Category: Volunteers Needed

New Eco Kids Garden Program – Volunteers Needed Feb. 25th

February 18, 2026

Volunteers needed for initial garden cleanup and inventory! We are excited about our brand new partnership with Southeast Raleigh Elementary School to engage kids in hands-on native pollinator gardening for wildlife plus some organic produce. We are fortunate to have a great starting point, with 34 raised beds already in place on the school rooftop! … More New Eco Kids Garden Program – Volunteers Needed Feb. 25th

Let’s Help with Wake County’s Big Sweep

February 17, 2026

Big Sweep of Wake County has invited South Wake Conservationists to assist them in a clean-up for Friday, February 27 at a farm in Wendell, NC. We’ve collaborated  with Big Sweep in past events with great success and we’re looking forward to helping them on this one. Wake County Big Sweep is a citizen volunteer effort to protect our watersheds, … More Let’s Help with Wake County’s Big Sweep

Inwood Wildlife Garden – A New Venture!

February 15, 2026

Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists and the Wildlife Gardens & Habitats Committee at Inwood Wildlife Garden for a hands-on volunteer event. We will install nesting boxes for eastern bluebirds and brown-headed nuthatches, and we will also plant several bareroot trees to support local habitat. Inwood Wildlife Garden is a small but vibrant native garden and … More Inwood Wildlife Garden – A New Venture!

It’s Groundhog Day (again!) and We Need Volunteers – CANCELLED DUE TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS

January 24, 2026

DETAILS TO FOLLOW THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE TOWN OF GARNER We kick off our 2026 season of community engagement on Feb. 2nd in Garner at the annual Groundhog Day celebration, which is always a lot of fun. SWC plans to exhibit at six different community events and festivals this year, which is … More It’s Groundhog Day (again!) and We Need Volunteers – CANCELLED DUE TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS

Invasives Blitz at Johnson Environmental Education Park Nov. 20th

November 3, 2025

SWC is partnering with Wake Audubon’s ongoing project to conserve and support the natural heritage of a unique nature park in Fuquay Varina, the Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park. The NC Natural Heritage Progam lists portions of this site as 7 out of 10 for natural diversity, which is exceptional for a suburban/urban location! … More Invasives Blitz at Johnson Environmental Education Park Nov. 20th

Invasives Removal Work Party at Walnut Creek Oct. 19th

October 13, 2025

Relentless! That’s how we get ahead of the invasives. Dave Barber is leading another invasives removal workday at SWC’s adopted conservation site, the Walnut Creek Wetland Park in Raleigh. There will be hand tools provided but please feel free to bring your own tools i.e. shears, loppers, hand saws etc. Good idea to wear long … More Invasives Removal Work Party at Walnut Creek Oct. 19th

Help Remove Invasives at Johnson Environmental Education Park

October 1, 2025

SWC is collaborating with Wake Audubon on this project, led by Jim Hunsberger, to tackle the invasives at Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park in Fuquay Varina. This is one in a series of invasive removal workdays at this park. Working near the park entrance, the team has mostly been removing Chinese Privet, with some … More Help Remove Invasives at Johnson Environmental Education Park