Please join us at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 as we enhance the beautiful pollinator gardens at Millbrook Magnet Elementary School. We will be spending 2 hours weeding, dead-heading, raking and performing related tasks as we prepare the gardens for winter! Please bring water, kneepads and appropriate sun protection. Tools will be provided. … More Let’s Do Some Pollinator Garden Enhancement!
Please join us for a unique opportunity on Saturday, November 5 at 11 AM to kayak Robertson Millpond. Robertson Millpond Preserve is located at 6333 Robertson Pond Road, Wendell, NC 27591 Reserve a kayak for for a one hour time slot at11:00 am from Tar River Life (onsite at Robertson Millpond) or bring your own vessel (kayak, canoe, paddle … More Kayaking at Robertson Millpond Preserve @ 11 AM Nov. 5
On October 28, 2022 the South Wake Conservationists added two pollinator gardens to their list of accomplishments. The gardens were located at Crowder County Park. Thanks to Reagan, Luke, Bill, Bob S. and Bob B. for their hard and dedicated work. We also enjoyed partnering with the “Cooking Up Character” organization, who provided an opportunity … More A Beautiful Day for Creating Pollinator Gardens!
Please join us on Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. as we create another pollinator garden! This time up it will be Yates Mill County Park’s Boulder Garden! Yes, we will be adding native plants in close proximity to “rocky outcroppings!” Please bring knee pads, gloves and water. Tools will be provided. We will … More Please Join Us On October 28 as We Decorate the Boulder Garden!
It was a perfect (yet warm) fall day, and we thoroughly enjoyed partnering with the NC Native Plant Society at the NC State Fair Saturday! Many thanks to Jackie Trickel for inviting us to share a booth with them next to their beautiful permanent native plants garden on the fairgrounds. We had a steady stream … More Fantastic Day at the Fair with the NC Native Plant Society
Like clockwork, thousands of chimney swifts gathered at sunset in the skies over Fuquay Varina Middle School on Oct. 7. They seemed to appear from nowhere, first two or three, but eventually filling the sky by the thousands, like a flash mob. Twenty five people of all ages enjoyed the performance, where the weather was … More Chimney Swifts Delivered!
Please join the South Wake Conservationists on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. for a special gardening experience! We will be teaming up with a non-profit titled “Cooking Up Character” to enhance two pollinator gardens at Crowder County Park. “Cooking Up Character” works with youths in various endeavors to help develop their leadership skills! … More Please Join Us on October 22 As We Team Up With Youths to Enhance Pollinator Gardens!
On October 12, 2022 the South Wake Conservationists accomplished a very productive “pollinator garden preparation day!” In other words, we had a successful weeding day at Crowder County Park. We prepared two pollinator gardens for a planting day on October 22. That planting day will be conducted with a non-profit named “Cooking Up Character”, which … More A Successful Pollinator Garden Experience!
After a hot and dry summer, plus hungry deer and the occasional rabbit foraging for anything edible, SWC’s Native Shade Plant Demonstration Garden at Bass Lake Park was in need of some TLC. SWC volunteers stepped up to the plate on a beautiful, crisp fall day on Oct. 5 and got the job done, so … More Fall Cleanup at the SWC Garden at Bass Lake
South Wake Conservationists will be very busy this autumn enhancing or creating pollinator gardens throughout Wake County. These events will typically start at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude either 11 a.m. or noon. We hope you can join us as we beautify the county! Below is our schedule. Each event will be posted separately on … More Join Us for a Very Active Pollinator Garden Season!
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