SWC welcomed our good friend Sarah Goldsmith, Lead Educator at Crowder County Park, to share amazing stories at our quarterly meeting last evening about how animals of all kinds are able to build amazing structures without an engineering degree! We had a full house at Bass Lake Park, with 32 people in person and an … More Nature’s Engineers are Popular!
SWC helped celebrate Wake County’s newest park on March 15th, participating in the opening of Beech Bluff County Park in Willow Spring. This 300 acre park includes four miles of trails that wind around the park, with one path that leads to a wildlife viewing deck overlooking Middle Creek, as well as a “canopy walk,” open … More Spreading the Word About Conservation at the Beech Bluff Blast
On July 27,2023 Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space, the South Wake Conservationists and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation teamed up to remove a substantial quantity of invasive plants! The action took place at the Sandy Pines Preserve in Wendell. Thanks to all who participated!
Twelve enthusiastic volunteers rescued approximately 30 Buttonbushes and several Chickasaw plumb trees from land near New Hill, NC that Duke Energy is going to develop into a solar farm bringing renewable energy on the grid for the benefit of their customers. After digging up the plants, volunteers picked out some to plant in their own … More Rescuing Native Plants
South Wake Conservationists 