Special events held locally, including workdays, hikes, and other group activities.
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
SWC engages and educates the local community about wildlife and habitat on a regular basis. This is a key part of our mission! One of the ways we do that is to have exhibits at selected public events. This is a great volunteer opportunity to help spread the word about wildlife and habitat conservation. No … More Sign up to Help SWC Exhibit at Earth Day/Arbor Day April 25th
THIS EVENT IS FULL. Please watch for future outings and workdays, and we hope to see you at the next one! Date: Friday, April 11th Time: 10 AM – Noon Place: Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve2616 Kildaire Farm RoadCary, NC 27518 Please join us on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve. We will … More Let’s Explore the Beauty of Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve!
EVENT CANCELLED Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Location: William B. Umstead State Park, Harrison Ave Entrance Meeting Place: Parking at end of Harrison Ave at Company Mill Trailhead Kids and families! Join EB Brown from Project Pando for a meander amongst the magnificent trees of William B. Umstead State … More Eco Kids Magnificent Tree ID Hike
South West Conservationists will be engaged in some Community Science work for Walnut Creek Wetlands Center in Raleigh on Saturday morning, March 22nd. For the first time, the Walnut Creek Wetland Center will be completing an ephemeral flower survey of the park. We will explore the various native ephemeral plants in the park and compile our … More Walnut Creek Ephemeral Survey
Explore the fascinating world of frogs! Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for an Eco Kids event about frogs. Experiment to learn more about the special characteristics that frogs share with all amphibians, and participate in activities that will help you discover what frogs need to survive. This event is open to all ages. Hop … More Eco Kids: All About Frogs
After a weather postponement, we are once again planning a beautification of the pollinator gardens at the Millbrook Environmental Connections Elementary School. Please join us at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4 as we hope to outfox the weather! We will be weeding, removing dead growth and doing miscellaneous tasks to enhance the beautify of … More Let’s Try, Once More, to Beautify Millbrook Schools Gardens!
Please join us on Thursday, February 20th, as we pay a visit to an old friend! The folks at Millbrook Environmental Connections Magnet Elementary (Millbrook for short) are anxiously awaiting our arrival. We will be weeding, pruning and preparing the school’s pollinator gardens for spring. Please bring gloves, water, pruners and kneepads. Please do not … More CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER – Let’s Have Some Fun at Millbrook Elementary!
Love birds? Want to contribute to real scientific research? Join SWC on February 15th, 2025 from 9:00-11:00AM at Apex Community Park (2200 Laura Duncan Rd, Apex, NC 27523) for a leisurely birding walk and help us gather valuable data for local bird populations! We will meet in the playground/tennis court parking lot near the picnic … More 🐦 Join us for a Citizen Science Bird Walk🐦
Get outside this MLK Day of Service and help the City of Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Wetland Park eradicate invasive Japanese stiltgrass. Volunteers will be pulling, raking, and piling up invasive stiltgrass that grows wild in our moist, shady forests and trails. Stiltgrass forms thick mounds and thatches as it dies back and makes it really … More The Great MLK Day Family Stilt Grass Pull
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