Education
WOW June: ALL ABOUT BLUEBIRDS!
Davidson CollegeJoin retired Davidson College Biology professor Dr. Mark Stanback as we walk around campus, check active bluebird nests, and band/measure bluebird chicks. You might even get a chance to hold a baby bluebird in your hands! This outing is for children with their families. The minimum age is 4 years old. No need to bring anything
Speaker Series: Lisa Watts
Hurt Hub 210 Delburg St., Davidson, NC, United StatesDLCs innagural event in our new speaker series will feature Lisa Watts, the author of Crossing Bridges: What Biking Up the East Coast Taught Me About Life After 60. Lisa Watts biked from Key West, Florida to Calais, Maine. She will discuss her experience followed by a book signing. Light refreshments will be provided. To register for
Greenway Bike Ride with Lisa Watts
Pump House 865 South Street, Davidson, NC, United StatesThe morning after her talk, Lisa Watts will lead an adult (16+) bike ride to showcase Davidson's incredible system of greenways. The ride will start at the Pump House on South Street and weave through various greenways and surface streets out to the West Branch Nature Preserve and back into town and will be approximately
DLC Stewards: Westbranch Stream Clean-Up
Westbranch Greenway 11932 Westbranch Parkway, Davidson, NC, United StatesPlease join the amazing Gordon Clark to discover the beauty of the South Prong of the Rocky River that runs behind the Westbranch community and help us clean it up as we enjoy its peaceful grace. We will walk the stream bed and collect trash. Last year we followed a beautiful heron that led us
Wilderness Calling: Hurricane Helene a Year Later
Davidson Town Hall 251 South Street, Davidson, NC, United StatesAs we approach the year anniversary of Hurricane Helene Wilderness Calling is hosting a talk led by Dr. Brad Johnson and a group of his research students who spent last fall tracking the impact of this hurricane on the Blue Ridge. Dr. Johnson, a Davidson College environmental studies professor who studies rivers and landslides, knew
Wilderness Calling: Art in Beaty Park
Beaty Park 832 Beaty Street, Davidson, NCWhile nature is glorious to experience on its own, capturing it in artwork can preserve and enhance the moment. In collaboration with the Davidson branch of Charlotte’s Holt School of Art, DLCs Wilderness Calling October is Art in Beaty Park where participants can learn secrets to create “plein air” masterpieces meaning artwork that attempts to represent