Jun 14, 2020
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.
Apr 29, 2020
“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...
Mar 29, 2020
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...
Oct 21, 2019
Be Bearwise IN Montreat! Attend a presentation to answer your questions on living with Bears as Neighbors. Come, October 22 at 5:00 – 6:00 PM. Ashley Hobbs , Biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission will speak. Download and print the flier...
Oct 21, 2019
The greatest fire threat in the Montreat Cove is leaves. As you work on developing your own strategies for dealing with leaves and reducing the threat in your year the Montreat Landcare committee wants to share some resources with you. Click here to view and print out...
Jul 23, 2019
Montreat’sFirewise Initiative: Montreat has plenty of fuel for a fast-spreading wildfire – in particular, leaves, mountain laurel, and rhododendron. Our initiative is designed to raise awareness among Montreat residents and to encourage each other to do what we can to...
Jul 17, 2019
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...
Jul 4, 2019
Montreat Landcare Committee will have a table at the Cottagers Meeting on Saturday, July 6, at 10 AM. When attending the meeting, be sure to come by the tables for information. Bill Seaman has produced a lovely, full color flyer showing information about a number of...
Jul 1, 2019
Montreat Landcare Committee are be marching in the 4th of July Parade In the company of special guest, Henrietta Hellbender from the Zoo. Come out and join the fun giving a special welcome to Henrietta!
Jun 14, 2019
From mid-June through August 1, 2019, public hikes are being led by the Wilderness Ranger team of Montreat Conference Center, one of the eight entities that make up Montreat Landcare. Ranging from easy to difficult, and half-day and full-day, this year’s line-up of...
