Photos and description of past events.
Much appreciation to all the volunteers who showed up for our trash trap training and SWC’s initial clean-up of the trap. They braved the cold weather and the deepish water to remove 16 pounds of trash (it appeared another group may have have been there recently). Our instructor, Madison, is a volunteer with the Great … More Successful First Trash Trap Clean Out on Walnut Creek at Lake Johnson
The SWC Eco Kids project to launch a sustainable garden program on the roof of the Southeast Raleigh Elementary School kicked off its first hands-on session with 25 fourth and fifth-grade students Friday, just before their Spring break. The team had been working well in advance, planting a variety of pollinator plants and seeds in … More Eco Kids on the Roof
It was a blustery day, and we had to batten down all the hatches, but it was a great turnout at the SWC exhibit at the Beech Bluff Bash at Beech Bluff County Park in Willow Spring Saturday. This was our second year exhibiting there, with last year being the grand opening of this wonderful … More SWC Did the Bash!
South Wake Conservations teamed up with Wake Audubon and the city of Fuquay-Varina for a second swipe at removing invasive privette from this nature preserve. We achieved our main objective of being able to see a natural forest, down to the stream along Honeysuckle Trail, upon arrival at the parking lot. While there, we also … More Invasive Removal with Wake Audubon at Carol Howard Johnson Environmental Park in Fuquay-Varina
After delays due to freezing weather and a sick snake, our eager team of South Wake Conservationists, and volunteers from the NC State Dept. of Environmental Quality, were able to remove a canopy of mostly invasive plants to allow sun to shine on what we now know is native switch cane. The additional chlorophyll will … More Switch Cane Restoration – 3rd Time’s the Charm!
A group of South Wake Conservationists and guests were treated to a wonderful guided walk through the forested bottom-lands of Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve by naturalist Dr. Eric Pauley on Saturday. The weather was perfect, a multitude of spring ephemerals had emerged, displaying their best flowers, and there was a lot to see and … More What a Day for a Guided Walk through Swift Creek Bluffs in Full Bloom!
This family farm has been nurtured by several generations, and is now surrounded by encroaching suburbia near Wendell, NC. The team, along with family members, collected 5200 pounds of trash, 52 tires, 2 utility trailer chassis and decades worth of vapor barrier material used in seeding. These efforts support the family’s application for an agricultural … More SWC Teams Up with Big Sweep and Siemens to Preserve Farm Land
Members of South Wake Conservationists, along with the Hemlock Bluffs Strike team, tackled some well entrenched bamboo stalks, along with trifoliate orange and privet shoots, at this Natural Preserve run by the city of Cary and the state of North Carolina. This large “clump” of bamboo has been growing at the site for at least … More We came, we saw, we conquered!! (Well maybe a small spot)!!!
We are one step closer to holding our first Eco Kids garden workday with 4th and 5th grade students at the Southeast Raleigh Elementary School rooftop garden! Eight SWC volunteers were on the roof Wednesday to inspect, clean up, and inventory the 34 raised beds in preparation for our first hands-on planting and education session … More Preparing for the Eco Kids Garden!
Mother Nature almost had other plans for us this morning, but she provided just enough of a break to nearly 30 eager nature lovers that gathered at the Jordan Lake Dam for our highly anticipated Bald Eagle Watch. Jeremy Bock, a SWC member and local birder, shared fascinating insights into the behavior and resurgence of … More A Break in the Rain: Eagles and More at Jordan Lake Dam
South Wake Conservationists 