South Wake Conservationists Enjoy a Fun and Successful Planting Day at the North Carolina Museum of Art Park!

November 19, 2021

On November 19, 2022, a group of South Wake Conservationists (SWC) joined forces with Art Park employees to plant 61 trees and shrubs at the Park. The planting continued a productive relationship between SWC, a chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and the Art Park for purposes of enhancing the Park’s pollinator gardens and … More South Wake Conservationists Enjoy a Fun and Successful Planting Day at the North Carolina Museum of Art Park!

Deer Donation Program is Exceeding Expected Volume and Needs Your Help

November 18, 2021

The SWC Deer Donation Program has delivered enough nutritious ground venison to provide more than 50,000 meals to families in need through community-based food programs in Wake, Harnett, and Lee counties! This year is already exceeding expectations significantly in terms of deer donations from local hunters, which means more food for more families. As a … More Deer Donation Program is Exceeding Expected Volume and Needs Your Help

Please Join Us For An Enjoyable Nature Walk at Beautiful Yates Mill County Park!

November 18, 2021

Do you enjoy beautiful nature walks in cooler weather? If so, we hope you can join us at scenic Yates Mill County Park, 4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, on December 12, 2021. We will meet at the main parking lot at 1:00 p.m. and will walk approximately 4 miles through a beautiful patch of … More Please Join Us For An Enjoyable Nature Walk at Beautiful Yates Mill County Park!

Eco Kids had “Natural Fun” at Hemlock Bluffs

November 14, 2021

South Wake Conservationists guided a nature discovery hike through beautiful Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve today. Looking up, down, and all around on the leaf-covered trails, these kids found many of the items listed on their discovery cards and more. These included the iconic hemlock tree growing on the north side of the famous bluffs, as … More Eco Kids had “Natural Fun” at Hemlock Bluffs

Bass Lake Park Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden Completed Today!

November 6, 2021

What a terrific work crew this morning! This was our final workday to install the new native shade plant demonstration garden at Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs. This energetic crew installed about 200 plants of twelve different species, all designed to promote pollinators and propagation of native plants in shady environments. We also installed … More Bass Lake Park Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden Completed Today!

Please Join Us for a Tree Planting Event at the North Carolina Museum of Art Park!

November 5, 2021

Please join the South Wake Conservationists on Friday morning, November 19, 2021 at the NC Museum of Art Park as we plant trees at this beautiful location! We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the plaza between the East and West Buildings. We will conclude at 11:30 a.m. A map of the park is shown … More Please Join Us for a Tree Planting Event at the North Carolina Museum of Art Park!

Ready for the Native Shade Pollinator Plants!

October 30, 2021

We had a great turnout today at Bass Lake Park to complete the preparation work for the new Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden under construction, including two new volunteers that joined us. A number of people stopped by and asked what we were building and took information about our chapter to hopefully join future events … More Ready for the Native Shade Pollinator Plants!

We Built the Wall (for the Pollinators, that is)!

October 22, 2021

After today’s impromptu workday, we are one step closer to establishing an educational Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden at Bass Lake Park. Getting some basic infrastructure tasks out of the way ahead of schedule will make the two upcoming workdays go a little smoother. Invasive trees (both a large Princess tree and a Mimosa tree) … More We Built the Wall (for the Pollinators, that is)!

Help Create a Unique Demonstration Pollinator Garden Made for the SHADE!

October 20, 2021

Please join us in creating a unique native plant pollinator garden in the next few weeks. What makes this unique? It is designed to thrive in the shade! We have two workdays planned and need your help. The dates and times are shown in the table below. Just RSVP for one or both workdays, using … More Help Create a Unique Demonstration Pollinator Garden Made for the SHADE!

Help collect 100,000 Native Tree Seeds!

October 15, 2021

Project Pando is a volunteer-driven tree nursery that sustainably grows native trees to give to the public for free. NC Wildlife Federation’s 2021 Business Conservationist of the Year was awarded to Leaf and Limb founder Basil Camu, who created this concept that will proliferate the planting of native trees by giving away saplings grown from … More Help collect 100,000 Native Tree Seeds!