Author: John Kinsella

Let’s Team Up With Master Gardeners to Beautify Millbrook School’s Pollinator Gardens!

February 27, 2024

Please join us on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at noon as we join forces with Wake County Master Gardeners! We will meet at Millbrook Magnet School, located at 1520 East Millbrook Road in Raleigh. We will be pruning and weeding. The front of the school is located along Memory Road, which runs into Millbrook Road. … More Let’s Team Up With Master Gardeners to Beautify Millbrook School’s Pollinator Gardens!

Spring Comes Early to Crowder County Park!

February 22, 2024

On February 21, 2024 six South Wake Conservationists celebrated a beautiful spring-like day by vigorously enhancing three pollinator gardens at Crowder County Park. The group provide two hours of weeding and dead-heading to the park’s array of native plants! They were accompanied by Park Ranger and Educator Sarah Goldsmith. Sarah received the “fast healer” award … More Spring Comes Early to Crowder County Park!

A Chance for the Bluebirds to Go to Church!

February 16, 2024

On February 15,2024 the South Wake Conservationists broke new ground by installing four Bluebird houses on “sacred soil!” Even though the birds may not be attending traditional parish events, they will now have the opportunity to raise their chicks on the grounds of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church in Fuquay-Varina! The installation of the houses comes … More A Chance for the Bluebirds to Go to Church!

Let’s Have a Late February Pollinator Garden Prep Day!

February 7, 2024

Please join us at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 as we prepare some of the Crowder County Park pollinator gardens for spring! We will be dead-heading, weeding and cutting back any dead growth. As time permits, we may even remove some invasive plants! We will conclude at noon. Please bring water, knee-pads and … More Let’s Have a Late February Pollinator Garden Prep Day!

South Wake Conservationists Fortify a “Stairway to Heaven!”

January 23, 2024

On January 23, 2024 the South Wake Conservationists (SWC) were joined by several conservation-minded partners to fortify a critical section of the Triangle Land Conservancy’s (TLC) Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve in Raleigh. Specifically, the group added a rock/sand mixture around the posts of stairway railings (see attached photos) to stabilize them. The project represented … More South Wake Conservationists Fortify a “Stairway to Heaven!”

South Wake Conservationists Introduce Themselves to Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve!

January 2, 2024

Please join us on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. as we embark on our initial project at Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve (SCBNP), 7800 Holly Springs Road in Raleigh! SCBNP is one of the sites associated with the Triangle Land Conservancy. We will be attacking some of the Preserve’s invasive plants. We will … More South Wake Conservationists Introduce Themselves to Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve!

A Very Productive Pruning Day at Millbrook School!

December 13, 2023

On December 12, 2023 five hardy South Wake Conservationists had a very fun and productive “workday” at Millbrook Magnet School in Raleigh! The group was assisted by enthusiastic students as they filled numerous wheelbarrows with weeds and pruned plant material. They also removed a small tree at the request of school officials (thanks Bob)! Many … More A Very Productive Pruning Day at Millbrook School!

A Team Effort at Crowder County Park!

December 8, 2023

On December 7, 2023 the South Wake Conservationists, North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF), North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance (NCPCA) and Crowder County Park officials teamed up to create a new pollinator garden at the park! The group found a home for 49 pollinator plants and shrubs that prefer partial shade locations. The NCPCA was founded … More A Team Effort at Crowder County Park!