THE NORTH CAROLINA ARBORETUM GROWING IN MIND Adult Educational Programs February – August 2018 CLASS SCHEDULE ...... at a GLANCE New Classes

JANUARY page MARCH CONTINUED page MAY page JUNE CONTINUED...... page 31 Winter Gardening Tasks...... 5 18 Shinrin Yoku: Afternoon Forest Walk. . . . . 23 2 Blue Ridge Literary Journeys: 26 Summer Flora Identification A: Thursday, March 8, 2018 20 Spring Migration of Birds...... 11 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIPS...... 18 A SIX-WEEK CLASS...... 15 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. FEBRUARY page 27 Insects of the Blue Ridge: 2 Interpretation: 26 Silk Reeling: Spiraling Energy of Tai Chi B: Registration fees (includes lunch and snacks) 13 Residential Landscape Design: A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 11 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 14 AN EIGHT-WEEK CLASS...... 22 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 5 28 Calligraphy: Uncial: A THREE-WEEK CLASS . . . . 18 5 Exploring Watercolor C ...... 17 27 Summer Flora Identification B: $80 Member / $85 Non-Member 14 Introduction to Ecological Gardening Part Two: 28 Great Roses ...... 6 5 Feldenkrais: Posture and Balance...... 22 A SIX WEEK CLASS...... 15 Methods B: A THREE-WEEK CLASS...... 5 29 American Bonsai at the Arboretum: 12 Garden Photography – Up Close: 27 Summer Plants of Interest ...... 8 Keynote Speaker: 17 Exploring Watercolor A...... 17 A THREE-SESSION CLASS...... 6 A FOUR-DAY CLASS...... 19 29 Paste Paper Open Studio...... 20 Michel Garcia of Couleur Garance 20 Build Your Own Bluebird Box...... 5 29 Spring Tree Identification A ...... 11 12 Chi Gung Tai Chi III ...... 22 30 Fun & Functional Artist Books ...... 20 in Lauris, France 20 Vertebrate of the Blue Ridge: 17 Introduction to Ecological Gardening Part One: 30 Photography Just for the Zen of It: Featured Speakers: A SIX-WEEK CLASS...... 10 APRIL page Principles C: A THREE-WEEK CLASS...... 7 A TWO-DAY CLASS...... 20 Donna Brown Margaret Bloomquist 21 Treasures of the Winter Night Sky...... 10 4 Observational Astronomy: 19 Arranging Your Garden Flowers...... 19 Catharine Ellis Karen Hurtubise 21 Winter Tree Identification B...... 10 A THREE-WEEK CLASS...... 12 22 Sumi-e: A SIX-WEEK CLASS ...... 19 JULY page 22 Gardening in a Changing Climate...... 6 4 Reading the River: Wilma Dykeman 22 Pocket Meadows ...... 7 1 Summer Tree Identification B...... 15 There is a growing demand for natural dyes for use 27 Meteorology of the Blue Ridge B: & The French Broad: 23 Hummingbirds...... 14 11 Introduction to Ecological Gardening Part Two: in the textile, cosmetic, and food industries . A FIVE-WEEK CLASS...... 10 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIPS...... 18 23 Fire : CLASS WITH FIELD TRIP ...... 14 Methods C: A THREE-WEEK CLASS ...... 5 “Growing Color: Natural Dyes from Plants” is for 5 Gardening for the Birds...... 6 29 Botany for Gardeners: A TWO-WEEK CLASS . . . 7 11 Treasures of the Summer Night Sky...... 16 professionals in the farming, herb, and textile MARCH page 6 Grafting and Woody Plant Propagation . . . . 7 29 Come As You Are Yoga III: 11 Shinrin Yoku: Evening Forest Walk...... 23 . . . . 17 ...... 18 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 22 ...... 21 industries and anyone interested in the fascinating 1 Lettering for Sketchbooks & Journals 7 Intermediate Watercolor Intensive 11 Contemporary Calligraphy 1 River Cane: Cultural Workhorse 7 Chi Gung Tai Chi II ...... 22 30 Nocturnal Birds of the Blue Ridge...... 14 12 Snakes of Western North Carolina: history and potential of natural plant-based dyes . and Ecological Powerhouse ...... 11 7 Environmental Sound Workshop ...... 23 A TWO-WEEK CLASS...... 16 The symposium is hosted by The North Carolina 3 Chi Gung Tai Chi I...... 22 8 Spring Tree Identification B ...... 11 JUNE page 13 Notan: Drawing with Scissors: Catharine Ellis Arboretum in conjunction with Local Cloth to 6 Geology of the Blue Ridge: 9 Wildflowers of the Arboretum A...... 12 1 Eco-Printing on Silk A...... 19 A TWO-DAY CLASS...... 21 raise awareness on the issues and opportunities in A FIVE-WEEK CLASS...... 11 10 Spring Tree Identification C...... 11 1 Vibrant Condiments from Herbs and Spices. . . 23 15 Creative Black & White Photography: growing plants for natural dyes and to encourage 9 Spring Gardening Tasks ...... 5 10 Spring Flora Identification A: A SIX-WEEK CLASS. . . 12 2 Speaking for Nature: Writers and Writing A THREE-WEEK CLASS...... 21 a sustainable natural dye industry in Western 10 Exploring Watercolor B...... 17 11 Spring Flora Identification B: A SIX-WEEK CLASS. . . 12 About Place: A FOUR-WEEK CLASS ...... 20 17 The Triumph of Seeds...... 8 North Carolina . The symposium is sponsored by 13 Silk Reeling: Spiraling Energy of Tai Chi A: 11 Owl Prowl...... 13 2 Eco-Printing on Silk B...... 19 17 Come As You Are Yoga IV: the North Carolina Biotechnology Center . AN EIGHT-WEEK CLASS...... 22 12 Mammals of the Blue Ridge: 2 Simple Fermented Pickles and Chutneys. . . 23 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 22 Registration is open and more details are 13 Come As You Are Yoga I: A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 13 5 Alexander Technique...... 23 21 Building Stone Steps...... 8 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 22 13 Cherokee History and Ecology: 6 Dry Stack Stone...... 7 21 Freshwater Mussels of the Southern The North Carolina Arboretum Society available through the Arboretum website . Email ejohnson@ncarboretum .org or call 828 .665 .2492 14 Healing ...... 6 A TWO-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIP ...... 13 6 Nesting Ecology of Birds...... 14 Appalachian Region ...... 16 assists the Arboretum in its mission to ...... 6 7 Meteorology of the Blue Ridge C: ...... 8 for more information . 15 Gardening for Pollinators 18 Foodscape Revolution: 26 Herbaceous Plant Propagation connect people with plants through edu- 16 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: Presentation and Book Signing...... 7 A FIVE-WEEK CLASS...... 10 cation, exhibition, and demonstration, A THREE-DAY CLASS...... 17 18 All About Bluebirds ...... 13 8 Arboretum Tree Trek...... 14 AUGUST page while continuing to create purposeful, 17 Painting Botanicals on Silk: 21 Mosses and Liverworts...... 13 12 Living Soil...... 8 1 Learning to Love Your Riparian Buffer. . . . 8 engaging experiences that foster a love of A TWO-DAY CLASS...... 18 23 Bird Songs...... 13 13 Hazards in the Outdoors...... 15 4 Basic Floral Design: A FOUR-WEEK CLASS. . . . . 21 lifelong learning . Catharine Ellis 17 Feldenkrais: Preparing Your Body 24 Come As You Are Yoga II: 14 Summer Tree Identification A ...... 15 4 Ferns and Fern Allies: CLASS WITH FIELD TRIP. . . 16 for Gardening...... 22 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS...... 22 16 Empty Hand, Empty Brush...... 20 9 Nature Notes: A FOUR-DAY CLASS...... 21 28 Wildflowers of the Arboretum B ...... 12 19 Summer Gardening Tasks ...... 5 2 SPRING / SUMMER 2018 19 Pine Primer...... 15 CLASS SCHEDULE at a GLANCE 3 BLUE RIDGE ECO-GARDENER HORTICULTURE and LANDSCAPE DESIGN certificate of merit program Winter Gardening Tasks Instructor: Clara Curtis their design plans with the instructor and each Wednesday, January 31; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. other . If time and weather allow, the class will The North Carolina Arboretum is proud to offer Overview of BREG Program $29 Member / $39 Non-member

