Category: Please Join Us

Special events held locally, including workdays, hikes, and other group activities.

Develop new fish and wildlife habitats with the NCWRC

June 25, 2024

Are you looking to get outside this summer while helping to develop new fish and wildlife habitats? The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will be planting native aquatic vegetation in reservoirs across the Piedmont and needs your help! The goal is to improve habitat for sport fishes and other wildlife by establishing self-sustaining native aquatic plant communities. These wetland communities … More Develop new fish and wildlife habitats with the NCWRC

Join Us for a Nest Check at Sugg Farm Purple Martin Colony!

May 10, 2024

Be sure to register for this one and join us Sunday afternoon at Sugg Farm! This is a very special wildlife tour by our own Courtney Rousseau, and the purple martin colony at Sugg Farm is very active and fun to watch. Learn all about purple martins from Courtney, who is also president of the … More Join Us for a Nest Check at Sugg Farm Purple Martin Colony!

It’s Time to Pay a Visit To Lincoln Heights Magnet Elementary School!

March 22, 2024

In recent years, the South Wake Conservationists have created a series of pollinator gardens in Wake County. Lincoln Heights Magnet Elementary School in Fuquay-Varina was first on the list to be created! On Tuesday, April 2nd we will return to the school and help their pollinator garden welcome spring. We will meet at 10 a.m. … More It’s Time to Pay a Visit To Lincoln Heights Magnet Elementary School!

Let’s Do a Late Winter Walk Through the Forest!

March 5, 2024

Please join us on Friday, March 22, 2024 for a late winter walk through Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve! We will meet at 10 a.m. at the lower parking lot. As we stroll through the beautiful preserve, we will be looking for ephemoral plants. These are beautiful plants that have a short lifespan and are typically … More Let’s Do a Late Winter Walk Through the Forest!

Let’s Team Up With Master Gardeners to Beautify Millbrook School’s Pollinator Gardens!

February 27, 2024

Please join us on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at noon as we join forces with Wake County Master Gardeners! We will meet at Millbrook Magnet School, located at 1520 East Millbrook Road in Raleigh. We will be pruning and weeding. The front of the school is located along Memory Road, which runs into Millbrook Road. … More Let’s Team Up With Master Gardeners to Beautify Millbrook School’s Pollinator Gardens!