We had a great turnout to continue progress on restoring a nature trail that has fallen into disrepair at West Lake Elementary School on a beautiful fall day today. Courtney Rousseau, project lead, got multiple sub-teams oriented and pointed in the right direction to achieve multiple goals today. The entrance steps to the trail were … More One Step Closer to a New Nature Trail at West Lake Elementary
Gardeners at Simple Gifts Community Garden in Apex and South Wake Conservationists joined forces Saturday morning to remove all the wisteria that has been forming a thicket and choking the trees next to the garden. This was a force to reckon with, and the wisteria didn’t stand a chance! Vines as thick as 3 inches … More Gardeners and Conservationists Vanquish Wisteria at Simple Gifts Community Garden!
Chinese wisteria is an aggressive, invasive plant from China, first introduced as an ornamental plant here in the early 20th century. Like most invasives, it has now escaped into the natural habitats, literally strangling trees and dominating the ecosystem, to the detriment of local wildlife. One such critical infestation is found in trees next to … More Save the Trees! Volunteers Needed Sat. Nov. 16 to Cut Down Invasive Wisteria Vines.
Please join us on Saturday, December 7, 2024 as we have a fun and productive day at the Bass Lake Park Pollinator Garden! We will commence our activities at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at noon. We will be weeding and adding some plants! Please bring gloves, trowels, water and any tool conducive to weeding. The … More Let’s Spruce Up Bass Lake Park’s Pollinator Garden!
Please join us on November 20th at Yates Mill County Park as we remove some very aggressive invasive weeds. We recently helped to develop the garden in question, and it did not take long for the weeds to make their presence known! Our primary opponents will be ragweed and blackberries. The park will supply us … More Please Join Us As We Take On Invasive Plants at Yates Mill on Nov. 20th!
Our next workday for the Nature Trail Project at West Lake Elementary School in Apex will be on Sunday Nov 17th. Courtney Rousseau, project lead, invites volunteers to come at 1:30 PM for orientation and to begin work that afternoon, which should last until approximately 3:30 PM. We will be sawing and clearing out trimmed … More 2nd Workday to Build a Nature Trail – Volunteers Needed
Cancelled – rescheduling in Spring Due to holiday schedule conflicts, this event is cancelled and will be scheduled again in the spring. Please watch our posts and calendar for the re-scheduled event, plus other activities and events throughout the year. At a time when it appears that we are surrounded by invasive plants, kids have … More An Eco Kids Call to Action!
The restoration and reimagination of an old nature trail at West Lake Elementary School in Apex began this afternoon with some preliminary site cleanup tasks. SWC and school PTA volunteers, led by Courtney Rousseau, pulled out and replaced numerous rotted path timbers, removed briars and other overgrowth along the paths, removed deteriorated birdhouses and other … More Rebirth of a Nature Trail at West Lake Elementary School
What has seven plant beds, one dirt pit, and lots of native pollinator plants? The garden at Adams Elementary School in Cary! On this second of two garden workdays, volunteers from SWC, NCWF, and members of the Adams Elementary School PTA finished planting native pollinator plants in the school’s garden. The kids enjoyed digging, planting, watering, … More Adams Elementary Workday No. 2
SWC joined fellow NCWF Triangle-area chapters at the NC State Fair on Monday (10/21) to partner with the NC Native Plant Society at their permanent booth at the top of the Flower Show area. Neuse River Hawks covered the first shift, Tri-County Wild and Durham Wildlife Stewards covered the second shift, and SWC covered the … More Team Effort Talking About Native Plants and Pollinators at the State Fair
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