Beth Johnson explore the Arboretum for examples of plants and the BLUE RIDGE ECO-GARDENER Certificate Students in the Blue Ridge Eco-Gardener Certificate Limit: 24 students design elements . of Merit program presenting courses on gardening of Merit program will complete 120 contact hours Core Lecture Studies Core requirement for BREG Certificate topics that explore ecosystem-based gardening . Eco- from education classes which consists of 75 hours of 75 hours Spring Gardening Tasks Introduction to Ecological Gardening logical gardening is a way of thinking about gardens core classes and required electives and 45 hours of Introduction to Ecological Instructor: Geoffrey Steen Part Two: Methods B and landscapes in which gardens are no longer seen electives . The curriculum can be completed in a Gardening Part One: Principles 9 Friday, March 9; 1 to 3 p.m. A THREE-WEEK CLASS as a collection of plants, but a community with minimum of 24 months, dependent on class schedule Introduction to Ecological $29 Member / $39 Non-member Instructor: Nina Shippen complex interdependencies between plants, soils, and instructor availability . Some students may need Gardening Part Two: Methods 9 Limit: 24 students Wednesdays, February 14, 21, 28; 1 to 4 p.m. environment, and animals . This certificate program a longer time to complete the entire 120 hours . Core requirement for BREG Certificate $88 Member / $98 Non-member explores the ecological principles at play in creating There is no requirement for a final project . There is Winter Seasonal Gardening Tasks 2 Summer Gardening Tasks Limit: 20 students and managing healthy, self-sustaining landscapes . a 75% minimum attendance requirement to receive Spring Seasonal Gardening Tasks 2 Instructor: Geoffrey Steen Core requirement for BREG Certificate Joshua Lohmann Anyone may take the Blue Ridge Eco-Gardener credit for classes taken in pursuit of the Blue Ridge Summer Seasonal Gardening Tasks 2 Tuesday, June 19; 10 a.m. to Noon Introduction to Ecological Gardening classes, but for those interested in developing their Eco-Gardener Certificate of Merit. Fall Seasonal Gardening Tasks 2 $29 Member / $39 Non-member Part Two: Methods C skills and knowledge in sustainable gardening, the Limit: 24 students A THREE-WEEK CLASS Build Your Own Bluebird Box certificate of merit curriculum includes a series of There is a nonrefundable $55 application fee . Spring Plants of Interest 3 Core requirement for BREG Certificate Instructor: Nina Shippen Instructor: Joe Sanders core courses on sustainable landscape design, botany, Summer Plants of Interest 3 Most garden maintenance takes place from spring Wednesdays, July 11, 18, 25; Tuesday, February 20; 1 to 4 p.m. ecology and seasonal plants, as well as elective classes Registration is open and more details are available Fall Plants of Interest 3 into fall but a garden needs attention all year . 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. $57 Member / $67 Non-Member in areas particularly interesting to the candidate . through the Arboretum website . Email ejohnson@ Winter Plants of Interest 2 Timing is critical to certain garden tasks . Each $88 Member / $98 Non-member Limit: 15 ncarboretum .org or call 828 .665 .2492 for more seasonal class offers tips, projects, and considerations Limit: 20 students Wildlife and Garden credit for BREG Certificate information . Landscape Design Class 9 for activities like fertilizing, planting, pruning, Core requirement for BREG Certificate Bluebirds actually need human intervention in Botany for Gardeners 6 pest control, planning, clearing and cleaning for Topics in this class include the ecology-based order to compensate for their natural habitats Latin for Gardeners 2 year-round gardening . methods used in design, site assessment, planting, being overtaken by non-native species . This class Ecology 12 and management of a garden . The class will consider gives a history of the bluebird and its lifecycle and Gardening in a Changing Climate 3 Residential Landscape Design gardening with site conditions that are frequently students will build their own cedar nest box of the Pollinators 3 A FOUR-WEEK CLASS encountered in Western North Carolina, (slopes, type that has proven popular with bluebirds . No Wildlife and the Garden 3 Instructor: Nina Shippen drought, and water management) and will explore carpentry experience is required . Students take Tuesday, February 13, 20, 27, March 6; 1 to 4 p.m. what it means to garden in an era of rapid climate home a completed bluebird nest box, mounting General Electives $105 Member / $115 Non-member change . This course is the second part of a foundation pole, and written information on attracting blue- 45 hours Limit: 15 students class for the Blue Ridge Eco-Gardener certificate, and birds to their . Supplies are provided; Elective classes may be selected from classes on Core requirement for BREG Certificate offers a framework through which to understand however students will need to bring a hammer and hardscape, edibles, seedsaving, grasses, green This class guides students through designing a other courses that are included in this program . work gloves and wear sturdy shoes and clothing infrastructure, ergonomics, selected plant groups, master plan for their landscape . Every class begins Introduction to Ecological Gardening Part One: for a walk into the Arboretum gardens where a and more. Electives may be taken in any combina- with a lecture on the principles, process and elements Alexandra Holland Principles is required before enrolling in this class, new nest box will be installed . Joshua Lohmann tion and used to concentrate on the area of interest of landscape design . Remaining class time is orga- and candidates for the certificate should take this 4 BLUE RIDGE ECO-GARDENER CERTIFICATE and will be clearly identified in the class descriptions. nized around a studio format where students share class as early as possible in their coursework . HORTICULTURE and LANDSCAPE DESIGN 5 Gardening in a Changing Climate Introduction to Ecological Gardening Instructor: Laura Lengnick Part One: Principles C plantings using Southeastern native wildflowers and Thursday, February 22; 1 to 4 p.m A THREE-WEEK CLASS grasses and discuss how to manage them for four- $39 Member / $49 Non-member Instructor: Nina Shippen season interest and appeal . Beth Johnson Limit: 24 students Susan Rhew Thursdays, May 17, 24, 31; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Core requirement for BREG Certificate $88 member / $98 Non-member Botany for Gardeners Bringing dramatic variations in temperature, precip- Gardening for Pollinators American Bonsai at the Arboretum Grafting and Woody Plant Propagation Limit: 20 students A TWO-WEEK CLASS itation patterns, creating disruptions in phenology Instructor: Lisa Wagner Instructor: Arthur Joura Instructor: Geoffrey Steen Core requirement for BREG Certificate Instructor: Alexandra Holland and even requiring adjustments to plant hardiness Thursday, March 15; 10 a.m. to Noon Thursdays, March 29, April 19, May 10; 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 6; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Ecological gardening is a way of thinking about the Tuesdays, May 29, June 5; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. zones, climate change will have an unavoidable $29 Member / $39 Non-member $69 Member / $79 Non-member $49 Member / $59 Non-member created designed landscape in which gardens are no $69 Member / $79 Non-member impact on traditional ways of gardening . This class Limit: 24 students Limit: 24 students Limit: 20 students longer seen as a collection of plants, but a community Limit: 20 students outlines practices that gardeners can use to adapt Core requirement for BREG Certificate A trip through the Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a Two hours elective credit for BREG Certificate with complex interdependencies between plants, soils, Core requirement for BREG Certificate successfully to more variable weather and extremes . Butterflies, hummingbirds, bumblebees and other highlight of any visit to the Arboretum . In this three- Grafting is a horticulture technique used to insert a environment, and animals . Part One will introduce Make dinner . Stay attractive . Nurture the baby . Fight Learn how to identify and prepare for specific climate- native bees are among our best-known native part program, the Arboretum’s bonsai curator will shoot or bud from one plant into another . Students macro ecological concepts such as niche, competition off predators . Find water . Stay warm . Deal with the related threats and take advantage of new oppor- pollinators . Enjoyable to watch, they are even share stories behind the collection and his unique will learn about grafting and propagation of woody and succession and will explore the ecological prin- neighbors: It’s a tough life for a plant . This class will tunities associated with climate change to promote more important in their role as pollinators . Learn perspective on bonsai while relating the 25-year plants and then graft an apple or pear tree to take home . ciples at play in creating and managing a healthy, explore how plants handle these daily challenges using the high response and recovery capacity needed to how to encourage native pollinators through the journey that has led to the Arboretum’s signature self-sustaining garden and landscape . The class will and modifying only leaves, stems, and roots . The sustain the garden’s productivity . use of plants that provide nectar and pollen feature . Part one will share the history of bonsai at the Foodscape Revolution: include a survey of trees, shrubs, and forbs and their course will cover plant structure, function, evolution throughout the growing season, as well as create Arboretum, including the different approach to the Presentation and Book Signing use in residential settings, and the use of ecologic and classification . This class is an abbreviated version Healing Gardens and preserve over-wintering habitats . Regional development of the bonsai collection and garden . Part Instructor: Brie Arthur perspectives in their placement . This course serves as of the “Botany Basics” class . Instructor: Nina Shippen pollinator plant species characteristics and ways two will feature a demonstration of bonsai creation, Wednesday, April 18; 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. a prerequisite for Part Two: Methods and offers a Wednesday, March 14; 1 to 4 p.m. of supporting pollinator insects will be discussed . and part three will be a guided tour through the $29 Member / $39 Non-member framework for understanding other BREG courses . Dry Stack Stone $39 Member / $49 Non-member Bonsai Exhibition Garden . Limit: 40 students Instructor: Joe Dinwiddie Limit: 24 students Great Garden Roses Two hours elective credit for BREG Certificate Pocket Meadows Wednesday, June 6; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two hours elective credit for BREG Certificate Instructor: Judy Deutsch Gardening for the Birds Brie Arthur has fine-tuned her signature design Instructor: Lisa Wagner $129 Member / $139 Non-member Gardens have been associated throughout history Wednesday, March 28; 1 to 3 p.m. Instructor: Martha Rollefson technique of Foodscaping, a sustainable landscape Tuesday, May 22; 10 a.m. to Noon Limit: 16 students with restoration and healing . Scientists from a variety $29 Member / $39 Non-member Thursday, April 5; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. practice that embraces beauty and utility . Working $29 Member / $39 Non-member Six hours elective credit for BREG Certificate of disciplines are researching the impacts of nature Limit: 24 students $29 Member / $39 Non-member with public school systems and suburban develop- Limit: 20 students After a discussion of basic principles and techniques and gardens on human health . This class examines While roses are traditionally considered garden ‘prima Limit: 24 students ments, Arthur is changing the way green spaces are Two hours elective credit for BREG Certificate for working with stone and considerations for plan- the role of gardens and nature in health and wellness donnas,’ newer generations of roses are more disease Wildlife and Garden credit for BREG Certificate designed and utilized . Encouraging everyone to “think “Pocket” meadows of largely native plants provide ning retaining and free-standing stone walls, the class and will cover current research that suggests benefits resistant and fragrant . This class will cover the basics of Gardening for the birds is more than just feeding outside of the box,” Arthur advocates for integrating an attractive, low-maintenance and wildlife-friendly will move outside for hands-on practice . Participants for use . Students will learn the essentials for creating rose care and introduce some new roses . At the end of the birds . This class is for gardeners who want to edibles into the traditional ornamental landscape, alternative to traditional perennial plantings, great for should bring snug-fitting work gloves, tape measure, a successful therapeutic garden and learn how to this class, students will have the knowledge to try a blend the joy of bird-watching with the satisfaction thereby increasing bio-diversity and adding purpose to small-scale plantings around mailboxes, along drive- safety glasses, sturdy footwear and water . Participants apply them in residential and community settings . rose in their gardens and may enjoy fragrant blooms all of creating a beautiful and healthy habitat that everyday spaces . The best edible and ornamental plant ways or next to the back door . These small, informal will receive a copy of “Drystone Masonry” by the summer long . supports the food, water, shelter and nesting needs pairings are featured in this talk, and organic growing and simply managed meadows provide habitat and instructor as part of their registration fee . of birds . Gardening tips will be included along insights are shared to encourage professionals and sustenance for pollinators and other insects . Wagner with landscape design concepts, plant lists, and homeowners alike to embrace sustainable practices . will share examples of a variety of small scale meadow 6 HORTICULTURE and LANDSCAPE DESIGN recommendations for practical reference materials . HORTICULTURE and LANDSCAPE DESIGN 7 BLUE RIDGE NATURALIST certificate of merit program Living Soil The Triumph of Seeds Instructor: Phil Roudebush Instructor: Phil Roudebush The North Carolina Arboretum is proud to offer the Tuesday, June 12; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate of Merit program $39 Member / $49 Non-member $39 Member / $49 Non-member which presents educational offerings on a variety of Limit: 24 students Limit: 24 students natural history topics . The courses provide ways to Core Lecture Studies Three hours elective credit for BREG Certificate Three hours elective credit for BREG Certificate learn about the Southern Appalachian ecosystem and Given soil’s vital importance, it is amazing that most As gardeners and in everyday life, we sometimes present opportunities to develop environmental 116 hours consisting of the following seven classes: Beth Johnson gardeners don’t venture into the understanding of take seeds for granted . We sow them to raise a crop awareness and to explore our mountains . For those Ecology of the Blue Ridge 24 good soil that supports plant life and poor soil that but forget about the amazing processes that allow interested in developing skills and knowledge as a Geology 12 Meteorology 12 doesn’t . It doesn’t take much to see worms in good an acorn to become a mature oak tree . Based on the Herbaceous Plant Propagation naturalist, the program offers a Certificate of Merit book “The Triumph of Seeds” by Thor Hanson, curriculum that includes a series of core courses in Water Systems 12 soil and come across other soil life: centipedes, Instructor: June Jolly this course will look at the unique attributes of seeds zoology, botany, geology, ecology and plant identi- Botany Basics 20 springtails, ants, slugs, ladybird beetle larvae and Thursday, July 26; 1 to 4 p.m. and the seed-producing plants that dominate the fication with elective classes in butterflies, birds, Zoology of the Blue Ridge 24 more . Healthy soil is teeming with life . The class will $39 Member / $49 Non-member focus on all the forms of life found in healthy soil, the earth’s ecosystems and are such an important part mushrooms, etc . Natural History Interpretation 12 Limit: 16 students Joan Halbig of our daily lives . soil-food web and how to use this information to Three hours elective credit for BREG Certificate improve gardening techniques . An introduction to Students in the Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate Core Field Studies This class covers herbaceous plant propagation 84 total hours basic soil science will be included in the course . Building Stone Steps from seeds, cuttings and divisions . We will discuss of Merit program attend 236 hours of education Instructor: Joe Dinwiddie grasses, perennials, landscape and house plants, and classes and conduct a 30-50 hour final project . Summer Plants of Interest Saturday, July 21; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The curriculum is designed to be completed in a Native Tree Identification — Trees of the Blue Ridge participate in hands-on activities sowing seeds and 12 hours consisting of the following four classes: Instructor: Lisa Wagner $114 Member / $124 Non-member minimum of 24 months, dependent on class sched- propagating cuttings . Students should bring pruners Spring Season 3 Wednesday, June 27; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Limit: 16 students ule and instructor availability . Most students will and gardening gloves . Summer Season 3 $39 Member / $49 Non-member Five hours elective credit for BREG Certificate need additional time to finish the program . There Fall Season 3 Limit: 20 students In this class students will safely learn the science, art and Learning to Love Your Riparian Buffer is a 75% minimum attendance requirement to receive methodologies of stone steps construction . A mix of credit for classes taken in pursuit of the Blue Ridge Winter Season 3 Core requirement for BREG Certificate Instructor: Roger Clapp classroom lecture to learn the process, tools, time, and Naturalist Certificate. Early summer is a perfect time to notice plants that Wednesday, August 1; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. budget considerations and hands-on practice building a Native Plants/Flora of the Blue Ridge are at their peak in variable mountain summers . $39 Member / $49 Non-member stone step installation at the Arboretum’s outdoor stone For more information and application visit: 72 hours consisting of the following three classes: Fragrance is a welcome characteristic of many summer Limit: 16 students work classroom will form the day . Participants should ncarboretum .org/education-programs/certifications Spring 24 flowers, while aromatic foliage adds interest through- Three hours elective credit for BREG Certificate out the growing season . This class (a combination of bring snug-fitting work gloves, tape measure, safety There is a nonrefundable $55 application fee . Summer 24 A riparian buffer is a vegetated area bordering a stream, Fall 24 presentation and outdoor exploration) will focus on glasses, sturdy footwear and water . Participants may creek, river, or pond that shades streams, provides plants that are at their best in summer, with a special purchase “Drystone Masonry,” which is a required wildlife cover and prevents erosion . This class will Questions? Email ejohnson@ncarboretum .org nod to fragrance, a theme of Arboretum seasonal text for the class, from the instructor . or call 828 .665 .2492 . Electives focus on the ecological importance and small scale 36 hours in any combination of natural history classes plantings this year . restoration of these areas to encourage extending Joshua Lohmann wild buffers and create less invasive access points Final Project along stream banks . 30 to 50 hours independent project

