Come join a park staff member to learn about how many animals consider a tree home. A tree is "home" for many different animals. Some, such as beetles, ants, worms, and spiders, may spend their entire lives in and around a single tree. The meeting location will be at the visitor center. Please sign up by emailing kellie.messick@ncparks.gov
The following parks have at least partially reopened: Crowders Mountain, Gorges, Grandfather Mountain, Lake Norman, and Rendezvous Mountain. Visit ncparks.gov/closures for more information on the status of facilities.
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