Special events held locally, including workdays, hikes, and other group activities.
It is a great time of year to bring the family outdoors for a fun discovery walk in the woods! Guided by environmental educator Bonnie Eamick, follow an easy path through the woods and along a stream to find all sorts of clues that animals have been there. We’ll learn how to identify some animal … More Eco Kids: Animal Signs Discovery Walk!
Stop by the Simple Gifts Community Garden in Apex at 3109 Tingen Rd., Apex. NC tomorrow morning, Sat., Aug, 23, anytime between 8 AM and 12 Noon to count pollinators at the garden’s beautiful pollinator gardens. This is citizen science at it’s best! The garden is full of blooms with everything from sunflowers and tithonia … More Great Southeast Pollinator Census at Simple Gifts Community Garden – Sat., Aug. 23
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 them. Well, here is your chance! South Wake Conservationists are proud to present our popular Moth Night again, … More Moth Night at Crowder Park Aug. 23rd
Kids in Nature Day is back for the fourth year in row! We have moved it from the traditional May date to the fall this year, so the weather should be nice, and as always, this event is free. All kids and families are welcome. Connecting kids with nature through fun, interactive, and hands-on activities … More Kids in Nature Day Oct. 4th!
Calling all wildlife enthusiasts! Get ready to test your knowledge of incredible animals and more at Wildlife Trivia Night, hosted by South Wake Conservationists. Join us at the cozy Black Dog Bottle Shop in Holly Springs on Friday, August 15th, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Prepare for an evening of fun and challenging questions … More Wildlife Trivia Night: Test Your Knowledge for Conservation!
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
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