Another amazing bird walk at the NC Museum of Art Park on Saturday morning, Aug. 28, led by Park Ranger and renowned bird photographer Chantal Taunton. Nine SWC members and guests joined an early-morning stroll through the beautiful grounds of America’s largest art park to see eighteen different species of birds. The highlight was hearing … More Birds, birds, birds at the NC Museum of Art Park!
Join us as we kick off our brand new Eco Kids Program for a special kids-oriented hike at Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs! We will meet on the deck in front of the Nature Center at 1:45 PM on Sunday, Sept. 19 for a brief orientation, followed by an interactive “Seek and Find” hike … More Eco Kids Hike – Nature Seek & Find at Bass Lake – Sept. 19
Please note that the time for the upcoming bird walk at the NC Museum of Art Park has been changed slightly. The tour now runs 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. See you there at 8:30!
Please join the South Wake Conservationists (SWC) on Saturday morning, August 28, 2021 for this popular event, a reprise of our last bird-watching tour of the North Carolina Museum of Art Park in May. The Park is located at 2110 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh. The tour will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. … More Join Us on Aug. 28 for another Bird Walk at the Museum of Art Park!
Over 400 plant species in North Carolina are currently imperiled, with ripple effects across the entire ecosystem. Please join South Wake Conservationists for this important briefing by Lesley Starke on Thursday, Aug. 12, 7:00-8:30 PM. Lesley leads the NC Plant Conservation Program (PCP) at the NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services and liaises with … More Webinar Aug. 12: Imperiled Plants of NC and the Wildlife Action Plan
SWC members broke out the garden gloves and tools on July 7 for an early-morning pollinator garden maintenance workday at our sponsored Lincoln Heights Elementary School site, working with the school’s Environmental Connections Integration Specialist Laura Wood. The new pollinator plants have matured this year and are a rich mixture of colors and textures, but … More Pollinator Maintenance at Lincoln Heights Elementary
Did you know that June 21-27 is National Pollinator Week in the town of Morrisville? Thanks to some local students, Morrisville’s Mayor TJ Cawley, made the recent proclamation after signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge. Each year, 3rd grade students from Pine Springs Preparatory Academy (PSPA) in Holly Springs embark on a letter writing campaign targeting … More Our 4th Mayor’s Monarch Pledge in Wake County and Counting!
We kicked off our new monthly field trip series with a guided tour of the NC Museum of Art Park by our own John Kinsella. John led a group of nine on a fascinating, 90-minute tour of the outdoor art, ecosystem, and environmental engineering of this unique park, the largest art park in the United … More Field Trip! NC Museum of Art Park
SWC was honored to be invited to create and host an interactive exhibit about kids and nature at the Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh on Saturday, June 13. We were joined in this special event by NC State Parks, Piedmont Wildlife Center, and Triangle Rock Climbing. By all accounts, the event was a great success, … More SWC Hosts an Interactive Exhibit at the Marbles Kids Museum
On Saturday, June 12, 12:00-2:30 PM, South Wake Conservationists will be joining NC State Parks and several other conservation and outdoor recreation organizations to hold fun, interactive activities for kids 10 and under at the Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC. This is part of a special “Outdoors and Nature” overlay during … More Interactive Nature Activities at Marbles Kids Museum
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