ORDER PERIOD CLOSED By popular demand, we now have SWC shirts with a brand new design, ready to order! We are taking pre-orders and payments through Sept. 22nd. This is a bulk order, which we will only do once or twice a year, so be sure to get your order in now. Orders will be … More SWC Shirts for Sale!
South Wake Conservationists were given a very special treat with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of animal care at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham on a beautiful Saturday afternoon Aug. 24th. Led by Stepheny Hines, Program Mgr., and Andrea Tejada, Assoc. Program Mgr., 28 adults and 6 children had an amazing introduction the … More Exploring Animal Care “Behind the Scenes” at the Museum of Life and Science
Come in person to meet the speaker, socialize with fellow nature lovers, and try your hand in a raffle! Not in the Raleigh area? Also simulcast as a webinar. This is an inspiring story of how a critical wetland in Southeast Raleigh, which has languished under decades of abuse and neglect, is now on the … More Chapter Meeting Sept. 5th: “The Environmental Underdog Story of the Walnut Creek Wetland Park”
SWC enjoyed having our wildlife exhibit again at this year’s Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Park in Raleigh today. We had our 2024 themed-exhibit on Mammals in North Carolina plus several frog activities and displays, an interactive beaver display, and animal track casts. Many thanks to Katie, Bob, Regan, and our new NCWF … More A Fun Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Park!
We invite all our SWC volunteers to join the next scheduled litter cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park, with whom we have established a new partnership this year. What is now a wetland park is an amazing turn-around story of what has been literally a dumping ground downstream from the City of Raleigh for decades … More Autumn Big Sweep at Walnut Creek Wetland Park – Sept. 7th
It is amazing to discover the diversity of insects first-hand, especially at night! About forty adults and children came to SWC’s Moth Night on August 10th at Crowder County Park in Apex. Bonnie Eamick gave a brief overview before turning everyone loose with magnifying cases, jars for temporary capture, and blacklight flashlights, while she and … More A Fun Night of Discovery!
Registration is now closed. We are at capacity for this event. Please subscribe to see notices of future activities and workdays. We look forward to seeing you next time! Special Event for South Wake Conservationists The Museum of Life and Science in Durham is offering a very special, behind-the-scenes tour of the animal care at … More Behind-the-Scenes Animal Care Tour at the Museum of Life & Science
These houses are very environmentally-friendly, don’t require hookup to utilities, don’t require any clearing of land, enhance property values, and are tax-free! And the birds love them! The SWC team installed three brown-headed nuthatch houses and three bluebird houses at Historic Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh on July 31st, working with several staff at … More More and More Houses Being Built . . . for Birds!
Can you help? We need 3-4 SWC volunteers to help with our exhibit at Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetland Center in Raleigh on Aug. 17th. The event runs 10 AM-1 PM, and setup begins at 9 AM. SWC has a partnership with this amazing wetland center (part of Raleigh Parks and Rec), and … More Volunteers Needed for SWC Exhibit at Mud Day – Saturday Aug. 17th
Re-scheduled after the original event was rained out July 20th. PLEASE REGISTER BELOW FOR THE NEW DATE: Did you know that there are estimated to be 160,000 different moth species, almost ten times as many as there are for butterflies? And most come out only at night, so you may not have seen most of … More New Date for Moth Night – Sat., Aug. 10th
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