Back in December, the South Wake Conservationists hosted an Eco Kids event with students at Joyner Elementary in Raleigh. Together the group installed a Butterfly Highway Pitstop featuring little bluestem, slender woodoats, beautyberry, blazing star, wild bergamot, ironweed, bluestar, purple coneflower, milkweed and more!! The students plunged their hands into cow dung compost, unveiled critters … More Eco Kids Dig the Soil!
Continuing our partnership with Simple Gifts Community Garden, we were happy to install a new purple Martin house assembly at the garden, just in time for nesting season. These amazing birds are just coming in from Brazil for the spring and early summer, as part of their annual migration. They are the largest cavity-nesting swallow … More A New Home in Apex for the Purple Martins
On a windy February 28, 2024, six venturesome South Wake Conservationists prepared the Bass Lake pollinator garden for a rapidly-approaching spring season! The first task was to uncover the garden from a thick layer of leaves, providing the emerging plants a glimpse of sunshine. The group then engaged in a bout of intense weeding! Thanks … More Let’s Have Some Garden Fun on a Windy Day!
Please join us on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at noon as we join forces with Wake County Master Gardeners! We will meet at Millbrook Magnet School, located at 1520 East Millbrook Road in Raleigh. We will be pruning and weeding. The front of the school is located along Memory Road, which runs into Millbrook Road. … More Let’s Team Up With Master Gardeners to Beautify Millbrook School’s Pollinator Gardens!
Donate blood on March 24 to raise funds for our annual Kids in Nature Day and save lives! For every blood donation, $25 will be donated by the Blood Connection to Kids in Nature Day, plus $25 will also go to the blood donor. You will also be helping saves lives in our community, due … More Donate Blood to Support Kids in Nature Day!
On February 21, 2024 six South Wake Conservationists celebrated a beautiful spring-like day by vigorously enhancing three pollinator gardens at Crowder County Park. The group provide two hours of weeding and dead-heading to the park’s array of native plants! They were accompanied by Park Ranger and Educator Sarah Goldsmith. Sarah received the “fast healer” award … More Spring Comes Early to Crowder County Park!
Please join NCWF as we plant native trees and shrubs at the North Carolina Museum of Art Park! We will be planting a wide variety of native species in various locations throughout the 154 acre park. Planting will take place in the Volunteer Garden, around the pond, along the Woodland Trail, within the Fruit Tree … More Help us Plant Trees at the Art Park!
On February 15,2024 the South Wake Conservationists broke new ground by installing four Bluebird houses on “sacred soil!” Even though the birds may not be attending traditional parish events, they will now have the opportunity to raise their chicks on the grounds of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church in Fuquay-Varina! The installation of the houses comes … More A Chance for the Bluebirds to Go to Church!
The Bass Lake pollinator garden is getting close to its “spring breakout,” ready to strut its stuff! Let’s help it out on Wednesday, February 28 by conducting a vigorous two hour weeding session. We will meet at 10 a.m. and conclude at noon. Please bring water and appropriate weeding tools such as trowels and probes. … More Let’s Get Ready for Spring!
What a great day to stroll along the shore of Bass Lake in Holly Springs and see the variety of waterfowl that call this home during the winter! The Eco Kids did a walk-and-sketch on a rare near-70-degree day, learning about these birds, observing and sketching Canada Geese, cormorants, ruddy ducks, and coots. Seagulls scouted the lake … More Eco Kids Explore and Sketch Waterfowl
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