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!
Please join us at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 as we spruce up the Bass Lake Park pollinator garden! We will be weeding, cutting back dead growth, spreading seeds and adding some pollinator plants! The Park is located at 900 Bass Lake Road in Holly Springs but the pollinator garden is located next … More Please join us on November 21, 2023 for a rescheduled Bass Lake Park workday!
Please join us on Wednesday morning November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. as we prepare the pollinator gardens at Yates Mill County Park for winter! We will be dead-heading, clipping dead growth and removing invasive plants at the Park’s various pollinator gardens! We will conclude at noon. Please bring water, kneeling pads and appropriate tools … More Please Join Us at Historic Yates Mill County Park!
The South Wake Conservationists invite you to join them on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. as they explore the amazing world of Purple Martins. These iconic birds are voracious insect-eaters and their migration into the United States is one of the first harbingers of spring. We will also learn about the wonderful activities … More Let’s Learn About the Wonderful World of Purple Martins!
Hope you can join the South Wake Conservationists on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Millbrook Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh for a pollinator garden “beautification event!” We will meet at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 9:30 a.m. Millbrook Elementary is located at 1520 East Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC. Please bring water, gardening attire, sunscreen and … More Join Us for a “Millbrook Weeding Party!”
As part of NCDOT’s Spring Litter Sweep, on Saturday, April 17, 2021, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, SWC will be protecting the Cape Fear River by collecting trash along Titan Roberts Rd. and Ross Rd. in Harnett Co. which are crossing the Upper Little River watershed flowing in the Cape Fear River. We’ll be cleaning … More Upper Little River Watershed Roadway Litter Sweep
Several members of South Wake Conservationists joined forces with the Haw River Assembly to pick up trash along the Haw River on March 20, 2021! Spring greeted us with a beautiful day!
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