8 HORTICULTURE and LANDSCAPE DESIGN BLUE RIDGE NATURALIST CERTIFICATE 9 NATURAL HISTORY Beth Johnson Vertebrate Zoology of the Blue Ridge Winter Tree Identification B A SIX-WEEK CLASS Instructor: Carlton Burke how to analyze a surface pressure chart . Long- discussion of the earth’s interior and plate tectonics, Instructor: Carlton Burke Wednesday, February 21; 1 to 4 p.m. range forecasting, climate variability, computer then progress to a current model for formation of Tuesdays, February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27; $37 Member / $47 Non-Member models used in forecasting and climate information the Southern Appalachians . This will be followed 12:45 to 4:45 p.m. Limit: 20 students in the electronic age will also be addressed . Each by an overview of common earth materials and will $169 Member / $179 Non-member Core requirement for BRN Certificate student will receive hand-outs and a copy of the conclude with a discussion of the surficial processes Limit: 20 students Trees take on a whole new dimension in winter . National Audubon Society’s “Field Guide to North that have shaped these old mountains . The last Core requirement for BRN Certificate This is particularly true for deciduous species . Iden- American Weather .” meeting on April 3 will be a field trip . Learn the basic identification and natural history tifying and observing trees in winter can be a fun of many of our mountain wildlife species . Each and rewarding activity . In this class, students will River Cane: Cultural Workhorse Spring Migration of Birds week will cover a different group of vertebrate animals: view trees in the landscape and woodland and learn and Ecological Powerhouse Instructor: Simon Thompson fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds with to identify them based on silhouette, bark, twigs Instructor: David Cozzo Tuesday, March 20; 1 to 4 p.m. Spring Tree Identification A slide presentations, hands-on activities, worksheets and other characteristics . Participants will receive Thursday, March 1; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $29 Member / $39 Non-member Instructor: Geoffrey Steen and live visitors . Students will learn to identify a the booklet “Winter Tree Finder .” $27 Member / $37 Non-member Limit: 20 students Thursday, March 29; 1 to 4 p.m. number of common and uncommon species and Limit: 20 students Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate $39 Member / $49 Non-member develop an understanding of the unique biodiver- Meteorology of the Blue Ridge B Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate By this time of year, spring birds have arrived and Limit: 15 students

Beth Johnson sity and complexity of the vertebrate animal life A FIVE-WEEK CLASS This class will look at the ecological functions and are starting to breed and nest making this the best Core requirement for BRN Certificate of the Blue Ridge . Instructor: Tom Ross cultural applications of river cane, especially in rela- time of the year to learn bird songs and see birds in Spring Tree Identification B Tuesdays, February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27; tionship to the Cherokee as an artists’ resource and their prime breeding plumage . We will spend some Instructor: Marc Williams Treasures of the Winter Night Sky 9:30 a.m. to Noon food source . Learn about the two species of cane in time in the classroom, but most of the class will be Sunday, April 8; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Instructor: Stephan Martin $98 Member / $108 Non-member our region and the differences between river cane spent outside listening to the spring birds . $39 Member / $49 Non-member Wednesday, February 21; 10 a.m. to Noon Limit: 24 students and bamboo . The class will enjoy a walk through Limit: 20 students $27 Member / $37 Non-member Core requirement for BRN Certificate the Roots of Wisdom exhibition to view river cane Insects of the Blue Ridge Core requirement for BRN Certificate Limit: 24 students Meteorology of the Blue Ridge C through the lens of the preservation of traditional A FOUR-WEEK CLASS Spring Tree Identification C Two hours elective credit for BRN Certificate A FIVE-WEEK CLASS knowledge with a discussion about working with Instructor: Dan Lazar Instructor: Carlton Burke Winter is one of the best times of year to explore the Instructor: Tom Ross the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry on Tuesdays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17; 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 10; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. treasures of the night sky because of the incredible Thursdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5; the collaborative exhibition . $89 Member / $99 Non-member $39 Member / $49 Non-member number of brilliant stars, constellations, and visible 9:30 a.m. to Noon Limit: 24 students Limit: 20 students nebulae . The constellation Orion and the Great $98 Member / $108 Non-member Geology of the Blue Ridge Twelve hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Core requirement for BRN Certificate Orion Nebula, a star-forming region 1300 light Limit: 24 students A FIVE-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIP What’s bugging you? In this survey class learn to When thinking of spring flowers, our attention is years from Earth, can be seen by the naked eye in Core requirement for BRN Certificate Instructor: Steve Yurkovich recognize many of the common insects of the Blue often turned toward the numerous herbaceous plants winter . The class will review the use of planispheres This class looks at the science of weather forecasting Tuesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27; 9:15 a.m. Ridge, from ants and ant lions to house flies and on the forest floor . However many species of moun- and star charts to learn to navigate the night sky and with an emphasis on weather patterns in Western to 12:15 p.m., April 3; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. butterflies . The class will investigate insect life tain trees are also blooming . In this class, students about what is visible in binoculars and small tele- North Carolina . Discussion will include weather $137 Member / $147 Non-member cycles and insect ecology, and learn the basics of will learn about identifying trees by their flowers, scopes . During the evening an optional stargazing folklore, predicting and tracking the weather, and Limit: 16 students insect anatomy, evolution and life history of each buds and bark, investigate tree pollination strategies gathering will be offered . understanding local and worldwide climate data . Core requirement for BRN Certificate order of insect found in the Southern Appalachians . and enjoy a walk to practice identification skills . The class will learn about extreme weather events, Explore the geologic history of the Southern Appa- Take a close look at one of the most common and

Joshua Lohmann 10 NATURAL HISTORY how to “read” the sky using a cloud chart, and lachian Mountains . The course will begin with a colorful life forms of the Blue Ridge . NATURAL HISTORY 11 Observational Astronomy Mammals of the Blue Ridge All About Bluebirds Bird Songs A THREE-WEEK CLASS A FOUR-WEEK CLASS Instructor: Joe Sanders Instructor: Simon Thompson Instructor: Stephan Martin Instructor: Carlton Burke Wednesday, April 18; 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 23; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18; 10 a.m. to Noon Thursdays, April 12, 19, 26, May 3; $29 Member / $39 Non-member $29 Member / $39 Non-member $79 Member / $89 Non-member 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Limit: 20 students Limit: 20 students Limit: 20 students $128 Member / $139 Non-member Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Six hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Limit: 20 students For many years, the bluebird population declined With the dense canopy of spring forests it is difficult This course is an introduction to stargazing and Twelve hours elective credit for BRN Certificate due to non-native species moving into bluebird to identify which birds are singing without at least astronomical observing . Topics covered include the In this class students will learn in-depth informa- habitat . The recent upsurge in bluebird populations learning the basics of birdsong identification . The Beth Johnson use of planispheres and star charts to find constella- Alexandra Holland tion about mammal species found in the southern can largely be attributed to a movement of volun- class starts indoors with a slide discussion of local tions, bright stars, planets and other objects; the Appalachian region, both today and in the historic teer citizens establishing and monitoring bluebird birds and their spring breeding behavior patterns, motions of the sky, sun, and moon; understanding past . Through the use of slide presentations, nest boxes . See a video of an active nest box and a and then moves outside onto the Arboretum grounds and observing eclipses and meteor showers; and the tion for those new to the region or those who simply history of the flora of the Blue Ridge . The focus is classroom worksheets, live mammals, preserved slide show on threats to the bluebird’s survival . to listen to the spring chorus of songsters . The easiest use of binoculars and telescopes for observing deep wish to know what flowers they encounter on hikes on spring wildflowers and becoming familiar with more skulls and study skins, students will learn about Students should wear sturdy shoes and appropriate way to learn the songs and calls of the birds is to sky objects . One or more optional evening stargazing in our area . technical dichotomous keys as a means of identification . the natural history of regional mammals and clothing for a walk outdoors for a demonstration spend time in the field . gatherings will be scheduled as well . The “Peterson “Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide” and “Wildflowers their place in the mountain ecosystem . on how to monitor active bluebird nest boxes . Field Guide to Stars and Planets,” 4th, updated Spring Flora Identification A of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the Southern edition, is required for this class . A SIX-WEEK CLASS Appalachians” are recommended as references . Cherokee History and Ecology Mosses and Liverworts Instructor: Scott Dean A TWO-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIP Instructor: Jim Goldsmith Wildflowers of the Arboretum A Tuesdays, April 10, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22; Owl Prowl Instructors: Tom Hatley Saturday, April 21; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Instructor: Marc Williams 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Instructor: Carlton Burke Fridays, April 13, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $57 Member / $67 Non-Member Monday, April 9; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. $178 Member / $188 Non-member Wednesday, April 11; 2 to 5 p.m., 8 to 10 p.m. April 20; 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Limit: 10 students $29 Member / $39 Non-member Limit: 12 students $69 Member / $79 Non-member $87 Member / $97 Non-member Six hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Limit: 20 students Core requirement for BRN Certificate Limit: 15 students Limit: 12 students This class will be divided between field trips around Wildflowers of the Arboretum B Spring Flora Identification B Four hours elective credit for BRN Certificate This class will be a field experience of the ancestral the Arboretum and classroom discussion of the Instructors: Marilyn Kolton and Lou Dwarshuis A SIX-WEEK CLASS Owls are among the most interesting but also most Cherokee cultural landscapes of the Little Tennessee characters and terminology necessary to identify Saturday, April 28; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Instructor: Scott Dean difficult to observe birds of our eastern forests . In discussing the human history and ecology of the common species of mosses and liverworts . Students $29 Member / $39 Non-member Wednesdays, April 11, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23; the classroom, students will learn about the various Cherokee landscape . The first class will meet at will learn collection techniques and look at common Limit: 20 students 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. species of owls found in Western North Carolina the Arboretum for an orientation and to organize mosses and liverworts of this area and those in the This class provides a basic overview of the terms and $178 Member / $188 Non-member and their natural history and learn to dissect owl carpooling for the next week . The second class will Arboretum . Handouts will be provided and moss methods used in identifying wildflowers, with a focus Limit: 12 students pellets to discover the various animals that are owls’ meet in Cherokee for the day exploring culturally and liverwort specimens will be available for the class on those blooming in the spring . Participants will Core requirement for BRN Certificate prey . Participants will meet one or more live owls in significant landscapes and discussing current efforts to examine and study using a dissecting microscope . learn to use the method of identification addressed in In this field class, students will learn to identify native the classroom and in the evening will conduct an in cultural and environmental revitalization with Students should dress comfortably for walking some “Newcomb’s Guide to Wildflowers” as a means of mountain flora using a non-technical keying system “Owl Prowl” by carpooling to a nearby woodland Cherokee experts . Arboretum trails and bring a hand lens if available, identifying flowers and take a short walk to put these while studying plant families, the basics of plant to call in and observe one or more resident owls . paper and pencil .

skills to use . This class will be an excellent introduc- community ecology, and the natural and cultural Joshua Lohmann

