Balsam Mountain Preserve, Spirit the Bald Eagle, and The Biltmore Estate, libations included.

March 15th, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions, Things to Do

Living and working in Haywood County, NC gives you the best of many worlds. We have very little traffic, beautiful weather with four distinct seasons, mountains everywhere you look, and we are minutes away from many world-class attractions and developments, including The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, 30 minutes from Waynesville, and the Balsam Mountain Preserve, located in Sylva, just 15 minutes from downtown Waynesville.

BALSAM MOUNTAIN PRESERVE

Thursday evening was ‘Coldwell Banker‘ night at the Biltmore Estate, courtesy of Balsam Mountain Preserve. Not only were we treated to a beautiful educational program about the Balsam Mountain Preserve, we were surrounded with a constant presentation of mouth-watering appetizers by numerous Biltmore Estate servers who seemed to appear each time your mouth was empty, washed down by exquisite wines from The Biltmore Estate. The Balsam Mountain Preserve principals really know how to do things with class in every aspect of their operation. Those who were unable to attend the presentation missed a most unique and memorable opportunity.

The thrill of the evening was being in the presence of a resident of the Nature Center at the Balsam Mountain Preserve, Spirit Augustus, a fifteen year old American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with her human handler, Michael Skinner, Executive Director of the Balsam Mountain Trust.

“The Nature Center is one aspect of the work of the Balsam Mountain Trust, a nonprofit organization charged with documenting and preserving the natural and cultural history of Balsam Mountain. Director Michael Skinner and naturalist Blair Ogburn bring extensive knowledge to this task, which contributes not only to the high-quality exhibits at the Nature Center, but also to the many programs that help residents explore the area around us. They maintain a busy schedule of programs from guided hikes and mountain bike rides to activities such as a search for nesting yellow-billed sapsuckers or any of their other woodpecker cousins.”

Read the Balsam Mountain Trust NaturePhile Newsletter and see spectacular photos of Spirit.

Read about a recent visit to Balsam Mountain Preserve.

It would be my pleasure to arrange a tour of Balsam Mountain Preserve for you (use my Email Susie button or call 828-550-3767), or contact Mr. Jimmy McDonnell at Balsam Mountain Preserve (Toll free: 866.452.3456, or email: jmcdonnell@balsammountain.com). Tell him Susie sent you!

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