SWC, led by Jeremy Bock, hosted an enthusiastic group of eighteen folks eager to learn about birding and how to us the eBird app to contribute to a worldwide community science database. eBird, managed by Cornell University, is among the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed annually by … More eBirding at Apex Community Park!
Garner’s annual Groundhog Day event at White Deer Park was a hit again this year, and SWC was happy to participate as an exhibitor for the third year in a row. There was a nice turnout, and in the end, the groundhog (“Snerd”), provided by our friends at CLAWS in Chapel Hill, gave an upbeat … More Groundhog Says Spring is Around the Corner!
The weather warmed up nicely on Friday for the installation of a new interpretive sign at the pollinator gardens at Lincoln Heights Environmental Connections Magnet Elementary School in Fuquay Varina. Thanks to a grant from the Jandy Ammons Foundation, SWC was able to install this next interpretive sign in a series placed in local parks and … More A New Sign for the Lincoln Heights Pollinator Gardens
SWC members and PTA leaders joined forces again today to install 23 interpretive signs along the re-imagined nature trail at West Lake Elementary School in Apex. SWC member Courtney Rousseau has led this project since last Fall, custom-designing a full-color series of interpretive signs for kids about nature along a re-furbished trail on school grounds. … More A Nature Trail is Born
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Chinese Proverb The SWC Eco Kids Program got off to a fun start Saturday at Crowder County Park in Apex, where 14 kids accompanied by 30 equally enthusiastic adults learned about trees and then proceeded to plant a variety … More Fun with Trees at Crowder Park!
You are invited to join the leadership team at South Wake Conservationists! Each year, certain positions rotate off, and new members are encouraged step up to help with planning and guiding the goals and activities of the chapter. This year, three positions are opening up for the next two-year term, and we would love to … More Join the SWC Leadership Team!
SWC joined forces with Walnut Creek Wetland Park in Raleigh for a chilly but productive day of service on Marin Luther King Day (Jan. 20th), removing invasive Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) by hand from the grounds. This annual grass quickly takes over disturbed areas and spreads from there, displacing native vegetation critical for local wildlife. … More Stiltgrass Blitz at Walnut Creek
All about fish! Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for a webinar about local fishes and sport fisheries! Hear from NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s (NCWRC) District 5 Fisheries Biologist, Seth Mycko, about his job managing and researching sport fisheries in local reservoirs and rivers. Learn about sport fishes in the piedmont and current research projects … More Piedmont Sport Fisheries Webinar Feb. 6th
Join NCWF and NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for three fun-filled days of renowned speakers, field trips, and hands-on activities at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh! Come participate in NCWF’s Wildlife Habitat Steward Training Program and become a Certified Wildlife Habitat Steward. This program will allow participants to increase their knowledge and ability to … More Sign up for Habitat Steward Training!
Get outside this MLK Day of Service and help the City of Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Wetland Park eradicate invasive Japanese stiltgrass. Volunteers will be pulling, raking, and piling up invasive stiltgrass that grows wild in our moist, shady forests and trails. Stiltgrass forms thick mounds and thatches as it dies back and makes it really … More The Great MLK Day Family Stilt Grass Pull
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