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Cradle of Forestry Presents Garden Day on May 9th
Release Date: Apr 30, 2015
Contact(s): Matthew McCombs, (828) 257-4215
PISGAH FOREST, N.C., May xx, 2015 - The Cradle of Forestry invites the public to learn about the Cradle’s gardens and lend a hand preparing them for the growing season. While working in the gardens visitors will hear from Cradle interpreterswho will discuss goals, successes and challenges of the Cradle’s four garden areas focusing on topics that all gardeners can relate to in Western North Carolina.
The day’s schedule includes:
- 9:00-10:30: first plantings in the heritage garden along the Biltmore Campus Trail
- 11:00-12:30: cleaning up the Cradle’s National Wildlife Federation certified backyard wildlife habitat and pollinator garden.
- 1:00-3:00: Make Way for Monarchs indoor program on how to help imperiled monarch butterflies by Conservation Specialist Joyce Pearsall, followed by a visit to the Cradle’s Monarch Waystation.
- 3:30-4:30: Why Are We Letting the Grass Grow focuses onthe Cradle of Forestry’s efforts to convert lawn areas to meadow.
Admission to the Cradle of Forestry is $5 for adults and free for youth under 16 years of age and those with America the Beautiful passes and federal Golden Passports. Admission includes the Forest Discovery Center with hands-on exhibits, a scavenger hunt, a firefighting helicopter simulator, historic cabins and antique equipment on two paved trails. It also includes the Adventure Zone, an activity designed to reach children with autism and engage young families. Lunch is available for purchase from Hobnob at the Cradle.
The Cradle of Forestry is located on Hwy. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest along the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, six miles north of Looking Glass Falls and four miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 412. For more information call (828) 877-3130 or visit www.cradleofforestry.com.