From officemanager at svionline.org Wed Mar 21 15:52:58 2012 From: officemanager at svionline.org (officemanager at svionline.org) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:52:58 -0400 Subject: [Sviannouncements] Wildflower Hikes at Sequatchie Valley Institute Message-ID: <4e07c1d70f6e4ca01db19b96365d62ee@svionline.org> Wildflower Hikes at Sequatchie Valley Institute March 31, 2012 10:00 am to 3:00 pm April 7, 2012 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Come and join the Sequatchie Valley Institute staff and friends? and the ragwort, dwarf buckeye, phlox, bloodroot, trout lily, trilliums, wild geranium, dogwoods, redbuds, etc! in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley for our spring wildflower hikes, on Saturday, April 2 and Saturday, April 9. The hikes will be accompanied by guides familiar with the geography, ecology and biology of the area. We will begin the hike at 12 noon Central Time (1pm Chattanooga time ? Eastern Time). You must arrive at our parking area no later than 11am to assemble for the hike, and either hike or take a shuttle ride to the trailhead at Moonshadow. Early birds (10:00 am Central Time) may enjoy a hiking tour of our buildings and gardens. There will be a choice of a long, strenuous hike deep into the Gulf, or a shorter, more relaxed walk. Please be prepared for the hike with long pants, hat, sturdy shoes, and a container for water (we have springwater on tap). Plan to take lots of pictures! You are welcome to come early to visit our gardens, hand-crafted homes, and crafts gallery, which will be open for purchases of fine nature-based crafts produced by our staff, and specialty books. Please bring a picnic lunch to eat at one of our beautiful picnic areas in the woods. A sliding-scale donation of $5-20 will be used for our non-profit educational programs. For directions to SVI, which is located in the Cartwright community half-way between Dunlap and Whitwell, 45 minutes from Chattanooga, or for more information, contact us at 423-949-5922, or email officemanager [at] svionline [dot] org Maps & Directions: http://svionline.org/about-svi/directions/ From officemanager at svionline.org Thu Mar 22 16:17:40 2012 From: officemanager at svionline.org (Sequatchie Valley Institute) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:17:40 -0400 Subject: [Sviannouncements] Wildflower Hikes at Sequatchie Valley Institute -- Mar 31 and Apr 7 Message-ID: <4F6B88E4.3050407@svionline.org> March 31, 2012 10:00 am to 3:00 pm April 7, 2012 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Come and join the Sequatchie Valley Institute staff and friends... and the ragwort, dwarf buckeye, phlox, bloodroot, trout lily, trilliums, wild geranium, dogwoods, redbuds, etc! in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley for our spring wildflower hikes. The hikes will be accompanied by guides familiar with the geography, ecology and biology of the area. trilliumWe will begin the hike at 12 noon Central Time (1pm Chattanooga time -- Eastern Time). You must arrive at our parking area no later than 11am to assemble for the hike. Early birds (10:00 am Central Time) may enjoy a hiking tour of our buildings and gardens. There will be a choice of a long, strenuous hike deep into the Gulf, or a shorter, more relaxed walk. Please be prepared for the hike with long pants, hat, sturdy shoes... and a container for water (we have springwater on tap). Plan to take lots of pictures! You are welcome to come early to visit our gardens, hand-crafted homes, and crafts gallery, which will be open for purchases of fine nature-based crafts produced by our staff, and specialty books. Please bring a picnic lunch to eat at one of our beautiful picnic areas in the woods. A sliding-scale donation of $5-20 will be used for our non-profit educational programs. For directions to SVI, which is located in the Cartwright community half-way between Dunlap and Whitwell, 45 minutes from Chattanooga, or for more information, contact us at 423-949-5922, or email officemanager at svionline.org Directions: http://svionline.org/about-svi/directions/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: trillium.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 44461 bytes Desc: not available URL: From officemanager at svionline.org Fri Mar 23 10:41:22 2012 From: officemanager at svionline.org (Sequatchie Valley Institute) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:41:22 -0400 Subject: [Sviannouncements] Grape & muscadine pruning -- Sun Mar 25 Message-ID: <4F6C8B92.4070602@svionline.org> If you are interested in learning proper techniques for pruning grape and muscadine vines, come on out and join us for a fun weekend in the trellises and gardens of moonshadow. Wear work clothes, comfortable shoes, long sleeves & pants, gloves, hat and eye protection. If you have hand pruners, please bring them and we'll sharpen them for you. For our regular crew and those familiar with SVI, we'll be working in the vineyard all day. Those of you who are first-timers or unfamiliar with the land, please call 423-949-5922 or email officemanager at svionline.org for information and directions.