South Wake Conservationists

SWC Annual Native Plant Sale at Simple Gifts Community Garden May 31st!

May 16, 2025

Come to our native plant sale and invite your friends and neighbors. Fifteen beautiful, native herbaceous-plant species to choose from! It’s all happening at SWC’s annual native plant sale hosted at Simple Gifts Community Garden’s open house. Expand your pollinator garden collections while helping support the conservation work of our chapter. Most plants are in … More SWC Annual Native Plant Sale at Simple Gifts Community Garden May 31st!

New SWC Board Member

May 14, 2025

Debra Quinlan Board Member at Large The SWC Board has been looking for someone to take Dave Barber’s place as an At-Large Board Member, completing his term through March, 2026, since he was appointed to the VP role at the last board meeting. We are pleased to announce that Debra Quinlan has been offered this role … More New SWC Board Member

Trash Cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park May 24th

May 14, 2025

Let’s keep our watersheds clean! SWC has adopted a slightly raised area of the Walnut Creek Wetland Park. This is the same area that we assisted in an ephemeral survey earlier this spring. Check out this inspirational history of the restoration of this area, as the community binds together to transform an area environmentally abused for many decades … More Trash Cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park May 24th

Volunteer to Help the SWC Exhibit at the Wild About Nature Festival in Holly Springs May 17th

May 11, 2025

Our last public event of the spring is coming up this weekend, and once again we need volunteers to help run our exhibit at the event. This is a key part of our mission and is a great volunteer opportunity to help spread the word about wildlife and habitat conservation. No specialized knowledge required – … More Volunteer to Help the SWC Exhibit at the Wild About Nature Festival in Holly Springs May 17th

New Leadership Opportunities at SWC

May 6, 2025

Ready to step up your game in conservation work? Enjoy working with people to make a real impact with wildlife and habitat conservation? South Wake Conservationists does this in many different ways, and there are three leadership roles in particular that are open right now. Conservation work is a team sport. If this is something … More New Leadership Opportunities at SWC

SWC Leadership Update

May 5, 2025

I am pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has unanimously approved appointing David Barber to the position of Vice President. He follows our long-standing Vice President, John Kinsella, who passed away last month and leaves a large legacy. Dave will complete this term through March, 2027. Dave has been a very active member … More SWC Leadership Update

City Nature Challenge on the Mims Trail

April 29, 2025

SWC joined the second of two BioBlitz events in Holly Springs, led by Rachel Woods, of Dragonfly Nature Programs, on Sun., April 27th. This was part of the NC City Nature Challenge for the Triangle Area being held throughout the Triangle (and the state) that weekend. Twelve budding naturalists were introduced to the use of the … More City Nature Challenge on the Mims Trail

A Day (and night) in the Park

April 29, 2025

Earth Day and Arbor Day were celebrated together at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park on Friday afternoon and evening, April 25th. SWC joined over 30 exhibitors for this nature-themed event, engaging with people about the chapter, the Save our Sounds campaign, and testing everyone’s knowledge of nature with our popular Q&A board. The kids made butterfly … More A Day (and night) in the Park

Native Plant Swap at White Deer Park May 17th

April 24, 2025

Let’s join our friends at Garner Parks and Rec, as they host a plant swap for native plants. Help spread the joy of native plants by swapping species you have to spare and receiving new plants in return. Bring rooted plants, seedlings, or cuttings to trade. All plants must be native to the southeastern US or … More Native Plant Swap at White Deer Park May 17th

Creating a Backyard Grassland Habitat

April 17, 2025

Did you know that the Piedmont of North Carolina used to be covered in native grasslands? Even though we may think of the Piedmont prior to the arrival of European settlers as being a dense forest, our speaker is here to remind us that the Piedmont used to have many more sprawling grasslands than recent generations may imagine. Have … More Creating a Backyard Grassland Habitat

NCWF chapter serving southern Wake Co. & surrounding area