Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for an Eco Kids Scavenger Hunt! Walk with us through the woods and down to Lake Johnson as we look for plants, animals, and nature signs. Use your eyes and ears to check items off your scavenger hunt list. Explore and learn about the natural world around you. This … More Eco Kids Scavenger Hunt
Rise ‘n shine! One last step remains to clean up the native plant garden at Bass Lake Park, following our workday last month. We’ll meet early Sunday morning, before the heat of the day and in time for those that need to catch a late-morning service. We’ll do a little light touch-up weeding and then … More Early Morning Garden Tune-up
June 29th Event Postponed – New Date TBA Given excessive heat plus holiday week schedules, this Eco Kids event is being postponed to a late date. Please watch for a new announcement, once re-scheduled. Thanks for your understanding! Beat the heat with a cool discovery walk in the woods along a stream to find all … More Eco Kids: Animal Signs Discovery Walk!
South Wake Area Native Ecosystems Conservation, SWANEC, a passionate group of local high school students committed to “eliminating invasive plant species in Southern Wake County and to support the stabilization of native plant populations,” have invited us to assist them in removing invasives from Apex Community Park. These students did a yeoman’s job for us removing trash … More Let’s Help SWANEC Tackle those Invasives at Apex Community Park!
We need some habitat volunteers next Saturday! The native plant garden at Bass Lake Park is definitely in need of some TLC (weeding), so let’s keep our demonstration garden in good shape. In addition, we are going to plant some aquatic plants along the shore of Bass Lake, which will be a good way to … More Plant Aquatic Plants and Help Weed the Native Plants Garden at Bass Lake
Moved one day to Monday, June 2nd, due to weather. Same time and place! South Wake Conservationists will gather on Sunday, June 1st from 8:00 – 9:00 PM, as we visit a local roosting site to witness the incredible spectacle of migratory Chimney Swifts turning in for the night. These birds begin their roosting ritual after … More POSTPONED: Chimney Swift Viewing! NOW JUNE 2nd – Watch their spectacular aeronautic display
Come to our native plant sale and invite your friends and neighbors. Fifteen beautiful, native herbaceous-plant species to choose from! It’s all happening at SWC’s annual native plant sale hosted at Simple Gifts Community Garden’s open house. Expand your pollinator garden collections while helping support the conservation work of our chapter. Most plants are in … More SWC Annual Native Plant Sale at Simple Gifts Community Garden May 31st!
Let’s keep our watersheds clean! SWC has adopted a slightly raised area of the Walnut Creek Wetland Park. This is the same area that we assisted in an ephemeral survey earlier this spring. Check out this inspirational history of the restoration of this area, as the community binds together to transform an area environmentally abused for many decades … More Trash Cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park May 24th
Our last public event of the spring is coming up this weekend, and once again we need volunteers to help run our exhibit at the event. This is a key part of our mission and is a great volunteer opportunity to help spread the word about wildlife and habitat conservation. No specialized knowledge required – … More Volunteer to Help the SWC Exhibit at the Wild About Nature Festival in Holly Springs May 17th
Session 1 Session 2 Ever done a bioblitz? Want to learn how or just join others doing a health check on the biodiversity in our area? Join the NC City Nature Challenge for the Triangle Area the last weekend of April to record as many species in the area that you can find, using iNaturalist! … More City Nature Challenge 2025
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