

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rare Flower Hike- Harbinger of Spring, Robbinsville
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY!  If you would like to be added to the wait list please email me at amartin@mainspringconserves.org!

Back by popular demand, a pilgrimage to see the uncommon Harbinger-of-Spring (Erigenia bulbosa) in bloom! Nantahala F.S. Botanist Maria Dunlavey will lead us on an adventure to see this delicate little flower, which has only been recorded in two places in North Carolina and is visible for just a few short weeks before it fades away to await the next spring. Though Harbinger-of-Spring is the star of this show (if our timing is right, we should see blankets of its snowflake-esque blooms!), we'll admire a variety of other botanical delights along the way including toadshade trilliums, walking ferns, Bishop's caps, and whatever else we may encounter.

We will be meeting at the Fontana Village Marina (40 Fontana Dam Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 28733) in Graham County just before 10am. We hope to be back at the trailhead by 2pm. Because of the rarity of Harbinger-of-Spring, participants are asked to refrain from sharing georeferenced photos or otherwise publicizing the location of the plant.

This event is donation-based, suggested donation is $10. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, but please give what you can. Your support allows us to protect the special creatures, plants, landscapes, and heritage of WNC for all to enjoy! Donations can be made online (select “upcoming event” from the dropdown box), or by cash or check at the event.

This hike is approximately 3.6 miles round trip and will take about 4 hours. The first 0.2 miles are on the AT at a moderately intense grade (mostly staircase), with the remainder of the hike on Forest Service roadbeds at gentle grades. Total elevation gain is about 500 feet. We suggest bringing water, warm layers, sturdy hiking shoes, sun protection, a snack and lunch, any anything else you need to be comfortable outside for the duration of this event.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fontana-dam/rare-flower-hike-harbinger-of-spring-robbinsville/200029691748259
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, nonprofit, trekking, meetups, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mainspringconserves.org/events/rare-early-wildflower-hike-robbinsville/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=fontana+dam-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Fontana Dam
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Fontana Village Resort & Marina
- **lat**: 35.436337491085
- **long**: -83.822185993195
- **full address**: Fontana Village Resort &amp; Marina, Fontana Dam, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mainspring Conservation Trust (https://allevents.in/org/mainspring-conservation-trust/3541702)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fontana Village Resort &amp; Marina, Fontana Dam, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mainspring Conservation Trust
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, nonprofit, trekking, meetups, virtual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rare Flower Hike- Harbinger of Spring, Robbinsville ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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