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Photo: Kyle LaFerriere

OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

JULY 1-AUGUST 2

Send us your best outdoor photos from sites in the High Knob Region. Winners will receive prizes.

KIDS NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

6 PM

FLAG ROCK RECREATION AREA

NORTON, VA

Join us for a Children's Nature Scavenger Hunt in Flag Rock Recreation Area! This event will be held as part of the Pack Out The Park event. Stay tuned for details about this event!

FARMERS MARKET NATURE CRAFT

TUESDAY AUGUST 13 (4-6 PM)

NORTON FARMERS MARKET

115 8TH ST. SW, NORTON

Shop fresh and shop local at the Norton Friends and Farmers Market. While you shop, join us in making a nature-themed children's craft.

barn quilt workshop

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

5 PM

NORTON EXPO CENTER
115 8TH ST. SW, NORTON

Join us at the Norton Friends and Farmers Market for a Barn Quilt Workshop with the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable! Limited to 15 people. Cost: TBA.

GROUP HIKE: PICKEM Mountain

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

5 PM

FLAG ROCK RECREATION AREA

NORTON, VA

Join Virginia Master Naturalists for a hike on the Pickem Mountain loop in Flag Rock Recreation Area. Distance: 5 miles. Difficulty: Moderate. Registration required.

outdoor yoga class

10 AM SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

FLAG ROCK RECREATION AREA
NORTON, VA

Join Appalachian Moon Yoga for an outdoor yoga class in Flag Rock Recreation Area! All abilities welcome. Cost: $5. Pre-registration encouraged.

BOULDERING CLINIC

10 AM SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

HIGH KNOB
NORTON, VA

Join Central Appalachia Climbers Coalition and the Appalachian Bouldering Center for a bouldering clinic at the Labyrinth in Flag Rock Recreation Area.

forest botanicals festival

2-5 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

FLAG ROCK RECREATION AREA
NORTON, VA

Celebrate the opening of the Forest Botanicals Storywalk Trail in Flag Rock Recreation Area! Forest farming demonstrations, ginseng seed giveaways, native plant sales, herbal arts and crafts, food, a trail walk, and more!