Connestee Falls Natural Resources Stewardship
NRSC Initiatives and Continuing Work
Preliminary Forest Management Survey Presentation
The NRSC is working with EcoForesters, a local forestry consultant to develop a long term CF Forest Management Plan? The firm is conducting an assessment of the composition and health of CF POA forests as well as identifying potential fire ”hot spot” areas. (View the slide presentation)
NRSC Deer Management Program (DMP)
This is what the NRSC is doing about Connestee deer and what you can do to help.
(Read the short and long of the DMP)
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Appalachian Landslide Consultants (ALC) Presentation
“Landslides in Transylvania County: Looking to the Past to Plan for the Future” with Jennifer Bauer
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​CF Natural Resources Inventory Report (NRI) By Equinox
The Board of Directors commissioned Equinox Environmental from Asheville to conduct an inventory of the natural resources to form a basis for future planning. (Read the summary)
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This NRI report serves as a baseline assessment of natural resources that are contained within the property. It contains a delineation of forested natural communities as well as an assessment of their age, health, and any notable components. The report also contains a description of the type, quantity, and quality of stream and wetland resources observed thus far​ as well as wildlife presence/absence. (Read the full report)
​I​n August 2022, Owen Carson of Equinox conducted a public presentation about the NRI.
(View on YouTube)​​​​
Photo courtesy Jim Farrey
​​​CF Natural Resources Community Opinions Survey Report
In order to gather benchmark data regarding opinions of Connestee Falls owners regarding our natural resources, the Natural Resources Stewardship Committee (NRSC) conducted a member survey via Survey Monkey in Fall 2022. (Read the full report)
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Hiking Trail Invasive Species mitigation
An Invasive Plant Task Force composed of volunteers from the Trail Builders, Trail Stewards and the NRSC gathered on September 15, 2023 and September 6, 2024 to mitigate Invasive Plants (IPs). (Read the full article)
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Bird Sanctuary Areas
The Natural Resource Stewardship Committee (NRSC) hosted a Blue Ribbon event on March 28, 2023 to celebrate the installation of six new nesting boxes at the Lake Wanteska Dam overflow. (Read the full article)
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Focus on Connestee Events
The NRSC sponsors educational excursions and presentations, many of which are led by residents of Connestee. Walks and talks about geology, wildflowers, birds, trees, and ferns, as well as presentations about bears, deer, and the HRI-Hemlock Restoration Initiative. (Go to Events)
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CF Hemlock Restoration Initiative Summary
The committee thanks the members at large who completed the Connestee Falls (CF) Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Survey that was sent out in March 2022 by the Natural Resources Stewardship Committee (NRSC) and CF Hemlock Friends. (Read the full article)​
