a landscape carved
by industry
and
renewed by nature

Wildflowers and More — April 28

Wildflowers and More — April 28

Center for Urban Habitats' Senior Field Tech and Naturalist Educator Drew Chaney will lead a spring wildflower walk along the Quarry Gardens main trails from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday, April 28. Participants will learn about the unique ecology of a landscape shaped by...

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For Gourmets: Mycology 101 — Live!

For Gourmets: Mycology 101 — Live!

Pat Mitchell, co-founder and president of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society (which meets at the QGs  monthly) will introduce the world of fungi with a presentation for the public in the Visitor Center, then lead a discovery walk along the trails on Sunday, May 5,...

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Trails and bridges quide you around two abandoned, water-filled soapstone quarries, and through a conservation landscape that showcases the intersection of restoration ecology and cultural resource management.