Roan Mountain Highlands, Tennessee/North Carolina
June 13-15, 2008
Instructor: Jerry Greer
Tuition: $525

The natural splendor of the Roan Mountain Highlands has been recognized since the Europeans first visited them in the eighteenth century. Both Elisha Mitchell and Asa Gray wrote of these highlands as beautiful; Gray even called them “without doubt the most beautiful east of the Rockies.”

The workshop will begin on Friday afternoon and will take place during the height of the Catawba rhododendron bloom. This is one of the most spectacular moments in the Blue Ridge Mountains! The beautiful pink blossoms of the rhododendron will embellish the rocky outcroppings and open grassy balds as far as the eye can see. Sunrise will welcome us with misty mountain peaks rising out of fog filled valleys and sunset will give us sun-drenched receding ridgelines. It is a photographer’s paradise! The workshop will conclude late on Sunday evening.

 Lodging choices will be modern comfortable motels or campgrounds near each location. Workshop fees cover tuition only. Lodging, travel and meals are not included.

Tuition for this workshop is $525 per person. Register Now!

Erwin, Tennessee
July 11-13, 2008
Instructor: Jerry Greer
Tuition: $525

Stretching upward from the gorgeous Unaka Valley of East Tennessee, is a land of ancient tumbling streams, deep green forests, and a living wild equaled only in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That land is the extraordinary 10,000-acre Rocky Fork Watershed. Once threatened by developers but now under contract by The Conservation Fund. The opposite side of the valley raises the Unaka Mountains. Home to Beauty Spot (an open bald offering beautiful 360-degree panoramic views), and the deep dark spruce forest of Unaka Mountain summit.

 The workshop will begin on Friday afternoon and will introduce the participants to conservation/environmental as well as natural history photography. We will explore the beautiful streams, secluded hollows and beautiful bayberry rhododendron bloom of Rocky Fork and enjoy the open balds, and the dark spruce forests of the Unaka Mountains. The workshop will conclude late on Sunday evening.

 Lodging choices will be modern comfortable motels or campgrounds near each location. Workshop fees cover tuition only. Lodging, travel and meals are not included.

Tuition for this workshop is $525 per person. Register Now!