Nominations are open! Every year, SWC solicits nominations for three of the six board positions, with specific positions rotating on alternate years. This year, the positions that are open for nominations are: Nominations are now open and due by Feb. 15. Please send any nomination to Dave Barber, Nominations Chair. If there is more than … More Annual Leadership Elections
DETAILS TO FOLLOW THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE TOWN OF GARNER We kick off our 2026 season of community engagement on Feb. 2nd in Garner at the annual Groundhog Day celebration, which is always a lot of fun. SWC plans to exhibit at six different community events and festivals this year, which is … More It’s Groundhog Day (again!) and We Need Volunteers – CANCELLED DUE TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
SWC’s co-chairs for the Wildlife Gardens & Habitats Committee, Sara Donohoe and Debra Quinlan, are hosting a virtual interest meeting to introduce the committee, share our focus areas, and begin building a team of volunteers who are passionate about creating and enhancing wildlife-supporting spaces in our community. During the meeting, we will: By the end … More Join an Interest Meeting for Wildlife Gardens and Habitat Activities Feb. 2!
There are just a few spaces for this special activity at the NC Botanical Garden (registration is capped at ten) so register soon! South Wake Conservationists and Tri County Conservationists, working with NCWF, are collaborating to offer this unique opportunity to learn and participate in some behind-the-scenes work at the botanical garden. We will have … More Limited Space – Seed Cleaning at NC Botanical Garden
TO BE RESCHEDULED Please join South Wake Conservationists in removing invasive bamboo from the banks of Swift Creek in Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, located in Cary, NC. We will be going off trail to get to the stand of bamboo and cross a small stream. Be sure to wear your hiking boots:). We will be monitoring the weather and work … More Bamboo Begone! – CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Not all bugs are bad! Join us and discover the vital roles that insects play in pollinating native plants and crops, aerating our soil, and preying on garden pests. In this presentation, you will learn how to identify some of these tiny allies and, more importantly, how to create habitat that encourages them to stay … More The Unsung Heroes: Pollinators & Predators of North Carolina
TO BE RESCHEDULED 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. Rivercane (genus Arundinaria), a native bamboo, is a woody grass native to floodplains of the … More River Cane Restoration Jan. 24th – CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Celebrate the winter solstice with the Dix Park Environmental Artist in Residence, Preston Montague, for a lively retrospective of his 2025 ecological installation artwork—plus a native plant and seed giveaway! Also, hear a presentation by David Rahahę́·tih Webb, conservationist and citizen of the Tuscarora Nation, who will present his latest work, Indigenous Carolinians, followed by a … More Winter Solstice at Dix Park
Get Gatorwise! What Everyone Should Know about Alligators in North Carolina Featuring: Alicia Wassmer, Alligator Biologist, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Alligators are often thought of as creatures of the deep South, but North Carolina was home to these remarkable reptiles long before the earliest accounts by colonial-era naturalists. Find out what makes the only … More Get Gatorwise!
It seems a lot of folks were more than ready to get outside and have some “dirt therapy” after all the Thanksgiving feasting! Over twenty volunteers came to Bass Lake Park Sunday afternoon to refresh, plant, and mulch a multitude of new native plants in the SWC Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden. Debra Quinlan and … More Native Plant Explosion at Bass Lake Park
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