Join South Wake Conservationists for an Eco Kids planting event! Hear from Crowder County Park’s environmental educator, Sarah Goldsmith, about the importance of (native) trees and shrubs in a lesson that will be fun and informative for adults and kids alike. Then, use your newfound knowledge to help us plant some trees in the park! … More Eco Kids Tree Planting
ORDER PERIOD CLOSED Our custom-designed SWC shirts last offered in September have been quite popular, so we are collecting orders again for a second bulk order. These make great gifts for family and friends, while supporting our chapter’s conservation work, as well. We are taking pre-orders now until we have a minimum bulk order total … More SWC Shirts Offered Again!
One of the highlights of winter is the arrival of migrating waterfowl at our local lakes and ponds! Learn how to identify the various types of ducks, geese, and other species of birds that visit each winter. Offered by Garner Parks & Rec at White Deer Park on two different dates: Dec. 21 or Jan. … More Garner Parks Workshop – Winter Waterfowl
Join the South Wake Conservationists, a Community Wildlife Chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, for a presentation on winter wildlife! Discover the fascinating wintering habits of local wildlife. Learn about the animals that migrate here for the winter (as well as the ones that stay!) and how you can host winter wildlife in your … More Backyard Winter Wildlife Presentation at Wake County East Regional Library
Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter on Thursday, Dec. 5th at 7 PM, for an overview of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program! Speaker Scott Pohlman will discuss how the NCNHP helps provide information to guide conservation in North Carolina, including working with partners to establish nature preserves. Our speaker will provide examples of significant … More Last Meeting of the Year! NC Natural Heritage Program & Natural Area Conservation
We had a great turnout to continue progress on restoring a nature trail that has fallen into disrepair at West Lake Elementary School on a beautiful fall day today. Courtney Rousseau, project lead, got multiple sub-teams oriented and pointed in the right direction to achieve multiple goals today. The entrance steps to the trail were … More One Step Closer to a New Nature Trail at West Lake Elementary
Gardeners at Simple Gifts Community Garden in Apex and South Wake Conservationists joined forces Saturday morning to remove all the wisteria that has been forming a thicket and choking the trees next to the garden. This was a force to reckon with, and the wisteria didn’t stand a chance! Vines as thick as 3 inches … More Gardeners and Conservationists Vanquish Wisteria at Simple Gifts Community Garden!
Chinese wisteria is an aggressive, invasive plant from China, first introduced as an ornamental plant here in the early 20th century. Like most invasives, it has now escaped into the natural habitats, literally strangling trees and dominating the ecosystem, to the detriment of local wildlife. One such critical infestation is found in trees next to … More Save the Trees! Volunteers Needed Sat. Nov. 16 to Cut Down Invasive Wisteria Vines.
Our next workday for the Nature Trail Project at West Lake Elementary School in Apex will be on Sunday Nov 17th. Courtney Rousseau, project lead, invites volunteers to come at 1:30 PM for orientation and to begin work that afternoon, which should last until approximately 3:30 PM. We will be sawing and clearing out trimmed … More 2nd Workday to Build a Nature Trail – Volunteers Needed
The restoration and reimagination of an old nature trail at West Lake Elementary School in Apex began this afternoon with some preliminary site cleanup tasks. SWC and school PTA volunteers, led by Courtney Rousseau, pulled out and replaced numerous rotted path timbers, removed briars and other overgrowth along the paths, removed deteriorated birdhouses and other … More Rebirth of a Nature Trail at West Lake Elementary School
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