| Upcoming Nature Day At South Mountains State Park |
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 Horse drawn wagon rides...
Music is scheduled at the park picnic pavilion from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wiregrass will start at 11:00 with sounds of Bluegrass. Richard Beard and Sassafras Tea will follow with Southern Appalachian music. Tim and Faith Ingle and the “Heartstrings” musicians will inspire you with sounds of bluegrass gospel music. Michael Fox and his Possum Holler Ole Time String Band will put a smile on your face and music in your heart.
The popular Build a Birdhouse Program will be held at the old park office. Space is limited to 100 people. Sign up early! Bat houses will also be given away.
Exhibits will be displayed at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. Exhibits include: Caring for Injured Wildlife, USDA Wildlife Exhibit, Tuttle State Educational Forest, What’s in the Water, Beekeeping, Snakes of North Carolina, Backpacking & Dutch Oven Cooking, Rocky River Trout Unlimited, Bats, Birds of Prey, Astronomy, Turtles, the Foothills Conservancy, the Spider Shack, Friends of South Mountains State Park, Leave No Trace, Trails- Pathways to Nature and Grandfather Mountain.
Children’s activities are scheduled throughout the day. The Nature Day Obstacle Course, Making Animal Tracks, Turtle Tag, Nature Arts & Crafts will entertain and educate the little people. Free horse and wagon rides will also be available “round the barn.”
Food and beverages will be available for purchase from South Mountains Volunteer Fire Department. Door prizes will be given away at 4:00 at the picnic pavilion.
South Mountains State Park welcomes the community to join us for this informative and fun day. Admission is free. For more information contact the park at (828) 433-4772.
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