Please join us on Friday, August 30 at 9:00 a.m. as we tackle an over abundance of weeds at Bass Lake Park pollinator garden in Holly Springs. The recent plentiful rain has stimulated the weeds and there is no shortage of them! We will conclude at 11:00 a.m. Please bring gloves, water, a trowel and … More Please Join Us for a Productive Day at Bass Lake Pollinator Garden!
We invite all our SWC volunteers to join the next scheduled litter cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park, with whom we have established a new partnership this year. What is now a wetland park is an amazing turn-around story of what has been literally a dumping ground downstream from the City of Raleigh for decades … More Autumn Big Sweep at Walnut Creek Wetland Park – Sept. 7th
It is amazing to discover the diversity of insects first-hand, especially at night! About forty adults and children came to SWC’s Moth Night on August 10th at Crowder County Park in Apex. Bonnie Eamick gave a brief overview before turning everyone loose with magnifying cases, jars for temporary capture, and blacklight flashlights, while she and … More A Fun Night of Discovery!
Registration is now closed. We are at capacity for this event. Please subscribe to see notices of future activities and workdays. We look forward to seeing you next time! Special Event for South Wake Conservationists The Museum of Life and Science in Durham is offering a very special, behind-the-scenes tour of the animal care at … More Behind-the-Scenes Animal Care Tour at the Museum of Life & Science
These houses are very environmentally-friendly, don’t require hookup to utilities, don’t require any clearing of land, enhance property values, and are tax-free! And the birds love them! The SWC team installed three brown-headed nuthatch houses and three bluebird houses at Historic Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh on July 31st, working with several staff at … More More and More Houses Being Built . . . for Birds!
Can you help? We need 3-4 SWC volunteers to help with our exhibit at Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetland Center in Raleigh on Aug. 17th. The event runs 10 AM-1 PM, and setup begins at 9 AM. SWC has a partnership with this amazing wetland center (part of Raleigh Parks and Rec), and … More Volunteers Needed for SWC Exhibit at Mud Day – Saturday Aug. 17th
Re-scheduled after the original event was rained out July 20th. PLEASE REGISTER BELOW FOR THE NEW DATE: Did you know that there are estimated to be 160,000 different moth species, almost ten times as many as there are for butterflies? And most come out only at night, so you may not have seen most of … More New Date for Moth Night – Sat., Aug. 10th
Thursday, August 1st, 7 – 8 PM Join NCWF’s South Wake Conservationists chapter for an important webinar with Manley Fuller, NCWF’s Vice President of Conservation Policy. Manley will discuss the critical importance of wildlife crossings in improving wildlife’s ability to safely cross roadways to reduce vehicle collisions and increase habitat connectivity. We will dive into … More WEBINAR: Connecting Wildlife with North Carolina Transportation Policy
WEATHER DELAY This event is being re-scheduled, due to the forecast thunderstorm activity tomorrow evening (July 20th). While we do have a covered pavilion for this, most moths don’t like to fly in the rain, especially as temperatures cool, per guidance from an entomologist. We want everyone to have a great experience, so we are … More Moth Night will be Re-scheduled
On July 3, 2024 four South Wake Conservationists installed three Brown-headed Nuthatch nesting boxes at Crowder County Park in Apex, NC. The group also included the park’s Sarah Goldsmith. Like many American bird species, the Nuthatch population is decreasing due to loss of habitat and other human activities. Fortunately, there are many conservation-minded groups that … More Let’s Help Out a Threatened Species!
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