Trash traps are cages that collect and trap trash as it floats down a waterway. South Wake Conservationists, in partnership with Sound Rivers and The Great Raleigh Cleanup, has the opportunity to monitor and clean a new trash trap installed in Walnut Creek at the mouth of Lake Johnson. We will be provided with 7 … More Let’s Go Wading to Remove Trash in Walnut Creek!
An important urban forestry program is coming before the Raleigh City Council on Tuesday, March 17th, and we need YOU to show up in support! The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department will be presenting their “Leaf Out” campaign, a city-wide initiative to protect, expand, and steward Raleigh’s urban tree canopy and natural spaces. The ambitious … More Protect Raleigh’s Tree Canopy
A group of South Wake Conservationists and guests were treated to a wonderful guided walk through the forested bottom-lands of Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve by naturalist Dr. Eric Pauley on Saturday. The weather was perfect, a multitude of spring ephemerals had emerged, displaying their best flowers, and there was a lot to see and … More What a Day for a Guided Walk through Swift Creek Bluffs in Full Bloom!
This family farm has been nurtured by several generations, and is now surrounded by encroaching suburbia near Wendell, NC. The team, along with family members, collected 5200 pounds of trash, 52 tires, 2 utility trailer chassis and decades worth of vapor barrier material used in seeding. These efforts support the family’s application for an agricultural … More SWC Teams Up with Big Sweep and Siemens to Preserve Farm Land
Members of South Wake Conservationists, along with the Hemlock Bluffs Strike team, tackled some well entrenched bamboo stalks, along with trifoliate orange and privet shoots, at this Natural Preserve run by the city of Cary and the state of North Carolina. This large “clump” of bamboo has been growing at the site for at least … More We came, we saw, we conquered!! (Well maybe a small spot)!!!
SWC is back again for the second year, celebrating nature at Wake County’s newest park! We are seeking a few volunteers to assist with our exhibit, helping setup or break down the exhibit and engaging with both kids and adults during the event with our exhibit and activities. Our theme this year is Wildlife Habitat. … More Volunteers Needed for the SWC Exhibit at Beech Bluff Blast Mar. 21st
Includes a book signing! Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists chapter for a presentation about the indigenous conservation land ethic. Our speaker, David Rahahę́·tih Webb, is an enrolled citizen of the Tuscarora Indians of the Kahtenuaka Territories, the Executive Director of Muddy Sneakers, as well as an author, artist, and historian. His presentation will cover how … More TONIGHT AT BASS LAKE PARK! “Traditional Ecological Knowledge” by David Rahahę́·tih Webb of the Tuscarora Indians
We are one step closer to holding our first Eco Kids garden workday with 4th and 5th grade students at the Southeast Raleigh Elementary School rooftop garden! Eight SWC volunteers were on the roof Wednesday to inspect, clean up, and inventory the 34 raised beds in preparation for our first hands-on planting and education session … More Preparing for the Eco Kids Garden!
Please join us at the Triangle Land Conservancy’s Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve as we embark on a nature walk to discover the many different native spring ephemeral flowers that will be just starting to pop up! The walk will be led by Dr. Eric Pauley, who has conducted plant research in mountain, swamp and … More Spring Ephemerals Walk at Swift Creek Bluffs Mar. 7th
New re-scheduled date after January workday was postponed due to an ice storm SWC is assisting Raleigh Parks with the restoration of river cane along the banks of Walnut Creek, where it flows through the Walnut Creek Wetland Park. This will help endangered wildlife, control erosion, and improve water quality. Due to the nature of … More River Cane Restoration – Mar. 18th (new date!)
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