12 NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY 13 Natural History Interpretation A FOUR-WEEK CLASS an appreciation for trees and the surrounding forest . outside for an easy hike . Students should dress and Instructor: Jessie Wilder Pack a bag lunch and come prepared to spend several wear shoes for the hike portion of the class . Wednesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23; hours outdoors on the Arboretum grounds . 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Pine Primer $89 Member / $99 Non-member Hazards in the Outdoors Instructor: Carlton Burke Limit: 12 students Robert Priddy A TWO-WEEK CLASS Tuesday, June 19; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Core requirement for BRN Certificate Instructor: Carlton Burke $49 Member / $59 Non-member Natural history interpreters are teachers whose Fire Ecology Nesting Ecology of Birds Wednesdays, June 13, 20; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Limit: 20 students classrooms exist outside of four walls where they CLASS WITH FIELD TRIP Instructor: Aaron Steed $79 Member / $89 Non-member Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate provoke interest and curiosity in our natural and Instructor: Dan Lazar Wednesday, June 6; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Limit: 24 students From the rare and fragrant Fraser fir of the highest cultural heritage . This course will introduce the Wednesdays, May 23, 30; 12:45 to 4:45 p.m. $29 Member / $39 Non-member Five hours elective credit for BRN Certificate mountain elevations to the common white pine basic principles of interpreting the natural world . $69 Member / $79 Non-member Limit: 12 students Watch your Step! Don’t touch that! Is it poisonous? found throughout our region, the beautiful evergreen Students will learn how to create nature education Limit: 15 students Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate This series of classes will help students identify members of the Pine family enrich our Appalachian talks or walks that are purposeful, enjoyable and Six hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Every spring, many birds begin constructing the plants and animals that could be unpleasant or Mountains . We will explore man-made uses of the organized . Participants will be given an opportunity How do wild animals survive a wildfire? Why do nests that will house and protect their offspring until harmful . Some of the hazards on view and under Pine Family, their natural importance in our ecosys- to develop their own program and practice their some species of trees survive while others perish in they are old enough to leave . Each species has its own discussion include bees and other stinging insects, tems, learn about species identification and natural presentation and communication skills . the flames? How has a history of periodic burning unique nest preference that dictates placement, venomous snakes and spiders, ticks, and poisonous history . This class will start indoors with a lecture helped to shape the species composition of our shape, and materials used in construction . Students plants and mushrooms . and then move outdoors on the Arboretum grounds Hummingbirds present forests? This class will include an illus- will learn how to identify the nests of backyard to identify native trees . Instructor: Simon Thompson trated introduction to the fundamentals of fire species, and how to attract them by using nest Summer Tree Identification A Wednesday, May 23; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ecology in the Blue Ridge followed by a field trip boxes . The classroom portion will be followed by Instructor: Carlton Burke Summer Flora Identification A Robert Priddy $39 Member / $49 Non-member to observe changes in forest community structure time spent walking around the Arboretum looking Thursday, June 14; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A SIX-WEEK CLASS Limit: 20 students at a recent burn site . for active nests . Bring binoculars if you have them . $39 Member / $49 Non-member Instructor: Scott Dean Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Limit: 20 students Tuesdays, June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; In this field class, students will learn to identify Everyone loves hummingbirds . In this class students Nocturnal Birds of the Blue Ridge Arboretum Tree Trek Core requirement for BRN Certificate 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. mountain flora using a non-technical keying system . will learn what makes hummingbirds “hum,” as well Instructor: Aaron Steed Instructor: Carlton Burke Summer Tree Identification B $178 Member / $188 Non-member The focus is on summer wildflowers, but students as how they migrate, their breeding cycle and Wednesday, May 30; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, June 8; 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Instructor: Marc Williams Limit: 12 students will also work with trees and become familiar with many other fascinating facts about these unique $29 Member / $39 Non-member $59 Member / $69 Non-member Sunday, July 1; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Core requirement for BRN Certificate technical dichotomous keys as a means of identifi- birds . Students in the class also will learn what Limit: 16 students Limit: 15 students $39 Member / $49 Non-member Summer Flora Identification B cation . “Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide” and flowers to plant, the best feeding techniques and Three hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Five hours elective credit for BRN Certificate Limit: 20 students A SIX-WEEK CLASS “Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and how to attract hummingbirds to your property . Who .hoo . .whoo’s . making all that racket after Learn about the incredible diversity of trees found in Core requirement for BRN Certificate Instructor: Scott Dean the Southern Appalachians” are recommended as sunset? Many species of birds are active at night, Western North Carolina as we begin in the class- North Carolina’s lush mountain forests are home to Wednesdays, June 27, July 5, 11, 18, 25, references . After the first class, the group will meet including owls, nightjars, and even some songbirds . room to learn about basic tree identification skills dozens of species of trees . In this class students will August 1; 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each week at a different trailhead . Dress for walking Students will learn about the ecology and behavior and their natural history . We will then move outdoors learn how to identify many of these species based on $178 Member / $188 Non-member along trails; bring rain gear, sun protection, lunch of Western North Carolina’s nocturnal avian residents to roam across the wooded trails of the Arboretum to their habitat preferences, individual characteristics Limit: 12 students and water . as well as helpful patterns for identifying them by their identify as many native and naturalized tree species as and their uses both by humans and wildlife . This Core requirement for BRN Certificate 14 NATURAL HISTORY vocalizations . possible and to participate in activities designed to gain class will start indoors with a lecture and then move NATURAL HISTORY 15 16 NATURALHISTORY nating reptiles. region andgettoknowmoreaboutthesefasci- class youwillmeetliveexamplesofsnakesour important role in our mountain forests . In this abused groupsofanimals;however,theyplayan Snakes areoneofthemostmisunderstoodand A TWO-WEEKCLASS Snakes ofWesternNorthCarolina or observingexperienceisrequired. after classforparticipants.Nopreviousastronomy An optionalstargazinggatheringwillbescheduled that are visible with binoculars and small telescopes . learn aboutsomeoftherichcollectionobjects star chartstofindourwayaroundthenightskyand class we’llreviewthebasicuseofplanispheresand summer eveningskies.Duringanearly planets, and deep sky objects that fill the warm sky aswediscovertheconstellations,brightstars, Join us for an exploration of the treasures of the night Treasures oftheSummerNightSky Six hourselectivecreditforBRNCertificate Limit: 20students $69 Member/$79Non-member Thursdays, July12,19;9:15a.m.to12:15p.m. Instructor: CarltonBurke Two hourselectivecreditforBRNCertificate Limit: 20students $29 Member/$39Non-member Wednesday, July11;6:30to8:30p.m. Instructor: StephanMartin

of aquaticecosystems. their conservationandroleintherestoration these organisms,theirtaxonomyandbiodiversity, organisms .Wewillexaminetheuniquebiologyof and providing food and habitat for other aquatic Carolina, filteringwater,stabilizingaquaticsubstrates vital component of freshwaterecosystems in North water usepracticesandinvasivespecies.Theyarea reduced bypollution,dams,harmfullanduse, but theirnumbersanddiversityhavebeenseverely eastern andcentralNorthAmericapre-settlement, were very abundant in lakes, rivers and streams of the SouthernAppalachians.Freshwatermussels This course will focus on the freshwater mussels of Appalachian Region Freshwater MusselsoftheSouthern Five hourselectivecreditforBRNCertificate Limit: 20students $59 Member/$69Non-member Saturday, July21;9:30a.m.to3:30p.m. Instructor: RachelMuir

Joshua Lohmann and bringahandlenswritingmaterials. Students shoulddresscomfortablyforshortwalks or offsite depending on availability of species . plants andfieldtripsontheArboretumgrounds tionary relationshipsofthisinterestinggroup of classroomdiscussionsthebiologyandevolu- club mosses).Theworkshopwillbecomprised regional Pteridophytes(ferns,horsetails,and Learn aboutthebiologyandidentificationof CLASS WITHFIELDTRIP Ferns andFernAllies Six hourselectivecreditforBRNCertificate Limit: 12students $59 Member/$69Non-member Saturday, August4;9:30a.m.to4:30p.m. Instructor: DavidPhillips

Robert Johnson Jill Breaux, Oak Leaves class is achance to get creative with letters and nature sketchbooks or cards . This introductory Lettering can be a wonderful addition to journals, Lettering forSketchbooks&Journals intensive inApril. Susan Linggisteachinganintermediatewatercolor the coursefees. depth intheirpaintings.Allsuppliesareincluded painting, spattering, and adding texture to create the techniquesoflayingtransparentglazes,negative will practice blending shapes and colors and study by takingallthree.Usingalimitedpalette,students painters arewelcometotakeoneclassorbuildskills unique towatercolor.Beginningandintermediate tools and techniques in applyingpaintsthat are These classesoffernewandusefulinformationon Exploring WatercolorC Exploring WatercolorB Exploring WatercolorA FINE ART Limit: 18students $49 Member/$59Non-member Thursday, March1;1:30to4:30 p.m. Instructor: CatherineLangsdorf Limit: 16students $58 Member/$68Non-member Saturday, May5;1to4p.m. Instructor: SusanLingg Limit: 16students $58 Member/$68Non-member Saturday, March10;1to4p.m. Instructor: SusanLingg Limit: 16students $58 Member/$68Non-member Saturday, February17;1to4p.m. Instructor: SusanLingg and CRAFT introductory-level course. based storageoptionswillnotbeemphasizedinthis Lightroom beforethefirstclass.Mobileorcloud- however, studentsshouldpurchase,installandtest processing photos.Nopriorexperienceisnecessary; organizing collectionsandthendeveloping ules, “Library“ and “Develop,” establishing and gain experienceintheprogram’stwocoremod- will learntosetuptheirLightroomcatalogand computers withtheirownimagefiles,students and sharetheirimages.Workingonown designed tohelpphotographersorganize,process Adobe PhotoshopLightroomCCisspecifically A THREE-DAYCLASS Adobe PhotoshopLightroom experience isneeded.Allmaterialsareprovided knobs toaddpersonality.Nopreviouslettering accessorize individualletterswithlines,slugs,or find arelaxing, creative outlet.Participants will each letterwillhelpeventhemosthesitantperson of alternative forms . Breaking down the steps to alphabet ofcapitallettersandconstructavariety learn techniques.Inthisfunsessionabasic Limit: 8students $229 Member/$239Non-member Friday toSunday,March16,17,18; Instructor: RobertPriddy 9:15 a.m.to4:15p.m. FINE ART and CRAFT17

