Come put your hands in the dirt on a Wednesday morning (before it gets hot!), help out our pollinator friends, and end with a private tour of the really cool and innovative sustainable gardens at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard! Activities will include watering, weeding, and composting to give the pollinator gardens a boost for … More Pollinator Workday & Tour at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard
The pollinator plants at Crowder County Park are doing well! Problem is, so are the weeds! Let’s address that problem on Monday, July 17 at 9:00 a.m.! We will meet at the park office and dispose of the weeds in the garden adjacent to the office. We will conclude at 11 a.m. Please bring gloves … More Let’s Do Some Morning Weeding!
Thursday, July 27th 9AM – 12PM Sandy Pines Preserve 7201 Doc Procter Rd, Wendell, NC 27591 Join Wake County Open Space and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation for an invasive species removal event at Sandy Pines Preserve. We’ll improve wildlife habitat by removing Chinese privet and tree of heaven from the edges of the meadows. … More Invasive Species Removal Workday
On June 19, 2023 five enthusiastic South Wake Conservationists installed five Bluebird houses on the property of Pine Springs Preparatory Academy in Holly Springs, NC! Three houses were located on the grounds of the Elementary School and two additional houses on the grounds of the Middle School! School officials were very appreciative of the additions … More Let’s Send Bluebirds to School!
Tuesday, June 27th 8AM – 10AM Hickory Hill Boat Ramp, Durham The Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail and North Carolina Wildlife Federation are joining forces to restore a section of trail in need of a litter sweep. Falls Lake serves as a regional water supply, prevents flooding, and helps protect water quality downstream … More Falls Lake Habitat Restoration
This summer, NCWF is encouraging anyone and everyone to get outside and see what they can find during the hot summer season. The iNaturalist bioblitz will be a competition between North Carolina’s three regions: Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain. Between June 21 and September 23, compete to see which region posts the most observations and records … More NCWF Hosting iNaturalist Bioblitz!
We had a fun and very interactive meeting at Bass Lake Park June 1 all about snakes in Wake County (and beyond), with 20 people in person and 100 people registered online from eight states for the simultaneous webcast. If you were not able to join, please check out the video recording here. These in-person … More If you Missed the Snakes 101 Presentation, View the Video Anytime
Last year the South Wake Conservationists teamed up with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation to create a pollinator garden at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh. On June 6, 2023 they enhanced the garden with some professional signage financed by The Jandy Ammons Foundation! This is the first of several signs that will be posted … More Let’s Spruce Up the Garden With Signage!
Does seeing a snake make you nervous? Would you like to be more confident about identifying venomous snakes in our area? Do you want to know more about how to discourage (or encourage!) snakes in your yard? This is the presentation for you! Join the South Wake Conservationists as they welcome Bonnie Eamick for a … More Reminder! Snakes 101 Presentation on June 1st
It has been a busy month, and we were pleased to be invited to share our conservation message with families in the local area at two events this week. Lincoln Heights held their Tiger Fest for the elementary school kids Friday evening. We have partnered with Lincoln Heights on their pollinator gardens for several years … More Connecting with Families at Local Events
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