Meet Shelly, A Box Turtle "Echo" at the NC Arboretum

Name: Meet Shelly, A Box Turtle "Echo" at the NC Arboretum
Start: 2025-09-20T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Arboretum Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, United States

Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Arboretum Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, United States | Asheville, NC

Join us at the NC Arboretum's Playing Woods on Saturday, September 20th at 11 AM for the unveiling of our latest "Echo" -- a box turtle.
About the event
Join us for the debut of our newest "Echo" – a custom box turtle sculpture created for the NC Arboretum's Playing Woods. Designed as both an art and playground feature, this piece will provide endless joy for young visitors. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled for the 20th at 11 a.m., just ahead of the "Music in the Mountains" festival.

For more information about this event and others coming to the NC Arboretum over the coming months: https://www.echoesoftheforest.org/post/wood-wonder-and-renewal-a-fall-celebration-at-the-arboretum

About The Playing Woods at the NC Arboretum
Newly opened in the spring of 2025, the Playing Woods is a dedicated area near the Education Center designed specifically for outdoor wilderness adventure, creativity, and exploration for kids of all ages. This special space recognizes the importance of outdoor play and unstructured activities in childhood development, especially as such opportunities become increasingly rare.
The Playing Woods invites children to build a shelter, hop stumps, walk beams, and explore, improvise, and interact in an open-ended environment that encourages curiosity and creative play. Rather than structured playground equipment, this natural play area lets kids engage with their environment and see what their imagination can build.