Painting Botanicals on Silk Arranging Your Garden Flowers A TWO-DAY CLASS This course serves as an introduction to the rich Instructor: Theresa Clower Instructor: Kathy Goodson literary history and traditions of Western North Saturday, May 19; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday to Sunday, March 17, 18; Carolina with an emphasis on exploring the role of $65 Member / $75 Non-member 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. place (landscape) within the literary arts . Students will Limit: 24 students $150 Member / $160 Non-member have the opportunity to learn more about the writing Spring is such an abundant time of the year and Limit: 10 students process of individual writers through discussion both nothing is lovelier than an arrangement of flowers This class is designed for beginners or for students who in and out of the classroom, traveling as a class to meet from the garden . This class helps students get over Beth Johnson have some experience painting on silk and want to Kathy Goodson with noted authors in the landscapes that inspired their fear of floral design with tips on how to process develop their skills . Students will trace a design, choose them . Students will gain a deeper knowledge of the and put together flowers gathered from the students’ a color palette, mix dyes or silk paint, and practice region’s literary significance along with a keener sense own gardens to create stunning arrangements . Each painting flowers and leaves onto the silk . The class will Reading the River: Wilma Dykeman Intermediate Watercolor Intensive of the power of place . Required readings will be student is asked to bring an assortment or several cover techniques for painting with and without a resist & The French Broad Instructor: Susan Lingg made available to students . bunches of one kind of flower for their own use and and setting dye or paint into silk . Students should wear A FOUR-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIPS Saturday, April 7; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. a small amount to share with others . A container, Robert Priddy clothing that can get stained and/or bring a waterproof Instructor: Rebecca Caldwell $78 Member / $88 Non-member Garden Photography Up Close additional foliage and filler flowers will be provided . apron as well as non-latex gloves for protecting hands . Wednesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Limit: 16 students A FOUR-DAY CLASS Students are asked to bring their own floral snips, Eco-Printing on Silk A All other materials will be supplied . $86 Member / $96 Non-member Students who have enjoyed introductory classes and Instructor: Robert Priddy scissors, pruners, and wire cutters (optional) . Instructor: Vicki Bennett Limit: 16 students intermediate students will build skill and confidence Saturday, May 12, Friday - Sunday, May 18 - 20; Friday, June 1; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calligraphy: Uncial This class invites students to read the river, both with the tools and techniques of watercolor . The day 1 to 4 p.m. Sumi-e $110 Member / $120 Non-member A THREE-WEEK CLASS through excerpts from “The French Broad,” includes demonstrations and time for students to Saturday, May 19; 1 to 6 p.m. A SIX-WEEK CLASS Limit: 10 students Instructor: Catherine Langsdorf published in 1955 as part of the famous Rivers complete a series of smaller studies . Students may (photographing in the garden until 6 p.m.) Instructor: Diana Christopherson Eco-Printing on Silk B Wednesdays, March 28, April 11, 18; 2 to 4 p.m. of America Series, and through guided trips to bring sketches, photographs and other collected $170 Member / $180 Non-member Tuesdays, May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26; Instructor: Vicki Bennett $79 Member / $89 Non-member culturally and ecologically significant points in images for inspiration and reference, then work Limit: 12 students 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 2; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Limit: 18 students Western North Carolina . The class offers an intro- with the instructor on composition . The class will This class is designed for advanced beginner to $99 Member / $109 Non-member $110 Member / $120 Non-member This traditional bookhand style is a wonderful first duction to the 60-year career of Wilma Dykeman, offer further opportunities to explore mixing colors intermediate photographers who are interested in Limit: 12 students Limit: 10 students experience with the broad edge calligraphy tool . one of the region’s most accomplished authors and applying masking fluid and glazes . A list of developing skills in close-up and macro photography Enjoy learning this beautiful style of painting that Learn to print on silk fabric using leaves, flowers and Students will begin with pencil drills to learn the who wrote and spoke eloquently in support of supplies and sources for purchase will be sent to using the 35mm SLR digital camera . The sessions is exemplified by the artistic use of fundamental other botanical materials in this one-day workshop . essential characteristics of this round alphabet then environmental and social justice . students upon registration . consist of a mix of classroom instruction and field brush strokes of simple lines and dots . Sumi-e is a This course will cover how to bundle and wrap silk formal and casual variations will be studied with a The author’s son, Jim Stokely, will be a guest one exercises at the Arboretum . Classroom instruction discipline that is relaxing and provides an escape fabrics with plant materials to create beautiful, clear chisel marker . Projects will encourage students to week to talk about the Wilma Dykeman Legacy . Blue Ridge Literary Journeys includes lecture on equipment requirements, light from our everyday hectic world . This technique of botanical prints . Learn how mordants and additives practice at home for better results . Students should One or more optional field trips will be scheduled . A FOUR-WEEK CLASS WITH FIELD TRIPS and managing backgrounds, and working with painting is centuries old and has been handed down assist the dye process and how different fabrics and bring a ruler, masking tape and writing board for The course fee includes a copy of the book and Instructor: Brent Martin flowers and insects . Students should have a good from one master teacher to another . Beginning and techniques affect resulting colors . Students will the first class . Students will not need to purchase other readings from Dykeman’s works . Wednesdays, May 2; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; working knowledge of their cameras . A digital SLR continuing students may take either or both classes . complete three projects, including two full-length writing supplies for the first class, but may wish to May 9, 16; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; camera with the instruction manual and accessories New student supplies fee is approximately $45; silk scarves . Students should bring their own aprons, obtain specialized tools as their skills progress . May 23; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (lens, batteries, memory cards) and a quality tripod continuing students may purchase a sumi-e paper optional non-latex gloves, sharp scissors and any $159 Member / $169 Non-member are recommended . Those who plan to purchase pad from the teacher . botanicals they would like to incorporate . Limit: 12 students equipment to support close-up photography should 18 FINE ART and CRAFT wait to purchase until after the first class . FINE ART and CRAFT 19 Speaking for Nature: Contemporary Calligraphy Creative Black & White Photography Writers and Writing About Place workshop offers a unique opportunity to integrate Instructor: Catherine Langsdorf A THREE-WEEK CLASS and handling of flowers and A FOUR-WEEK CLASS mindful movement with creative expression . Absolute Wednesday, July 11; 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Instructor: Robert Priddy strategies . Create beautiful arrangements in many Instructor: Thomas Rain Crowe beginners and those with some experience of brush $49 Member / $59 Non-member Sundays, July 15, 22, 29; 1 to 4 p.m. styles including a decorative round, a parallel design, Saturdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23; painting or tai chi are welcome . Brushes, ink and paper Limit: 16 students $155 Member / $165 Non-member vegetative style, and design in glass . All materials 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. are provided or students may bring their own . This class will focus on the drills and skills to Limit: 10 students will be provided . Students are asked to bring floral $89 Member / $99 Non-member create contemporary calligraphy . In a fun, fast- Learn to see the world through the eyes of the masters snips, scissors, pruners, gloves and a wire cutter to Limit: 12 students Paste Paper Open Studio paced workshop, students will gain insights into using modern digital equipment to create black and each class . Paul Brooks’ “Speaking for Nature: Writers and Instructor: Rebecca Caldwell calligraphy and be introduced to the pointed brush white images . This workshop is designed for interme- Writing About Place” will serve as the basis for Friday, June 29; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. marker . Discover calligraphy for personal use with diate photographers who have a good understanding Nature Notes discussion over four weekly meetings . Readings for $59 Member / $69 Non-member cards, envelopes, signs and gift items . All supplies of their cameras and want to shoot images in black and A FOUR-DAY CLASS this class will look back to some of this country’s Limit: 16 students will be included in the registration fee . white . The first class meeting will cover composing in Instructor: Robert Johnson most important naturalists as inspiration for writing . This class offers experienced and beginning students black and white, with general guidelines for image Thursday, August 9; 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This course will be an opportunity for new students a day to create and explore paste paper, a 500 year- Notan: Drawing with Scissors capture and conversion to black and white . Students Friday - Saturday, August 10 - 11; to begin to articulate their connections with the old technique for making designs on paper with A TWO-DAY CLASS will have shooting assignments between the second 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. natural world . Continuing students can reflect on pigmented starch paste . Students will learn to make Instructor: Heather Hietala and third class meetings and then discuss compo- Sunday, August 12; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the changes they have observed both in Western simple handmade tools to create vibrant designs on Friday - Saturday, July 13 - 14; sition and conversion techniques . No special $238 Member / $248 Non-member North Carolina and in their own writing . This sheets of paper for use in making books and boxes, 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. equipment is required for purchase . Students Limit: 14 students

course is open to writers of all levels of experience cards and tags . All materials will be supplied; Kichung Lizeé $98 Member / $108 Non-member should bring their own digital camera and have Learn a simple method of using pencil and water- working in any genre . Students should acquire a however students are invited to bring decorative Limit: 10 students their own software that will convert images to color for taking visual notes while out in nature . copy of the text prior to the first class . painting tools, stamps, inks and pigments from Learn to draw with scissors in the manner of Matisse black and white and allow digital adjustments . The method is easy to learn even for beginners their studios for sharing with the group . Photography Just for the Zen of It using innovative materials to provide unexpected without watercolor experience . During the Empty Hand, Empty Brush A TWO-DAY CLASS dimension to finished pieces . Using nature as inspi- Basic Floral Design mornings, students will go outside to make notes Instructor: Kichung Lizeé Fun & Functional Artist Books Instructor: Rick Daley ration, this course will focus on the power and A FOUR-WEEK CLASS and sketches in the field . The afternoons will be Saturday, June 16; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Instructor: Sigrid Hice Saturday, June 30; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; magic of the Japanese design principle of Notan . Instructor: Theresa Clower spent in the classroom studio where students can $69 Member / $79 Non-member Saturday, June 30; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 1; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students will explore the interaction between Saturdays, August 4, 11, 18, 25; complete the coloring of their nature notes . A Limit: 20 students $69 Member / $79 Non-member $127 Member / $137 Non-member positive and negative space, between a shape and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. portable kit will be provided, containing a water- Eastern calligraphy is a form of active meditation as Limit: 10 students Limit: 12 students its background, and the complementary principle $280 Member / $290 Non-member color set, a color mixing chart, three watercolor well as an expression of the internal energy of Qi . This class offers a fun immersion in creating shaped, Zen principles, such as appreciation of the ordinary, of yin and yang . Also covered are basic 2-D design Limit: 24 students brushes, sketch pad, pencil, squeeze bottle for Its ability to convey the pulsations of life energy is non-traditional books . Learn how to make the secret simplicity, elegance, relishing ambiguity and mystery, principles . Using black and white paper and organic This class will provide the foundation for building water and watercolor paper in a sketch board achieved by connecting intention, Qi, posture, and room book, an origami accordion book, a spiral and celebrating nature can apply to photography and natural shapes, students will play with negative basic floral design skills for those who want to learn holder, all packaged in a string backpack . correct alignment of the spine as one holds the book, and perfect a couple of pocket folds that can be give more individual expression to photographic and positive to create exciting and dynamic designs how to create lovely arrangements for home or brush as an extension of the body . The class will added to the pages . The books made in the class can images . This class, intended for photographers of all in paper . Students should bring sharp paper-cutting those have been designing for some time and need begin with Qi-gong and tai chi exercises to start to become distinctive journals, photo albums, reception levels, will help students see photography in a new scissors . a refresher course . Students will learn the funda- sensitize internal energy and will then apply this registers or one-of-kind gifts . Most materials will be way and go beyond the usual rules of composition . mentals of floral design, including the proper care awareness to free-flowing calligraphic art . This provided; students will be sent a list of additional The first day includes instruction both in and outside materials prior to class . with time to shoot at the Arboretum . The second day 20 FINE ART and CRAFT includes viewing students’ work . FINE ART and CRAFT 21

