Special events held locally, including workdays, hikes, and other group activities.
On July 25,2023 four members of the South Wake Conservationists joined forces with the North Carolina Museum of Art Park to install 7 new Bluebird houses at the beautiful park! Thanks to Bob, Monty, Jeff, Matt, Jake and yours truly for their noble efforts on a warm day! Looking forward to next spring’s nesting season! … More Let’s Create New Homes for Bluebirds!
On July 17, 2023 the South Wake Conservationists conducted a very productive weeding day at Crowder County Park! One of the park’s beautiful pollinator gardens was enhanced through the removal of a substantial quantity of weeds. Many of the garden’s plants that were added last autumn are doing quite well and will now do even … More A Very Productive Weeding Day at Crowder Park!
Come put your hands in the dirt on a Wednesday morning (before it gets hot!), help out our pollinator friends, and end with a private tour of the really cool and innovative sustainable gardens at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard! Activities will include watering, weeding, and composting to give the pollinator gardens a boost for … More Pollinator Workday & Tour at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard
The pollinator plants at Crowder County Park are doing well! Problem is, so are the weeds! Let’s address that problem on Monday, July 17 at 9:00 a.m.! We will meet at the park office and dispose of the weeds in the garden adjacent to the office. We will conclude at 11 a.m. Please bring gloves … More Let’s Do Some Morning Weeding!
Thursday, July 27th 9AM – 12PM Sandy Pines Preserve 7201 Doc Procter Rd, Wendell, NC 27591 Join Wake County Open Space and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation for an invasive species removal event at Sandy Pines Preserve. We’ll improve wildlife habitat by removing Chinese privet and tree of heaven from the edges of the meadows. … More Invasive Species Removal Workday
On June 19, 2023 five enthusiastic South Wake Conservationists installed five Bluebird houses on the property of Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in Holly Springs, NC! Three houses were located on the grounds of the Elementary School and two additional houses on the grounds of the Middle School! School officials were very appreciative of the additions … More Let’s Send Bluebirds to School!
Tuesday, June 27th 8AM – 10AM Hickory Hill Boat Ramp, Durham The Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail and North Carolina Wildlife Federation are joining forces to restore a section of trail in need of a litter sweep. Falls Lake serves as a regional water supply, prevents flooding, and helps protect water quality downstream … More Falls Lake Habitat Restoration
This summer, NCWF is encouraging anyone and everyone to get outside and see what they can find during the hot summer season. The iNaturalist bioblitz will be a competition between North Carolina’s three regions: Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain. Between June 21 and September 23, compete to see which region posts the most observations and records … More NCWF Hosting iNaturalist Bioblitz!
Last year the South Wake Conservationists teamed up with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation to create a pollinator garden at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh. On June 6, 2023 they enhanced the garden with some professional signage financed by The Jandy Ammons Foundation! This is the first of several signs that will be posted … More Let’s Spruce Up the Garden With Signage!
Ranger Rick led the way, and 450 kids had the time of their lives at the South Wake Conservationists’ second annual Kids in Nature Day on May 6! With over 1,200 registrations and 900 actual attendees, the 2023 event was bustling with activity at 20 hands-on activity stations, yet the park provided plenty of space … More Kids in Nature Day 2023 Rocked Lake Benson!
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