Author: Luke Bennett

Dix Park and Rocky Branch Creek Big Sweep

March 20, 2023

All hands on deck! Come join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and Wake County Big Sweep in removing litter from Rocky Branch near Dix Park in downtown Raleigh. Help remove litter that directly pollutes the Walnut Creek watershed. Volunteers will park at the large parking lot in front of the Chapel (1030 Richardson Dr. Raleigh, NC 27603) and meet at the Greenway Trail Head at Dorothea Dix Park on Tate … More Dix Park and Rocky Branch Creek Big Sweep

POSTPONED due to weather … Guided Bird Tour at the Art Park – Feb. 4

January 25, 2023

Postponed Join NCWF and local chapters on Feb. 4, 2023, 8:30 – 10:00 AM, as we take a birding tour of the NC Museum of Art Park in Raleigh with Ranger Chantal Taunton. We will slowly walk through the park and enjoy the wonderful avian diversity that the North Carolina Piedmont has to offer in winter. Participants … More POSTPONED due to weather … Guided Bird Tour at the Art Park – Feb. 4

Shortleaf Pine Tree Planting at Turnipseed Nature Preserve

January 6, 2023

Join NCWF and Wake County Tues., Jan. 31, 10 AM – 1 PM, as we return to Turnipseed Nature Preserve to supplement a prior planting with the addition of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) seedlings. Planting trees has numerous benefits for the environment with their ability to improve soil and water conditions, sequester carbon, moderate climate, … More Shortleaf Pine Tree Planting at Turnipseed Nature Preserve