22 HEALTH clothing forbeingoutsideas weatherpermits. weeks long.Studentsshouldwearcomfortable students .Therewillbethreesessions, eachfour and instructionistailored for newandreturning chi taught is from a 72nd generation Taoist Master, outside intheArboretumgardens.Theformoftai the class each week is the opportunity to practice energy forbetterhealth.Anaddedbenefitto literally translatestomovingorworkingthebody’s improve balanceandincreaserangeofmotion.It Chi gungtaichiisasimplewaytogaincoordination, THREE SESSIONS,FOUR-WEEKSEACH Chi GungTai HEALTH Limit: 15students $45 Member/$55Non-member Session III:Saturdays,May12,19,26,June2; Session II:Saturdays,April7,21,28,May5; Session I:Saturdays,March3,10,17,24; Instructor: TonySmith 9:30a.m.to11 9:30a.m.to11 9:30 a.m.to11 and WELLNESS and WELLNESS

Rick Daley FOUR SESSIONS,FOUR-WEEKSEACH Come asYouAreYoga and enables freedom of movement other standardtaichiformsinthatitloosensthejoints based .Learningsilkreelingdeepensthepracticeof graceful movementsofnatureuponwhichtaichiis Silk reelinghelpspractitionersdevelopthebeautiful, AN EIGHT-WEEKCLASS Spiraling EnergyofTaiChi Silk ReelingB: AN EIGHT-WEEKCLASS Spiraling EnergyofTaiChi Silk ReelingA: Students shouldwearcomfortableclothing. standing andissuitableforalllevelsofexperience. Dan Jones,thissequencecanbeenjoyedseatedor Limit: 10students $42 Member/ $52 Non-membereachsession Session IVwithInstructorBeth Johnson Session IIIwithInstructorSheri Kay Session IIwithInstructorBethJohnson Session IwithInstructorSheriKay Limit: 12students $88 Member/$98Non-member Tuesdays, June26,July3,10,17,24,31, Instructor: M.KingGoslin Limit: 12students $88 Member/$98Non-member Tuesdays, March13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, Instructor: M.KingGoslin July 17,24,31,August7;10 a.m. to11 May 29,June5,12,19;10a.m. to11a.m. April 24,May1,8,15;11a.m. toNoon March 13,20,27,April3;11a.m.toNoon August 7,14;10to11a.m. May1;10to11a.m. . Developed by Sifu Developed by Sifu

exercise mat,andwearcomfortable clothing. Students areaskedtobring abathtowel,yogaor Feldenkrais practicesintothe tasksofgardening. class in March emphasizes ways to integrate and enhancedbreathingforgreatervitality.The how toachieveasolidstance,moreerectspine level .Classeswillencouragestudentstodiscover on movement that canbe done by anyoneat any stress .Eachclassencouragesparticipantstofocus improve flexibilityandcoordination,reduce movement toincreaseeaseandrangeofmotion, The Feldenkrais Method Feldenkrais: PostureandBalance Preparing YourBodyforGardening Feldenkrais: and offthefloorunassisted. open tobeginners, students should beable togeton students maybringtheirown.Althoughthisclassis spend hovering.Matsandpropswillbesuppliedor ing chest openers to counteract the time gardeners attention willbepaidtohandsandfeetexplor- taught byoneoftwoencouragingteachers.Special There will be three sessions, each four weeks long, Yoga startstoworkwhenitispracticedregularly. Limit: 16students $67 Member/$77Non-member Saturday, May5,2018;9:15a.m.to3:30p.m. Instructor: JacquelineWollins Limit: 16students $67 Member/$77Non-member Saturday, March17;9:15a.m.to3:30p.m. Instructor: JacquelineWollins ® is based on using gentle,

able forwalking outsideasweatherpermits . water fortheday andwearclothingshoes suit- the soundscape .Studentsshould bringfoodand their awareness of and build a deeper connection to environment .Studentswillbeinvitedtostrengthen create asoundmap,andinteract withthesonic world generates.Participantswilltakealistening walk, from oursurrounds,andmiss themanycuesaural earphones, creatingadifferentsoundenvironment too-often neglected . These days, we plug our ears with help participants fine-tune a sensory device that is This immersive,day-longexperienceisdesignedto Environmental SoundWorkshop and shoesforwalkingoutsideasweatherpermits. plants .Studentsshouldwearcomfortableclothing an informalteaceremonymadewithgatheredwild slow, relaxed and mindful way, ending with sharing participants willwalktheArboretumgroundsina heart .Ineitheranafternoonoreveningsession, slowing thebody,stillingmindandopening soaking inthesounds,scentsandsightsofnaturefor ative practice originating in Japan that emphasizes Experience ShinrinYoku—forestbathing—arestor- Shinrin Yoku:EveningForestWalk Shinrin Yoku:AfternoonForestWalk Limit: 12students $59 Member/$69Non-member Saturday, April7;9:30a.m.to4p.m. Instructor: TylerKinnear Limit: 15students $47 Member/$57Non-member Wednesday, July11;4:30to7:30p.m. Instructor: LisaQuatrale Limit: 15students $47 Member/$57Non-member Sunday, March18,2018;1to4p.m. Instructor: LisaQuatrale and turmeric, Moroccan preservedlemon, Korean- around theworld includingsourcarrotwith ginger students will makecondimentsfrom cuisines chutneys .Workingwithfamiliarfresh ingredients, these easy-to-makenaturally fermentedpicklesand Add aprobioticpunchto daily farebyincluding Simple FermentedPicklesandChutneys home theircondimentcreations. towel andsix8-ouncejarswithlidsfortaking vegetable choppingknife,cuttingboard,dish mushroom ketchup.Studentsshouldbringasharp delicious Worcestershiresauceandahistorical butters usinggingerandturmeric.Concocta like chutney,harrisaandadjika.Makecompound ment ofanymeal.Preparehandmadecondiments dips, saucesanddressingstoenhancetheenjoy- create full-flavored, healthful and almost effortless Using herbs,vegetables,fruitsandtubers,learnto Vibrant Condiments from Herbs and Spices Limit: 10students $87 Member/$97Non-member Saturday, June2;10a.m.to1p.m. Instructor: NanetteDavidson Limit: 10students $87 Member/$97Non-member Friday, June1;1to4p.m. Instructor: NanetteDavidson

Beth Johnson and six16-ounceglassjarswithlids. vegetable choppingknife,cuttingboard,dishtowel own totakehome.Studentsshouldbringasharp ferments preparedbytheinstructorandmaketheir purple cabbageanddriedberries.Studentswilltaste style kimchee,andabeautifulredkrautwithbeets, clothing . an exercisematandblanket andwearcomfortable on activitiesoftheirchoice. Studentsshouldbring As time allows,theinstructor willworkwithstudents and howtoapplyAlexander’s principlestothem. ities such as computer use, walking, sitting/standing class isdesignedtoconsiderseveralcommonactiv- musculoskeletal anatomy will be included . The hands-on guidanceandclarificationofbasic comfort andexpressionareavailable.Light unnecessary patternsoftensionsothatmorenatural Alexander Techniqueisamethodfor“undoing” Alexander Technique Limit: 15students $39 Member/$49Non-member Tuesday, June5;5:30to8:30p.m. Instructor: MeredithMcIntosh HEALTH and WELLNESS 23

