Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve is a non-profit nature preserve dedicated by
Virginia Creasey Mahan and Howard Mahan to enrich the community through
conservation, education, preservation, and community enjoyment!
The nature preserve is free for all to enjoy! Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve
includes 168 acres of forest with six miles of trails, spring-fed creeks, a frog
pond, waterfalls, and picnic areas; as well as recreational fields, a nature
center, a field house, and a two hundred year old manor.
With 111 acres of forested areas and grasslands, watch for white-tailed deer,
wild turkey, raccoon, fox, possum, and other wildlife. There is a wide variety
of birds to be found on the property, and healthy populations of reptiles and
amphibians..
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It's a Great Time
to Get Outdoors with Your Camera
Get out your close up lens, your hiking shoes,
fingerless gloves, hat and a jacket with plenty of pockets, dress in layers for
the changeable weather for this workshop. The workshop will begin in the
classroom with a very short review of camera basics. Then Julie will cover
topics related to “SEEING” and capturing digitally what you see. You will be
given 'assignments' that direct your attention, to open you to possibilities,
and get you thinking outside of your “box”.
With the assignments in hand you will experiment with
getting the picture that best meets the task of the assignment. Some
experimentation in the field classroom around the building before we go on a
hike.
If possible there will be a naturalist on hand to give you a
more detailed look at this environment.
The Executive Director of
Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve is Tavia Cathcart. She is a certified interpretive
naturalist and guide, photographer, and writer. As co-author of the 16-state
field guide "Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and Southern
Appalachians," she loves to share the folklore and stories about plants. Creasey
Mahan Nature Preserve attracts 22,000 visitors a year, offers 8-miles of trails
that weave through forest and grasslands. The nature preserve has four
year-round springs, and preserves several historic buildings that date back to
1803. Please visit
www.kynaturepreserve.org or
call (502) 228-4362 for more information.
Register
for class by email to
julieebrent @ gmail.com
Ask for mailing address to pay by check or if you
prefer to be sent and invoice.
Payment with PayPal
of $125.00
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