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LighterWood Farm Tour – How the Natural History of the Sandhills Created the Rich Cultural History
April 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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with Jesse Wimberley, Coordinator, NC Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association; Earl Ijames, Historian, Farmer
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Southern Pines, NC – meeting spot provided upon registration
Fee: Free; preregistration required
The North Carolina Sandhills is a natural strip of land straddling the Piedmont and Coastal Plains. It also lies in the natural zone between the Northern US and Southern US plant communities. This geological location has created a suite of plant and animal adaptations unique to the Sandhills of North Carolina. This tour explores how this natural history has created the cultural history. LighterWood Farm is a great example for how the natural history informed and created much of the highland Scot’s culture of the Sandhills, such as the naval stores economy and even the architecture of the Scots.
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