Spring 2026 Outings

Land Between the Lakes Volunteer Naturalist Surveys of the Core Areas    April 24-25

Calling all naturalists, amateurs and professionals!  Join us for the 2nd annual Land Between the Lakes Volunteer Naturalist Surveys of the Core Areas. On the weekend of April 24-25,  our volunteers will explore a  selection of the core areas to conduct informal surveys of their flora, fauna, and other characteristics. These habitats are diverse, ranging from wetlands and interior forest to small open lands.  Our work will help the  management at the LBL give a face to these important  but still little known places.   This is a great opportunity to support one of the great forests of our region in a time of budget and staff cuts in our federal lands management agencies.  Whether your interests are plants, birds, salamanders, or anything else, come join us!

•  We meet at the Golden Pond Visitor Center 238 Visitor Center Dr, Golden Pond, KY 42211 at 8 Central for a briefing on each day.  The goal is to leave for our respective areas by 8:30.

• Let us know that you will be attending in advance so we can discuss the best fit site for you based on location, habitat interest, level of access/remoteness, etc.  We also want to make sure that you are able to upload the map of your location.

• We'll be geotagging places and species of interest.   This is to help the staff at the LBL with inventorying these special places.

•  We request that these do NOT get shared publicly at this time, especially if it might involve sensitive species or habitats.  We will be pooling our findings into a common app.  Let us know if you need assistance in geotagging.  We have old-fashioned paper forms as well.          

• We will have a debriefing at 4:00 at the Golden Pond Visitor Center.  It is encouraged, but not mandatory, especially if you are still out in the field finding cool stuff! 

 Contact:   wdmounger@gmail.com