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Brie Arthur studied landscape design and horticulture at Philadelphia Flower Show, a member of the prestigious Amer- Judy Deutsch is a Buncombe County Master Gardener and a Heather Allen Hietala has been exploring design prin- “ Review,” and “Soundscape: The Journal of Purdue University . After more than a decade of experience as a ican Institute of Floral Design and a Certified Floral Designer . consulting rosarian . She has grown roses in the Asheville area for cipals in her art for more than 25 years . She has lectured, .” Additional information on his work is grower and propagator, she now combines her passion for over 10 years and is a past president of the Asheville Blue Ridge conducted workshops and exhibited across North America available online at ubc .academia .edu/TylerKinnear . plants and sustainable land management by communicating David Cozzo is an ethnobotanist specializing in the re- Rose Society . She works part time in the Biltmore Rose Garden . and internationally . Her art appears in many private and the value of gardening across the U .S . She appears on the PBS lationship of the Cherokee to their botanical world . He is an museum collections including Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville and Marilyn Kolton and Louis Dwarshius are regular teachers of Television show “Growing a Greener World,” and her debut area specialized agent for the North Carolina Cooperative Joe Dinwiddie has been leading workshops on drystone ma- online at heatherallenhietala .com . birding and wildflower courses and lead many nature hikes . book “The Foodscape Revolution” is a best seller . Arthur was Extension and is project director for the Revitalization of sonry since 2001 . His mission is to empower and inspire others Both are certified Blue Ridge Naturalists and past presidents of honored in 2017 as the first recipient of the American Horti- Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources . He teaches courses by teaching globally-informed drystone masonry, to share im- Alexandra Holland graduated from Duke University and local Audubon societies . Kolton has been contributing writer cultural Society’s Emerging Horticultural Professional Award . and has published articles on the nutritional and medical ages of stonework and to leave a legacy of stone installations . earned her master’s degree in botany from the University of to the Illinois Audubon Society magazine and is a past board ethnobotany of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians He is a certified instructor by the Drystone Walling Association Texas at Austin . She was in the first class of students to be member of the Asheville-based Elisha Mitchell Audubon society . Vicki Bennett is a fiber artist, combining her skills as a felt and was a contributor to “Roots of Wisdom” exhibiting at of Great Britain . certified as Blue Ridge Naturalists and has a passion for getting Dwarshius is a board member of the Asheville Botanical Gardens . Rick Daley maker and a dye artist using wool and natural dyes to create art the Arboretum this spring . children excited about the natural world . to wear and three-dimensional hollow forms . Bennett has taught Jim Goldsmith has been interested in identifying plants and Catherine Langsdorf began her pursuit of calligraphy in at the John C . Campbell Folk School and Arrowmont School of Thomas Rain Crowe is an award-winning poet and an inter- fungi for many years . He studied mosses and liverworts with Beth Ross Johnson is the adult education coordinator at 1987 for the purpose of addressing her own wedding invitations . Arts and Crafts and is active in Local Cloth in Asheville . nationally-published author of 30 books, including the multi- regional experts at several intensive workshops, including the Arboretum . She is a registered yoga teacher through Langsdorf is the sole proprietor of Long Village Studio, working curated many exhibits bringing together Eastern calligraphers award winning book of nonfiction “Zoro’s Field: My Life in the Highlands Biological Station and the Smoky Mountain Field Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level and enjoys bringing with clients on one-of-a-kind lettering projects . She studies and Western artists . She was honored with a special award in Carlton Burke is a naturalist and educator who operates Carolina Appalachian Woods .” He has been an editor of major literary and School, and through walks at the Great Smoky Mountains newcomers to yoga . and teaches a variety of lettering styles and has published 2008 at the Seoul International Calligraphy Biennale and has Mountain Naturalists, specializing in presenting live animal and cultural journals and anthologies and is founder and publisher of Wildflower Pilgrimage . instructional articles in calligraphic journals . Her art has been a featured artist at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, nature programs for area schools, summer camps and many other New Native Press (www .newnativepress .org) . He is a longtime June Jolley has served as the greenhouse production manager been featured in a number of books and can be seen online the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Ore ., and the organizations including the Arboretum, where he has been a resident of the southern Appalachians and lives in the Tuckasegee Kathy Goodson has studied with many master silk painters at the Arboretum since 1996, where she is responsible for at longvillagelettering .blogspot .com . Turchin Center for Visual Arts in Boone, N .C . popular instructor for many years . He was the curator of exhibits watershed of Jackson County . and has 20 years of experience . She has participated in numer- producing plants for seasonal landscapes, interior plant displays, at the Western North Carolina Nature Center for over 25 years ous regional art shows and was a finalist for Art with Heart sustainable landscapes, and more . A graduate of the horticulture Laura Lengnick is an award-winning soil scientist and Meredith McIntosh has studied the Alexander Technique and is a state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator . Clara Curtis is senior director for mission delivery at the North Emerging Artists in Charlotte . Goodson is a Board Member of technology program at Haywood Community College, she orga- author of “Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems since 1988 . In 1999, she earned teacher certification after com- Carolina Arboretum . She has over 30 years’ experience in public Silk Painters International (SPIN) and taught at the 2016 nizes the annual Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium for a Changing Climate .” She has been a sustainable food pleting a three year teacher training program at the Alexander Rebecca Caldwell is a writer, educator and counselor in horticulture and floral design . Her designs for the Arboretum’s SPIN Festival at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts . Her for professionals in the green industry . Jolley is a member of systems researcher, activist and educator for almost 30 years . Alliance in Philadelphia . McIntosh is also a licensed massage Asheville . Drawing on expressive arts therapy and eco therapy, quilt garden, container gardens and seasonal and permanent work will be exhibited at the Education Center at the Arbore- AmericaHort, the North Carolina Flower Growers Association A lifelong gardener, Lengnick currently cultivates a diverse therapist and musician . She has studied mind/body awareness Caldwell leads workshops on writing and making expressive landscapes are featured for their 22nd season in 2018 . tum this spring and can be viewed at kathygoodson com. and the Society of American Florists . mix of vegetable, fruit, medicinal, culinary and ornamental for more than 30 years . journals . She has taught literature and writing at the University plants using biointensive and permaculture practices on her of Tennessee, Knoxville, Clemson University, and Western Rick Daley is a professional nature photographer practicing for M. King Goslin has been teaching tai chi since 2010 . Her Arthur Joura is the bonsai curator at the Arboretum serving two-acre mini-farm in Buncombe county . Brent Martin lives in the Cowee community in Western Carolina University . more than 15 years . Rick has teaches both private students and teachers include Bob Feesor, Caroline Demoise, Master Wu since the inception of the bonsai program in 1992 . Joura’s North Carolina where he and his wife run Alarka Institute, a at art institutions, notably the Sedona Art Center where he has Wen Ching, Dr . Russell Smiley, Dr . Paul Lam and most educational background is in fine art, and he has studied with Dan Lazar served for many years as director of education at the nature, literary and art-based business that offers workshops and Diana Christopherson has been studying the Japanese brush been on the faculty for 10 years . His work has appeared in recently Sifu Dan Jones . She teaches ongoing classes at the some of the leading bonsai authorities in the United States . Western North Carolina Nature Center, followed by several field trips . He holds a master’s in history from Georgia State painting techniques of sumi-e for over 25 years under the magazines and books from Alaska Air to the Encyclopedia YMCA and at the Arboretum and delights in learning, sharing He was an official student to the Nippon Bonsai Association years as executive director of the Colburn Earth Science University and is a recipient of the Southern tutelage of Reiko Ito Shellum, a Japanese master teacher of of . His exhibits have included the International Color her discoveries and teaching others what is possible . in Japan and has been featured on UNC-TV and in numerous Museum . Dan has a degree in forest from the State Center’s Southern Environmental Leadership Award . He has the Nanga School . She taught at Northern Dakota County Exhibit, the Washington, D .C . Gallery of Photography, LA regional and national publications for his work with the University of New York College of Environmental Science authored four poetry and non-fiction chapbooks, and his poetry TriDistrict Community Education from 2008 to 2012 . Digital Exhibits, Texas Tech College, and many others . Tom Hatley has written and taught about the interaction of Arboretum’s bonsai collection . Joura continues to oversee and Forestry and has been an instructor in the Blue Ridge and essays have been published in regional and national people and the landscape, particularly in Appalachian landscapes, the annual Carolina Bonsai Expo at the Arboretum . Naturalist program since 2005 . journals . He recently completed a two-year term as Gilbert- Roger Clapp holds a doctorate in hydrology from the Nanette Davidson has been a resident artist at the John C . for 40 years . He holds a master’s degree from Yale School of Chappell Distinguished Poet for the West . University of Virginia and is a consulting hydrologist . He has Campbell Folk School since 1999, where she schedules and Forestry and and a doctorate in colonial Sheri Kay is a registered yoga teacher who graduated from Susan Lingg is a full-time artist who has been studying and been executive director of the Watershed of the Tuckasegee maintains classes in fine cookery . Her workshops include history from Duke University . He served as the Sequoyah Black Mountain Yoga teacher training where she is a regular sharing the watercolor medium through demonstrations, exhibits Stephan Martin is an astronomer and educator who taught River, working to improve water quality and habitat, for the wood-fired oven baking, artisan food-crafting, feasting on Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina instructor . With a BS in allied health, Sheri loves bringing her and teaching since the 1980s . The fluidity and transparency of at colleges and universities for more than 25 years . He has last 14 years . fruits and vegetables, and traditional Shaker-American recipes University from 2002 to 2006 and received the Nature Conser- own understanding of how the mind and body can work watercolor drives her to new explorations of light, color and lectured on light pollution and its effects on the environment and techniques . vancy’s National Land Stewardship Award in 1983 . together to create alignment, long term health and balance . texture, and she enjoys enabling others to access their own and has offered stargazing and introductory astronomy workshops Theresa Clower AIFD, CFD is a professional floral designer creativity in watercolor and papermaking . Her work can be domestically and internationally . He was formerly the supervisor who owned THERESA Floral Design, a special event floral Scott Dean, a native of the southern Appalachians, earned a Sigrid Hice is a book artist and writer . She teaches numerous Tyler Kinnear is a musicologist and sonic artist based in seen online at watercolorsbysusan .com . of the Williams College observatory, where he participated in design company, for twenty-one years . She teaches in the Floral degree in biology from the UNC Asheville . Dean has been a artist book workshops to people of all ages . She is a roster Cullowhee, N .C . His creative practice draws on environmen- research expeditions around the world to study and observe Design Program at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa . featured speaker at the Great Smoky Mountain National Park member of the Mountain Arts Program, the South Carolina tal sound, with particular interest in sound ethnography, Kichung Lizeé is a Korean-born American artist who solar eclipses . Theresa is a multiple award winner at the world-renowned Wildflower program and has led walks for the Cullowhee Arts Commission’s Art in Education program, and the Arts & modes of listening and performance using found objects . He uniquely blends Eastern calligraphy and Western thematic Native Plants Conference, UNC Asheville’s annual Wild- Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg . As a visiting artist, has published articles in several academic journals including materials . She has taught and exhibited internationally and flower Pilgrimage and the Western North Carolina Nature she travels to many schools in North and South Carolina where

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