Calling all White Squirrel Lovers!
Well the 3rd Annual White Squirrel Festival is on! It's again set for Memorial Day weekend, May 27th and 28th in downtown Brevard, North Carolina. This year promises two days of awesome music that's absolutely FREE!
The bands booked so far are Steep Canyon Rangers , Bone Pony , The Biscuit Burners , Beth Wood , Marc Yaxley, Fifth House... just to name a few.
Last year we had between 10,000 and 15,000 in the little town of Brevard, NC (normal population around 8,000) so it got quite busy here. And yes Virginia, there really are White Squirrels! There's even a retired college professor here, Bob Gleasner, that keeps track of them each year. By last estimate they made up 25% of Brevard's squirrel population.
So book your reservation early. The Hampton Inn and the Holiday Inn Express are the two "big" hotels in town. There's also the Davidson River Campground for those who like to go the natural route.
More on the WSF as it develops...
posted by Phil Davis - Tungsten Branding @ 8:35 PM
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Hey there,
My name's Sandra and I went to high school at Brevard. Currently I'm an undergrad at NC State University, and I've been trying to find info as far as scientific data on the white squirrel populations, specifically in good ol' Transylvania County. And also I'm looking for any info on people-interactions with the squirrels (other than things like the festival, which celebrate the squirrel but don't contain a lot of data). For example, are there people who may have raised the squirrels and who may be able to provide information on whether or not the infants grew differently than their gray counterparts, etc? Let me know if any good scientific data comes up. This is for a report due in a few weeks. Thanks!
Sandra- Boy do I have the perfect person for you... Professor Bob Glesener, a Biologist who has studied the White Squirrels for years and conducted the annual White Squirrel counts. He is the "Oz" of White Squirrels. Email me directly (phil@puretungsten.com) and I'll give you his phone and email.
Also there's a squirrel rehab specialist named Jennifer Burgin. I'll give you her contact info as well.
Hope this helps. Be sure to post your findings.
Thanks!
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