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Blue Ridge Ecosystems – From Ice Age to the Present

Name: Blue Ridge Ecosystems – From Ice Age to the Present
Start: 2026-11-18T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-18T15:00:00-05:00
Location: North Carolina Arboretum

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 1pm · North Carolina Arboretum

Blue Ridge Ecosystems – From Ice Age to the Present with Dan Lazar Wednesday, November 18 | 1 – 3pm BRN – Core | BREG – Elective Register Here! Blue Ridge ecosystems have changed dramatically since the end of the last ice age 18,000 years ago. For example, while glaciers still covered northern Ohio and Pennsylvania, the summits of the Great Craggy Mountains, the Black Mountains and the Smokies were treeless and clothed in alpine tundra vegetation, while Mastodons and Giant Ground Sloths roamed t