Get in on the ground level! Come join our work crew on June 8, 9, and 10, 9:00 – Noon at the trail site by the Montreat Gate. We will be moving rocks, pulling invasives, and doing some labeling of plants and trees. Bring work gloves and basic tools, water, and...
A group from the Montreat Landcare Committee has prepared a new resource for the Town Hall rain garden. Under the leadership of Katie Widmer, Martha Campbell, and Jean Norris, Katie produced an informative and well-illustrated rain garden brochure. The intent of the...
The cool clear waters of Flat Creek are valued by residents and visitors alike in Montreat. People of all ages find enjoyment in exploring and fishing in the creek, gain inspiration through its ever-changing sights and sounds, and learn and connect with the natural...
Families seeking quality outdoor experiences in Montreat, with a little education as a bonus, will want to take advantage of Montreat Landcare’s Children Outdoors project and its three components. First, ecoEXPLORE is an incentive-based citizen science program...
Resources for Native Plants and Landscaping from the NC Extension Service and the NC Forest Service are available with links below. These are also linked in project pages of this website. See Landscaping with Native Plants and Fire-Resistant Landscaping.
“Montreat Beautiful Day” Launched as Stay-in-Place Web Page to Connect with Outdoors Spring is a wonderful time for making new connections with the natural world. While we are practicing stay-at-home behaviors during the coronavirus pandemic, it is still...
Narrow roads, heavy vegetation, and homes built of more combustible materials are some of the factors that went into an N.C. Forest Service March 3, 2020 assessment of our community’s level of risk for wildfire. It was done as part of the community’s developing...
