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Rain, rain, and more rain!

May 6, 2013 By Rachel Meriwether 1 Comment

Ah rain, the farmer’s friend and foe.

This week we have been treated to almost non-stop rain, at least 5 in just over the weekend! The crops already in the field look so happy but now the soil is to damp to till for new starts and the hoop house is almost busting at the seams with summer seedlings that need to move to their new home! We are hoping for at least three consecutive dry days this next week.

Weather is of course very important down here at the farm and we check three different sources in hopes of getting the best possible picture of our week ahead, these are our favorites:

http://accuweather.com/

http://www.weather.gov/

http://www.wunderground.com/

In other news the bees are doing well and appear to have accepted their queen. On our one sunny day they were busily foraging!

Forager returning, and the bee just to her right is sending out ‘this is our home’ pheromone for all the new adventurers

General activity at the hive entrance

Worker bee carrying a fallen sister to the graveyard

We have also started watering in the greenhouse with rainwater thanks to our new setup.

And we were finally lucky and found our first lady slipper!!!

Lovin life at GRP!

Filed Under: environmental, Exploring North Carolina, farm, farm to table program, GRP, nature, Photos, weather

Sandy’s Notes – Trail Cam photo & Bear Signs

February 10, 2011 By Green River Preserve Leave a Comment

I “baited” the trail camera at Anders Bottom a few days ago. I had seen fresh otter, deer and turkey tracks along the stream so I was really excited about catching some of these critters on camera. For “bait” I used corn and sardines. Yum.

This morning I retrieved the photo card. This is what the "trail cam" recorded.

This summer we will have several trail cameras available for use. Just think how much fun we will have… Grand Slam by trail cam!

In the continuing search for new Green River camp sites, I explored the headwaters of Uncles Creek over the weekend. Along the way, I took this photo of a Chinese Chestnut planted in one of our wild-animal food plots. Notice the broken limbs. Look closer and you can see claw marks. If you are thinking bear, you are correct.

One of my mountain friends says that bear are wasteful. Bear will break off entire limbs or kill and entire tree to get at nuts or fruit. Deer, my friend explains, tend to prune rather than kill.

We saw fresh bear tracks in the snow beside the craft hut last week. Our bear apparently don’t take hibernation too seriously.

Filed Under: animals, bears, off-season, Photos, Sandy's Notes, trailcam, wildlife, winter

Disappearing Trout

November 3, 2010 By Sandy Schenck Leave a Comment

Why are trout disappearing in the Green River and other mountain trout streams?

Green River, in years past, had a thriving population of large rainbow and brown trout. These fish were “native.” They were not stocked from fish hatcheries. They were born and bred in the cold, clear water of the Green River. My family has always been very proud of Green River’s trout and we have spent many happy years fly fishing for these native trophies. In recent years the big trout have all but vanished.

We are now searching for clues to this mystery by hiding a stream-side trail-cam at Newman’s Pool, the deep pool at the bottom of the Hemlock Field. The trail-cam is a motion activated digital camera that takes photographs both day and night.

Look who has been visiting the Green River!

Filed Under: animals, nature, Photos

Ice Hits GRP

February 12, 2010 By Green River Preserve Leave a Comment

On February 5th, an ice storm hit the GRP. Some buildings were damaged by falling trees weighted down by the ice, but luckily the damage was not too serious. On the other hand it will take some time and hard work to remove the trees from base camp and the trails. This really has been a winter for the record books. Here are a few photos.

Filed Under: ice, Photos, weather

More Snow at GRP

February 1, 2010 By Green River Preserve Leave a Comment

Just about as soon as the snow from the December storm melted, another weather system dumped more this past Friday and Saturday. Missy and Sandy ventured out and took some photos around the Uncle’s Creek area. We’ve posted them in our Facebook photo album and also in the GRP album.

Filed Under: cox cabin, Photos, snow, uncle's creek, weather

Day 1

June 14, 2009 By Green River Preserve Leave a Comment

Slideshow of Day 1 (requires a password – see note below)

Summer has started!!! Camp is finally in session. After a vigorous 10 days of training, the staff exploded with enthusiasm at the announcement of kids coming to camp.

We were almost at "Full-Fun" capacity by noon. After everyone moved into their cabins, met their new camp family, and explored their new camp home, we headed to the Lodge for a delicious pizza lunch. Next the girls met in the Gazebo, followed by the boys, for the traditional GRP Respect Circle. Then everyone saw just how creative and energetic the staff are while they performed skits for Activity Sign-Ups. We also took a dip in the lake for Swim Review and boy was it COLD! After drying off and warming up, everyone went back up to the Lodge for dinner. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and cake for dessert. YUM! We all ended the evening with a very exciting game of Capture the Flag.

This morning was our first REAL day of camp. After breakfast we all split up into our Mentor Groups so we could go hiking around the Preserve. Caves, waterfalls, mountain top and so many other places were explored! We also had our first day of activities. Trying things like Yoga, Fly Fishing, Drumming, Theatre, and the list goes on! Tonight, after dinner, we will be having our Upper Council Fire, learning more traditions and history of the GRP, and listening to some great music and stories!

*Password Note*
Viewing photos requires a password – provided to parents of current campers and GRP friends. If you do not have the password you may also create your own user name – new accounts may take up to a day to be approved, and must provide your association with GRP.

Filed Under: Day 1, Photos, Session 1, Session 1.5