BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-117@dukeforest.duke.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T120000 DTSTAMP:20240715T171230Z URL:https://dukeforest.duke.edu/events/2024-flora-and-fauna-tour/ SUMMARY:2024 Flora and Fauna Tour DESCRIPTION:\nDiscover the native plants and animals of the Duke Forest.\n[ gallery size="medium" ids="8908\,10118\,10117"]\n\nJoin the Duke Forest fo r our annual Flora and Fauna tour\, led jointly by Duke Forest Executive D irector Sara Childs and Dr. Nicki Cagle from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Tour participants will spend the morning hiking along the forested slopes and rocky New Hope Creek banks tucked within th e Korstian Division. Under Nicki and Sara’s guidance\, you will discover some of the many species that call the Duke Forest home\, find what’s i n bloom\, and learn a few plant- and animal-identification how to’s alon g the way. We hope you’ll join us!\n\nAudience: This tour is geared tow ard adult audiences (ages 18+). Any minors interested in participating mu st have a parent or guardian present and have an active interest in the s ubject.\n\nAccessibility:\n\n Tour participants will be on their feet thr oughout this 3-hour tour\, walking and standing during short presentations .\n The tour will include an approximately 1-mile loop hike on gravel roa ds and unpaved\, dirt foot trails. Some stretches of the hike include uphi ll and downhill sections and rocky\, uneven ground surfaces alongside New Hope Creek. We invite participants to bring trekking poles or a walking st ick if needed.\n There are NO BATHROOMS in the tour area\, so please plan accordingly.\n Parking is available and will be directed by Duke Forest staff.\n Our registration form includes a question where you can share de tails about any accessibility needs you may have. If you have accessibilit y considerations that you would like to make our staff aware of\, please l et us know.\n\n \;\nRegister here.\nSpace is limited to 24 participant s. In an effort to increase the reach of our tours\, the first 14 tour slo ts will be first-come\, first-served\, and the remaining slots will be fil led from a waitlist. Our tours are small and often fill quickly\, and we h ope to engage a mix of folks new to the Duke Forest and past participants. Thank you for your understanding.\n \nFull event details—including loc ation and parking directions—will be sent to registered tour participant s within 7 business days. A reminder email will be sent a week prior to th e event.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dukeforest.duke.edu/files/2024/04/Demons trating-a-Toad-DSC08073_small-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR