What a great day to celebrate pollinators at the annual Pollinator Festival at Lake Crabtree County Park on Saturday! Being under the shade of mature trees, it was quite pleasant on an otherwise warm day. This event leads us right into National Pollinator Week, which starts June 22. We enjoyed welcoming a lot of visitors … More Celebrating Pollinators Together at Lake Crabtree Park
School’s out next week and so are the weeds! The new rooftop gardens we created with the students this spring at Southeast Raleigh Elementary School are doing very well, but we need to beat back the weeds that are trying to take over, especially crabgrass, believe it or not. How did crabgrass get up here?! … More Volunteers Needed: Rooftop Pollinator Garden Maintenance at Southeast Raleigh Elementary School June 8th
Our special Eco Kids event held today at Bass Lake Park, “Nature’s Secret Superpowers,” was a lot of fun, and not just for the kids! Led by the incredible Mary Bures, who leads NCWF’s Great Outdoors University, kids discovered how animals adapt to their environment in amazing ways. Avoiding predators by “hiding” via camouflage, in … More Eco Kids Discover how Amazing Wildlife Can Be!
On May 14 these groups met to remove as much privet, and other invasives, as they could before the heat, ticks and humidity arrive, at this species rich park. The event was attended by 10 volunteers and 3 members of the Fuquay Varina Park Systems landscaping team. The weather was perfect and everyone was experienced … More Final 2026 Spring Invasive Removal at C. H. Johnson Environmental Education Park with The Audubon Society.
Help celebrate National Pollinator Week a little early at this long-running annual pollinator festival at Lake Crabtree County Park! A key part of the SWC mission is to get the wildlife and habitat conservation message out to the community, and this is a perfect opportunity to do just that. As always with our exhibits, all … More Volunteer Opportunity: Pollinator Festival at Lake Crabtree County Park June 6th
We held the last session for the school year of SWC’s Southeast Raleigh Elementary Rooftop Garden Nature Program Friday. For the adult leaders, it was a treat to see the enthusiasm and joy these fourth and fifth-graders showed in our “diggin’ in the dirt” experience with the rooftop container gardens. Brought back to life following … More SWC Hits the Roof!
Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter for a herpetology hike along the American Tobacco Trail in Apex. Kara Solomon, Conservation Coordinator for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, will lead this stroll. As we walk, we’ll talk about some local reptiles and amphibians and where you might find them. We’ll keep an eye out for our … More Hoppy Herp Hike
Nature’s Secret Superpowers! Join us for a family adventure to explore how animals survive with amazing adaptations. Games, nature walks, and wildlife wonders await! This special event is offered by the South Wake Conservationists and will be personally led by Mary Bures, Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Great Outdoors University! Open to kids … More Special Eco Kids Event May 30: Nature’s Secret Superpowers!
Join us for a Pollinator Garden Clean‑Up at Yates Mill County Park! The SWC Gardens & Wildlife Habitats Committee is hosting a garden maintenance event at the native pollinator garden at Yates Mill County Park. We’ll be working in two volunteer shifts—choose the one that fits your comfort level. Shift 1: 10:00 AM – 11:30 … More Yates Mill Garden Workday – May 30
SWC exhibited again at the annual Wild About Nature festival at Sugg Farm in Holly Springs yesterday. It was a hot day, but we still had a nice turnout, and everyone seemed to have a good time . Out theme was Wildlife Habitat, which included an informational display about all the different types of habitat, … More Got Wild in Holly Springs