Land of the Sky Chapter

The Land of the Sky Chapter was created in 2023 and includes the greater Asheville area. Our monthly meetings are held either at the The Botanical Garden at Asheville or at a location in the greater Asheville area.
Our Upcoming events.

March 2026
April 2026

I Naturalist Training

Leafless Tree Identification Saturday April 4, 2026, Asheville Botanical Garden Brett Hopkins has had a lifelong passion for nature. He grew up on a small family farm in Northeast Ohio in the foothills of the Appalachians, arriving in Asheville, NC 20 years ago, where his love of nature and his curiosity of how ecosystems work really […]
04 Apr
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Asheville Botanical Garden
Asheville Botanical Garden
Gorges Work Day

Work day at The Gorges State Park

 Work day at The Gorges State Park April 18, 2026 Time 9:00 am – 12:00  Work day at The Gorges State Park to install a Pollinator Garden at the Visitor Center! We will be preparing the ground and installing native plants species. This event is open to all members and friends.  We hope to see […]
18 Apr
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gorges State Park Grassy Ridge Access & Visitor Center
976 Grassy Ridge Road, Sapphire, NC 28774
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 Chapter Activities

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Here is a link to the 75th Plant Id Challenge and History PowerPoint from the Land of the Sky January 10, 2026 zoom meeting.
Here is a link to the video of the Zoom meeting.

 

Here is a link to the PowerPoint from the Botany for Plant Identification Class on March 7,2026.

 

 

Dr. Destini Pettit gave a talk on Western NC Pollinators.

Here is a link to the presentation.

 

Here’s Brett Hopkin’s presentation about turning a lawn into a native plants Meadow.


Mitigating Climate Change Presentation by

Jake Hagedorn, PhD (he/him)

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science

UNC Asheville 

Draft Calendar for 2026

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