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Montreat Native Plant Sale & Arbor Day Celebration
May 4, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come join us in celebrating Arbor Day at the Montreat Native Plant Sale & Arbor Day Celebration! The Carolinas Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will be showing a screening of the documentary “Clear Day Thunder- Rescuing the American Chestnut” at 12:15pm. There will be lots of opportunities for fun and learning to fill your day!
- Native Plant shopping!
- Spring Tea Party
- Local strawberries from TC Farms/ PG Produce
- Enjoy snacks and ice cream or build a burger at the Huck
- Learn how to create your own Fairy Garden
- The Nature Center will be open
- Montreat Treasured Trees – Meet the Black Mountain group. Sign up for a Montreat walking tour!
- Children’s Activities offered by Montreat College
- Information from Bearwise, Firewise, Montreat Landcare Committee, Wildlife Habitat Certification, The American Chestnut Foundation, and more!
Schedule of Events
- 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Native plants and plants that thrive here for sale
- 9:45 a.m. — Arbor Day Proclamation
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon — Treasured Tree Hike leaving from Moore center field
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon — Spring Tea Party on Moore center field
- 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. —Screening of the documentary, “Clear Day Thunder-Rescuing the American Chestnut” underneath Moore Center
Directions to location – Moore Field, Lookout Rd., Montreat NC (across the street from the Anderson Auditorium parking lot). Follow Hwy 9/Montreat Road through the Gate into Montreat, where the road becomes Assembly Drive. Continue on Assembly Drive about 9/10 of a mile, then turn right on Lookout Rd. Moore Field will be on your left, just blow the banks of Lake Susan. Ample parking is across Lookout Rd in the Anderson Auditorium lot.
