SWC joined Wake Audubon on a project today, led by Jim Hunsberger, to tackle the invasives at Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park in Fuquay Varina. The team uprooted, cut down and treated, or otherwise removed two full tandem-trailer loads of Chinese Privet this morning. There was also a massive Oriental Bittersweet that took several … More Privet Begone!
SWC is collaborating with Wake Audubon on this project, led by Jim Hunsberger, to tackle the invasives at Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park in Fuquay Varina. This is one in a series of invasive removal workdays at this park. Working near the park entrance, the team has mostly been removing Chinese Privet, with some … More Help Remove Invasives at Johnson Environmental Education Park
SWC joined high school students with SWANEC in removing stilt grass at Apex Community Park. Somewhat hazardous duty, due to poison ivy in disguise. They had the traditional three leaves, but without the “thumb”. Also, there was grass in-between native species. With the knowledge of Courtney and Bill along with the “Picture This” app, we were … More Stilt Grass Demolition Team
Come join South Wake Conservationists in assisting Apex Community Park to remove invasive species from their site. Since many of these plants are now seeding it’s critical they be removed. Please register below, bring gloves and a water bottle, and we’ll see you there!
Get outside this MLK Day of Service and help the City of Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Wetland Park eradicate invasive Japanese stiltgrass. Volunteers will be pulling, raking, and piling up invasive stiltgrass that grows wild in our moist, shady forests and trails. Stiltgrass forms thick mounds and thatches as it dies back and makes it really … More The Great MLK Day Family Stilt Grass Pull
On a sunny yet chilly Saturday, December 7, 2024 the South Wake Conservationists, accompanied by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and an enthusiastic group of nature-loving volunteers, had a very impressive “workday!” The group descended upon Bass Lake Park and thoroughly weeded the pollinator garden, added some native plants and removed a very impressive amount … More We Accomplished a Botanical Trifecta!
Chinese wisteria is an aggressive, invasive plant from China, first introduced as an ornamental plant here in the early 20th century. Like most invasives, it has now escaped into the natural habitats, literally strangling trees and dominating the ecosystem, to the detriment of local wildlife. One such critical infestation is found in trees next to … More Save the Trees! Volunteers Needed Sat. Nov. 16 to Cut Down Invasive Wisteria Vines.
Please join us on November 20th at Yates Mill County Park as we remove some very aggressive invasive weeds. We recently helped to develop the garden in question, and it did not take long for the weeds to make their presence known! Our primary opponents will be ragweed and blackberries. The park will supply us … More Please Join Us As We Take On Invasive Plants at Yates Mill on Nov. 20th!
Cancelled – rescheduling in Spring Due to holiday schedule conflicts, this event is cancelled and will be scheduled again in the spring. Please watch our posts and calendar for the re-scheduled event, plus other activities and events throughout the year. At a time when it appears that we are surrounded by invasive plants, kids have … More An Eco Kids Call to Action!
Please join us on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. as we embark on our initial project at Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve (SCBNP), 7800 Holly Springs Road in Raleigh! SCBNP is one of the sites associated with the Triangle Land Conservancy. We will be attacking some of the Preserve’s invasive plants. We will … More South Wake Conservationists Introduce Themselves to Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve!
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