After delays due to freezing weather and a sick snake, our eager team of South Wake Conservationists, and volunteers from the NC State Dept. of Environmental Quality, were able to remove a canopy of mostly invasive plants to allow sun to shine on what we now know is native switch cane. The additional chlorophyll will … More Switch Cane Restoration – 3rd Time’s the Charm!
TO BE RESCHEDULED SWC is assisting Raleigh Parks with the restoration of river cane along the banks of Walnut Creek, where it flows through the Walnut Creek Wetland Park. This will help endangered wildlife, control erosion, and improve water quality. Rivercane (genus Arundinaria), a native bamboo, is a woody grass native to floodplains of the … More River Cane Restoration Jan. 24th – CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
SWC volunteers enjoyed being part of the City of Raleigh’s annual Mud Day at Walnut Creek Wetlands Center again this year. Always a fun event, when the kids (and even some parents) arrived at our exhibit, many were proudly covered in good ‘ol North Carolina red-clay mud! Keeping with the wetland theme, we had a … More A Good Day at Mud Day
Today was Mud Day at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center in Raleigh. The weather was great, kids had a blast, and the South Wake Conservationists enjoyed sharing our exhibits at this event with all our conservation colleagues. We had a wide variety of frog activities, plus our special exhibit all about beavers reprising its original … More Natural Fun on Mud Day!