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LOCAL BRIEFS: Birds of prey, CMLC, Friends of Sandburg

Birds of Prey featured at Mills River library


Wildlife educator Steve Longenecker will present a program featuring Birds of Prey at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Mills River Library. Longenecker will demonstrate how to safely subdue an injured bird so that it can be taken to professional care. Birds include a Great-Horned Owl, Eastern Screech Owl, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, and Red-Tailed Hawk. Attendees may have photos made with birds following the program.

McGrady to speak to land conservancy


Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy will host its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at Camp Tekoa off Crab Creek Road.
The meeting will feature special guest speaker state Rep. Chuck McGrady, who will receive a special tribute in honor of his contributions and commitment to CMLC’s land conservation efforts dating to its founding two decades ago.
The meeting will include the announcement of this year’s Lela McBride Award, an award honoring individuals who have made lasting contributions to land conservation and stewardship in the region. The event is free and open to the public.

Bearcat Loop getting more trees


Volunteers will plant 20 trees along Bearcat Loop Parkway Friday, April 17.
The Hendersonville Tree Board has partnered with Grace Lutheran Church, which owns land along the west side of the Loop, so that trees can be planted. From the entrance at U.S. 64 more than 70 trees will enhance the entryway to Hendersonville Elementary School and Hendersonville Middle School at the end of the day. Volunteers are invited to help with planting the trees in pre-dug holes starting at 1 p.m. Call Tree Board Chair Mac Brackett at 692-3026 or email macbrackett@ioa.com to sign up.
The planting will include native fruit trees such as American Paw Paw and American Plum as well as American Beech, American Chestnut, Bald Cypress, and several types of magnolia. Also on the planting list are Callaway Crabapple, Redbud, Scarlet Oak, Serviceberry, Sourwood, Striped Maple, Virginia Fringetree, Persimmon, Carolina Silverbell and White Oak.
The April planting will add to the growing urban forest along the roadway where students and parents arrive and depart daily during the school year. More than 50 trees were planted last fall by students and volunteers along the east side of the parkway.
During an Arbor Day celebration at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, schoolchildren will plant the last tree along the west side of Bearcat Loop. The public is invited to attend the Arbor Day event.

‘Kids in Parks’ is topic for Friends of Sandburg

FLAT ROCK — The Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara will host its annual meeting on Friday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at the Flat Rock Village Hall in Flat Rock. The public is welcome to attend.
Elise Kahl, program manager for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation “Kids in Parks” program, will be the featured speaker. She has served as an interpretive ranger and an environmental educator for the National Park Service and for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in various regions of Alaska.
In addition to the speaker, the annual meeting will include the latest news and activities of the organization and the election of officers and new board members. Light refreshments will be served. For information call the group’s president, Greg Brown, at 828-338-0159.

Local history books featured at Black Bear

Author Terry Ruscin will be on hand to meet the public and sign copies of his books on Henderson County from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Black Bear Coffee Co. at 318 N. Main St.
Ruscin will narrate a video presentation of images and facts from his books “Hidden History of Henderson County” and “Glimpses of Henderson County.” “Hidden History of Henderson County” includes 240 illustrated pages featuring vintage and contemporary photographs of Henderson County’s lesser known personalities, structures and waterfalls. The material covers the Crab Creek Road/Kanuga Road route, Valley Hill, Dana and Bowman’s Bluff. “Glimpses of Henderson County” contains 224 illustrated pages covering Edneyville, Fruitland, Hoopers Creek and the Green River Valley.