Author: Monty Moree

Environmental Literacy Plan Released at Lincoln Heights

April 22, 2024

South Wake Conservationists were invited to participate in the release of North Carolina’s K-12 Environmental Literacy Plan at Lincoln Heights Environmental Connections Magnet Elementary School in Fuquay Varina on Earth Day, April 22, 2024. This is a refreshed version of the original plan released in 2011. This plan, incorporating environmental education into school curricula and … More Environmental Literacy Plan Released at Lincoln Heights

An Award from the City of Raleigh at the Earth Day/Arbor Day Event

April 21, 2024

SWC exhibited at Raleigh’s annual Earth Day/Arbor Day festival on April 19th, an event co-sponsored by our good friends at We Plant it Forward. It was quite a large event at Dix Park featuring sustainability concepts and practices, mixed in with a fun array of Native American cultural demonstrations, a drum circle, and a high-spirited … More An Award from the City of Raleigh at the Earth Day/Arbor Day Event

Adults Volunteers Needed to Help Direct Parking at Kids in Nature Day May 4th

April 9, 2024

It takes a lot of volunteers to make a large event like this be successful, and the response has been great so far. One area that we really need help with still is parking. There are two shifts, so you can enjoy the event or help in other ways while off-shift. With the anticipated number … More Adults Volunteers Needed to Help Direct Parking at Kids in Nature Day May 4th

Getting the Word Out about our Marine Fisheries

April 2, 2024

On March 16th, South Wake Conservationists brought attention to the crisis in North Carolina’s estuaries to local Wake County residents with a special exhibit at Cabela’s store in Garner, as part of a Spring Fishing Conservation weekend. Dr. Louis Daniel, Senior Marine Scientist with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, joined us for the event and … More Getting the Word Out about our Marine Fisheries

A New Home in Apex for the Purple Martins

February 29, 2024

Continuing our partnership with Simple Gifts Community Garden, we were happy to install a new purple Martin house assembly at the garden, just in time for nesting season. These amazing birds are just coming in from Brazil for the spring and early summer, as part of their annual migration. They  are the largest cavity-nesting swallow … More A New Home in Apex for the Purple Martins

Eco Kids Explore and Sketch Waterfowl

February 10, 2024

What a great day to stroll along the shore of Bass Lake in Holly Springs and see the variety of waterfowl that call this home during the winter! The Eco Kids did a walk-and-sketch on a rare near-70-degree day, learning about these birds, observing and sketching Canada Geese, cormorants, ruddy ducks, and coots. Seagulls scouted the lake … More Eco Kids Explore and Sketch Waterfowl