SWC joined forces with Walnut Creek Wetland Park in Raleigh for a chilly but productive day of service on Marin Luther King Day (Jan. 20th), removing invasive Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) by hand from the grounds. This annual grass quickly takes over disturbed areas and spreads from there, displacing native vegetation critical for local wildlife. … More Stiltgrass Blitz at Walnut Creek
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
Come in person to meet the speaker, socialize with fellow nature lovers, and try your hand in a raffle! Not in the Raleigh area? Also simulcast as a webinar. This is an inspiring story of how a critical wetland in Southeast Raleigh, which has languished under decades of abuse and neglect, is now on the … More Chapter Meeting Sept. 5th: “The Environmental Underdog Story of the Walnut Creek Wetland Park”
SWC enjoyed having our wildlife exhibit again at this year’s Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Park in Raleigh today. We had our 2024 themed-exhibit on Mammals in North Carolina plus several frog activities and displays, an interactive beaver display, and animal track casts. Many thanks to Katie, Bob, Regan, and our new NCWF … More A Fun Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Park!
We invite all our SWC volunteers to join the next scheduled litter cleanup at Walnut Creek Wetland Park, with whom we have established a new partnership this year. What is now a wetland park is an amazing turn-around story of what has been literally a dumping ground downstream from the City of Raleigh for decades … More Autumn Big Sweep at Walnut Creek Wetland Park – Sept. 7th
The South Wake Conservationists embraced the heat as they went on a fascinating tour of Walnut Creek Wetland Park in Raleigh. City of Raleigh’s Celia Lechtman served as the group’s fearless leader on the tour. Celia shared her wealth of knowledge regarding the park’s extensive history while pointing out the abundance of flora and fauna … More Walnut Creek Wetland Park… A Hidden Gem!
The South Wake Conservationists are taking a tour of Walnut Creek Wetland Park in Raleigh! Celia Lechtman serves as an Assistant Manager at the park and will guide us on the tour. Join us as we get to know this unique and important area! The physical and biological characteristics of freshwater wetlands, such as those … More Walnut Creek Wetland Park Tour