (depart Raleigh at 3:45 p.m.) - Sunday, October 28, 2012
Cost: $50* (includes transportation, lodging, most meals)
Join us as we search for the majestic elk, reintroduced to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after an absence of over 200 years. Sample activities used to document the biodiversity of the park. Discover how you can bring the excitement of field research into your teaching. *The cost of this Trek is reduced due to a generous gift through the Friends of the Smokies. Due to this reduction of costs, Friends of the Museum discounts will be unavailable.
Merchants Millpond State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park, Gates County, NC
Saturday, November 3 – Sunday, November 4, 2012
Cost: $50 (includes transportation from Raleigh, camp fee, most meals, and most camping gear)
Explore one of the most beautiful state parks in the Coastal Plain, Merchants Millpond State Park. Canoe the millpond and learn about its unique ecology, the magnificent Bald Cypress-Tupelo Gum forest and its many inhabitants.
