. . . a landscape carved
by industry
and
renewed by nature
Caterpillar Walk June 17!
Master Naturalist Courtney McLaughlin will lead a special walk at The Quarry Gardens on the evening of June 17. Courtney hand-raised the Promethea caterpillars in the featured image. When they’ve eaten enough, they’ll spin leaf-wrapped cocoons from which will emerge...
They’re flying!
… and butterfly maven Susan McSwain will help you spot and identify them if you join her butterfly walk at the Quarry Gardens Saturday, June 3, at 2 p.m. For the past 12 years, Susan has been in charge of the annual butterfly count that takes place in Nelson County...
Trails around two quarry pools meander among prairie plantings, butterfly and pollinator gardens, wetlands, vernal pools, a fern gully, and a waterside talus—all afforded by the site’s extraordinary diversity of geology, elevation, and soil chemistry. This showcase of locally native plant communities is open for visits by appointment.