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Congratulations to the entire staff of Roan Mountain State Park for the Tennessee State Parks 2018 Award for Excellence in Facilities Management. Click on the player above to listen to a short conversation with R.M.S.P. Park Manager, Ranger Meg Guy. … Continue reading → The post RMR-090: Roan Mountain State Park Awarded Excellence in Facilities Management with Manager Meg Guy appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-088: Where Are They Hiding? A Survey of Rare Appalachian Salamanders with Tyler Wicks Tyler Wicks is an East Tennessee State University student majoring in Biology. He will present some findings of his study on Rare Appalachian Salamanders at the … Continue reading → The post RMR-088: Where Are They Hiding? A Survey of Rare Appalachian Salamanders with Tyler Wicks appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-087: Citizen Scientists Wanted – Sept 8, 2018 – Digitizing Tennessee’s Herbarium Specimens with Dr. Joey Shaw -Fall Naturalists’ Rally The Friends of Roan Mountain Fall Naturalists’ Rally is Sept 7-8-9, 2018. Saturday evening, Dr. Joey Shaw will present Digitizing Tennessee’s … Continue reading → The post RMR-087: Citizen Scientists Wanted – Sept 8, 2018 – Digitizing Tennessee’s Herbarium Specimens with Dr. Joey Shaw -Fall Naturalists’ Rally appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-086: 72nd Annual Rhododendron Festival and Bloom Report with Brian Tipton This is a great weekend to be on the mountain! CLICK HERE to see the most current Rhododendron Bloom Report at the FaceBook page for the Roan Mountain Citizens … Continue reading → The post RMR-086: 72nd Annual Rhododendron Festival and Bloom Report with Brian Tipton appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

Roan Mountain Trail Festival – May 5 – and Your Opportunity to Become Hard Core Join AT Ambassidor, Jim Chambers at the Roan Mountain Trail Festival on May 5. The Festival will be at the Roan Mountain Park (located behind the … Continue reading → The post RMR-085: Roan Mountain Appalachian Trail Community and Festival Information with Jim Chambers appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-084: The Future of Appalachian Salamanders – A Preview of the Spring Naturalists’ Rally with Kevin Hamed What do you really know about Appalachian Salamanders? The Saturday evening presentation at the Spring Naturalists’ Rally will be The Future of Appalachian … Continue reading → The post RMR-084: The Future of Appalachian Salamanders – A Preview of the Spring Naturalists’ Rally with Kevin Hamed appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-083: Cade Campbell Previews his Centipedes and Millipedes Hike for the Spring Naturalists’ Rally If you haven’t met Cade Campbell you are in for a real treat! The Spring Naturalists Rally is April 27-28-29, 2018. On Saturday you will have … Continue reading → The post RMR-083: Cade Campbell Previews his Centipedes and Millipedes Hike for the Spring Naturalists’ Rally appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

The Birds and Bees of Wildflowers – A Preview of the Spring Naturalists’ Rally with Kris Light Kris Light will present The Birds and Bees of Wildflowers – Pollination Strategies of Flowers at the 60th Annual Spring Naturalists’ Rally, on April … Continue reading → The post RMR-082: The Birds and Bees of Wildflowers – A Preview of the Spring Naturalists’ Rally with Kris Light appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

American Chestnut Restoration – A Preview with Ben Jarrett The once mighty chestnut is getting a helping hand from The American Chestnut Foundation. Ben Jarrett will present Restoration of American Chestnut: A Marriage of Breeding and Biotechnology. Click on … Continue reading → The post RMR-081: American Chestnut Restoration – A Preview with Ben Jarrett appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

Grassy Balds Management in the Roan Highlands. A historical look at the management efforts with a Geographic Information System (GIS). Sarah will discuss the history of some of the Grassy Balds Management. Specifically the efforts over the past 30 years … Continue reading → The post RMR-080: Grassy Balds Management – a Preview with Sarah Sanford appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

I was stunned to learn a new term: Old Growth Grasslands. Are you stunned too? I have never heard that term before. It is so descriptive of the balds. I will think that with each step on the trail on the … Continue reading → The post RMR-079: Old Growth Grasslands, a preview with Dr. Dwayne Estes appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-078: The Mystery of the Missing Shortleaf Pine – Some Answers at the Winter Naturalists’ Rally Tennessee State Natural Areas Program Stewardship Ecologist, Lisa JHuff, will present The Mystery of the Missing Shortleaf Pine. This tree used to be found … Continue reading → The post RMR-078: The Mystery of the Missing Shortleaf Pine – A preview of the Winter Naturalists Rally with Lisa Huff appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

Ranger Marty Silver at the 55th Annual Fall Naturalists’ Rally – Sept. 9, 2017 This is going to be your day if you are a fan of Marty Silver Ranger You will get the 3-peat: 12:00 p.m. – Ranger Marty’s … Continue reading → The post RMR-077: Ranger Marty Silver at the 55th Annual Fall Naturalists’ Rally – Sept. 9, 2017 appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

Meet the Southern Appalachian Highlands Roan Naturalist for 2017 S.A.H.C. Roan Naturalist Jess Schaner One foggy afternoon I met Jess Schaner on the Appalachian Trail at Carver’s Gap. She was on the job. Her job is to meet visitors to the Roan Highlands … Continue reading → The post RMR-076: Meet Jess Schaner, Roan Mountain Naturalist for the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for 2017 appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

71st Annual Rhododendron Festival June 17-18 The 71st Annual Rhododendron Festival is more than just another festival. It is changing lives. There are good reasons this Festival attracts thousand of visitors to Roan Mountain. High-quality crafts and art, good food … Continue reading → The post RMR-075: 71st Rhododendron Festival (June 17-18) Changing Lives appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

Nature Hike Bingo! with Ranger Meg Guy 8:30 Saturday at the Friends of Roan Mountain 59th Annual Spring Naturalists’ Rally Register and Pay Online ! What a great idea! This is a fun game to teach kids about the outdoors. … Continue reading → The post RMR-074: Nature Hike Bingo with Ranger Meg Guy – A great way to get Kids out in the Woods appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

RMR-073: Bees for Birders: Discovering Native Bee Watching Through Binoculars with Sam Droege The Friends of Roan Mountain’s 59th Annual Spring Naturalists’ Rally – April 28-29-30 The Friday evening presentation will be by Sam Droege on Bees for Birders: Discovering … Continue reading → The post RMR-073: Bees for Birders: Discovering Native Bee Watching Through Binoculars with Sam Droege appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.

Great Graminoids ! I’ll bet you didn’t know you were in the middle of some graminoids on your last hike over Round Bald. Our favorite botanist, Jamey Donaldson, presented Great Graminoids at the Winter Naturalists’ Rally last month. With his … Continue reading → The post RMR-072: Great Graminoids – A closer look at the Grassy Balds with Jamey Donaldson appeared first on Roan Mountain Radio.