Category: Volunteers Needed

Second weekend at Walnut Creek Wetlands Center!  On September 13, 2026, we will be removing invasives from 9:00am to 11:00am

September 2, 2026

As a low-lying wetland, this site absorbs all the invasive seeds flowing from the Walnut Creek water shed, a significant area of Raleigh and Wake County.  Normally, we would be restoring a high ground section with native cane, but at this time construction of an improvement to the park is preventing this work. This will … More Second weekend at Walnut Creek Wetlands Center!  On September 13, 2026, we will be removing invasives from 9:00am to 11:00am

Let’s help Wake County Big Sweep clean up around the Walnut Creek Wetland Center on Sat., 9/5/26 from 9:00am to 12:00am – 950 Peterson St. in Raleigh, NC.

August 27, 2026

The Wetland Center is located at a low spot-on Walnut Creek near downtown Raleigh.  It acts as a filter for all trash and debris flowing from its head waters near the Fairgrounds, past apartments, developments, dams and NC State University and accumulates a substantial amount of trash. Also, the City of Raleigh once used this … More Let’s help Wake County Big Sweep clean up around the Walnut Creek Wetland Center on Sat., 9/5/26 from 9:00am to 12:00am – 950 Peterson St. in Raleigh, NC.

Call to Action: Volunteers Needed for Kids in Nature Day Oct. 10th!

August 24, 2026

Our volunteers make this wonderful event possible, and it takes over fifty volunteers, in addition to our exhibitors, to make it all run smoothly. There are many slots still available, and we would really appreciate your help. It is a fun and rewarding experience to see the excitement of all these kids, as they open … More Call to Action: Volunteers Needed for Kids in Nature Day Oct. 10th!

Volunteers Needed: Rooftop Pollinator Garden Maintenance at SE Raleigh Elementary School Aug 21, 2026

August 16, 2026

Now that the school year is almost upon us, we are working to keep this wonderful rooftop garden in shape! It’s time to follow up our earlier summer weedings:) There are sixteen beds in the center of the roof area, which is where the students raised their crops and pollinator plants this spring, and they … More Volunteers Needed: Rooftop Pollinator Garden Maintenance at SE Raleigh Elementary School Aug 21, 2026

Please join us for an invasive removal assist with ReWild NC; Monday August 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm

August 6, 2026

We will meet at the end of Wide Waters Parkway, where we will take a short walk to the trail. ReWild will provide your equipment, including daubers, but please feel free to bring your own. The work will mostly involve privet and will be off trail, in a flood plain.  So, you will need to … More Please join us for an invasive removal assist with ReWild NC; Monday August 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm

Lots of Volunteers Needed for Kids in Nature Day Oct. 10th!

August 3, 2026

This is our biggest event of the year, five years running, and we need your help. It takes over 50 volunteers to make this run smoothly, and there are many different roles to choose from. Kids in Nature Day will be held again at beautiful Lake Benson Park in Garner on Sat., Oct. 10th (rain … More Lots of Volunteers Needed for Kids in Nature Day Oct. 10th!

They say the “early bird gets the worm,” but on August 8th it will be the early conservationist who gets the most stilt grass removed!

July 29, 2026

Please join us for stilt grass & liriope removal on August 8th at Annie Jones Greenway, Cary NC 8:00am to 12:30pm with the newly formed organization The Invasive Plant Removal Coalition of Cary. They are inviting other local conservation groups to kick off this important work, expect some good fellowship with other like-minded individuals. They … More They say the “early bird gets the worm,” but on August 8th it will be the early conservationist who gets the most stilt grass removed!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: BASS LAKE SHADE GARDEN WORK DAY

July 25, 2026

South Wake Conservationists Gardens & Habitats for Wildlife Committee is looking for volunteers to assist with our quarterly Bass Lake pollinator garden maintenance. Meet us at the SWC pollinator and shade garden located by the Bass Lake Picnic Shelter (use Picnic Shelter entrance to the park). We will be weeding and tidying up the shade … More VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: BASS LAKE SHADE GARDEN WORK DAY

Volunteers Needed: Rooftop Pollinator Garden Maintenance at SE Raleigh Elementary School July 3rd

June 25, 2026

Moved up to 8:30 AM due to heat Now that school is out, we are working to keep this wonderful rooftop garden ship shape for the school, as we prepare our program to resume with the students in September. We got a good start on weeding the pollinator beds on June 8th, but there is … More Volunteers Needed: Rooftop Pollinator Garden Maintenance at SE Raleigh Elementary School July 3rd