Roan Mountain Radio

Congratulations to the entire staff of Roan Mountain State Park for the Tennessee State Parks 2018 Award for Excellence in Facilities Management. Click on the player above to listen to a short conversation with R.M.S.P. Park Manager, Ranger Meg Guy. … Continue reading →

RMR-088: Where Are They Hiding? A Survey of Rare Appalachian Salamanders with Tyler Wicks Tyler Wicks is an East Tennessee State University student majoring in Biology. He will present some findings of his study on Rare Appalachian Salamanders at the … Continue reading →

RMR-087: Citizen Scientists Wanted – Sept 8, 2018 – Digitizing Tennessee’s Herbarium Specimens with Dr. Joey Shaw -Fall Naturalists’ Rally The Friends of Roan Mountain Fall Naturalists’ Rally is Sept 7-8-9, 2018. Saturday evening, Dr. Joey Shaw will present Digitizing Tennessee’s … Continue reading →

RMR-086: 72nd Annual Rhododendron Festival and Bloom Report with Brian Tipton This is a great weekend to be on the mountain! CLICK HERE to see the most current Rhododendron Bloom Report at the FaceBook page for the Roan Mountain Citizens … Continue reading →

Roan Mountain Trail Festival – May 5 – and Your Opportunity to Become Hard Core Join AT Ambassidor, Jim Chambers at the Roan Mountain Trail Festival on May 5. The Festival will be at the Roan Mountain Park (located behind the … Continue reading →

RMR-084: The Future of Appalachian Salamanders – A Preview of the Spring Naturalists’ Rally with Kevin Hamed What do you really know about Appalachian Salamanders? The Saturday evening presentation at the Spring Naturalists’ Rally will be The Future of Appalachian … Continue reading →

RMR-083: Cade Campbell Previews his Centipedes and Millipedes Hike for the Spring Naturalists’ Rally If you haven’t met Cade Campbell you are in for a real treat! The Spring Naturalists Rally is April 27-28-29, 2018. On Saturday you will have … Continue reading →

The Birds and Bees of Wildflowers – A Preview of the Spring Naturalists’ Rally with Kris Light Kris Light will present The Birds and Bees of Wildflowers –  Pollination Strategies of Flowers at the 60th Annual Spring Naturalists’ Rally, on April … Continue reading →

American Chestnut Restoration – A Preview with Ben Jarrett The once mighty chestnut is getting a helping hand from The American Chestnut Foundation. Ben Jarrett will present Restoration of American Chestnut: A Marriage of Breeding and Biotechnology.   Click on … Continue reading →

Grassy Balds Management in the Roan Highlands. A historical look at the management efforts with a Geographic Information System (GIS).  Sarah will discuss the history of some of the Grassy Balds Management. Specifically the efforts over the past 30 years … Continue reading →

Jamey Donaldson, Roan Mountain botanist, has been studying the ecological history of the rare glacial relic found on the Roan.  His research has revealed that the green alder actually pre-dates the grassy balds. But don't take my word for it, join us at the Winter Naturalists' Rally, February 16, to learn the rest of the story. LINKS: Friends of Roan Mountain Winter Naturalists' Rally brochure and schedule Winter Naturalists' Rally registration

Winter Naturalists' Rally by the Friends of Roan Mountain. David Hall, Rally director, discusses the speakers and research reports and hikes. Including: golden-winged warbler, green alder balds, hemlock wooly adilgid, animal tracking, and invasive weeds,

Bottle Your Christmas Tree or How to enjoy that Roan Mountain air all year long. Author of Roan Mountain: History of an Appalachian Treasure, shares with us a great idea about what to do with your fresh cut Frasier fir Christmas tree after Christmas.

Here are a couple of Roan Mountain Christmas gift ideas. Baa-iley the Goat book is the children's book about the adventure of Baa-iley the Goat in helping with tyhe Baa-tany Goat project on Roan Mountain. My go-to reference book for Roan mountain questions is Jennifer Bauer's book "Roan Mountain: History of an Appalachian Treasure."

Meg Guy, Seasonal Ranger at Roan Mountain State Park, joins us to talk about the advantages of winter hiking and the new bike trail being built in the Park.        Roan Mountain State Park website  or phone 800-250-8620 for winter cabin special and First Hike information.  Tell them you heard about it on Roan Mountain Radio.