Today there are so many people that have no places that represent the natural enviornment-- well we have it up here. Be away and have your own field station if you are a group from some institution of learning.

We have mixed hardwood decidious forests and groomed Christmas Tree forest, a wilderness and controlled systems. There are forests that acid rain and atmospheric conditions that can be investigated. We can furnish you with bed and breakfast list for groups that come during the week.You may set up camp in some of the camping areas over on the Blue Ridge Parkway or set up your tents and make camp. Nightime is when stars are begin to appear without the backlight of big cities. The camp fire warms down to a storytelling glow. Sitting around the fire for a story swapping time.