Ranger Program: Fall Foliage Exploration

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Date/Time
Date(s) - October 17, 2015
1:30 pm

Location
Newfound Gap

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Ranger Program: Fall Foliage Exploration each Saturday at 1:30 at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap. Join a ranger to explore the beauty of the changing leaves during this special time of year. Learn how trees adapt to the cooling temperatures asthey paint the mountains with color.

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