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The Archive writings on the many trees, birds, and plants found on the Greenway and various past programs, and news from the past were provided mostly by Kay Coriell. She has been involved with Friends of the Greenway from its beginning. We are grateful for her willingness to share knowledge and insights so that we can better appreciate this great resource. It seems fitting to talk of education on nature as...
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Greenway Friends
How do we know our friends? We recognize them by their height, their general shape, their dress, and whether they are slim or muscular. ...
Kay Coriell
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Winter Rosettes
Have you noticed little patches of green or grey-green leaves hugging the ground on you Greenway walks? These aren't early spring shoots,...
frogquarters
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Nuts
Now that most of the tree leaves are gone we can look for the interesting pods, nuts, balls and berries dangling from the limbs. Buckeye,...
frogquarters
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Earth Skills
Our program on the use of native plants and animals by native Americans was fun and informative. Darry Wood of Hayesville area had much...
frogquarters
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Bats!
We learned so many cool things about bats during the evening program two weeks ago, we thought we'd share some of it with you. Norma...
frogquarters
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Poison Ivy
“Leaves of three, leave it be” an old saying that is supposed to help us avoid Poison Ivy. However, what is just as important is to...
frogquarters
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Water Features
Now that the water shortage has abated somewhat, we will begin running the Water Feature at Big Bear Park longer hours: from 10 am to 7...
frogquarters
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Daffodils
02/25/09 Is it a daffodil or narcissus or jonquil? Maybe we can straighten out this long held confusion as to what to call those...
frogquarters
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Kudzu
A surprising number of things have been uncovered in the Little Tennessee River since Duke Power began the let-down. Tires, old shoes,...
frogquarters
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Birds
It's such a beautiful sight to see the lovely bluebirds in the stark winter landscape. They are one of our year-round residents,...
frogquarters
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Galls and Conifers
Galls When leaves drop off of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants it's a great time to look for gall formations. Gall insects use more...
frogquarters
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Sumacs
The mention of the word “sumac” to the average person brings forth the comment “isn't that poisonous?' Too bad it's gotten such a bad...
frogquarters
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Rivercane
Rivercane is found on the Greenway on the Old Airport Trail in a fairly large stand. Prior to European settlement cane communities...
frogquarters
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Name Origins
What's in a name? The names for various trails and places on the Greenway were chosen for their historical and humorous values and...
frogquarters
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Herbaceous Plants
We have had queries as to why the drinking fountains are not turned on yet. Maintenance staff is watching the weather closely and will...
frogquarters
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Winter Findings
Winter Findings Winter often seem like a dead period of time in the out of doors. There are no flowers blooming, not many green leaves...
frogquarters
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Rabbit Tobacco, Wildflower or Distinguished Herb
A couple of summers ago I was on the Greenway with Gill Heywood and Sally Kesler, identifying and labeling wildflowers, one of the...
Hollis Walker
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