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Associates of DuPont Forest will host the fifth annual DuPont Forest Pageant Saturday, Sept. 24 at DuPont State Leisure Forest.

The pageant, which runs from 10 a.m. to three p.m, is a free, family-friendly occasion on the forest’s Guion Entry Space which can embrace household nature walks, neighborhood yoga classes, group bike rides and clinics, an orienteering occasion, excursions of the historic property, fly fishing demonstrations in addition to meals vans and a particular go to from Smokey Bear.

“This actually is a celebration of DuPont Forest,” stated Associates of DuPont Govt Director Sara Landry. “DuPont is likely one of the hottest public lands in western North Carolina and other people use it for all completely different causes.

“We’re making an attempt to current each manner folks can discover journey within the forest and on the similar time we’re making an attempt to show them to be good stewards of the land.”

DuPont State Leisure Forest is positioned within the Blue Ridge Mountains between Hendersonville and Brevard. Its 10,400 acres of forest characteristic 4 main waterfalls on the Little River and several other on the Grassy Creek. The unique 7,600 acre forest was established in 1996 by way of a beneficiant discount sale from the DuPont Company and in 2000 the property expanded to incorporate one other 2,200 acre tract containing Excessive Falls, Triple Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.

For a full checklist of actions and instances throughout the pageant, go to www.dupontforest.com/9999-2/.