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Millbrook Garden Workday (Raleigh)
Millbrook Garden Workday (Raleigh)
Please join the South Wake Conservationists as they join forces with Wake County Master Gardeners! Meet at Millbrook Magnet School. The workday will consist mostly of pruning and weeding. Please bring water and small weeding tools. Hope to see you there! REGISTER HERE
Atlantic White Cedar Forest Planting (Columbia)
Atlantic White Cedar Forest Planting (Columbia)
The North Carolina Wildlife Federation and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge invites you to join them in planting thousands of Atlantic white cedar tree seedlings at the refuge’s Millennium Forest on Saturday, March 14th from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. In 2000, Columbia’s Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft introduced the 7,000 Juniper Project to celebrate…
Good Bug, Bad Bug: A primer on beneficial insects and pests (Monroe or Online)
Good Bug, Bad Bug: A primer on beneficial insects and pests (Monroe or Online)
Join us in March as we learn all about insects! Annie Howell will join us to share her insect collection and discuss the basics of beneficial insects and garden pests. Anne-Marie (Annie) Howell graduated from college in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Fordham University. She has always had a passion for…
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Lake James Annual Clean-Up (Nebo)
Lake James Annual Clean-Up (Nebo)
Volunteers are needed to help remove trash & debris from the lake and surrounding roads. Safety vest, grabbers, trash bags & gloves will be provided. Please dress warmly & wear boots or appropriate shoes (no sandals!). We will meet at the Patty’s Creek State Park at 8:30 am for group assignments. Groups will be picking…
Greenfield Lake Nature Walk (Wilmington)
Greenfield Lake Nature Walk (Wilmington)
Join Cape Fear Bird Observatory and Lower Cape Fear Wildlife for a nature walk at Greenfield Lake in Wilmington (1698 Park St, Wilmington, NC 28401). We hope you will bring your friends and family to spend time together in nature, enjoy the outdoors, and meet new people. All are welcome, no registration necessary. Binoculars are…
Columbus County Songbirds & Native Plants that Help them Thrive (Whiteville)
Columbus County Songbirds & Native Plants that Help them Thrive (Whiteville)
Join the Southeastern Swamp Stewards at the Columbus County Arts Council (822 S Madison St. Whiteville, NC 28431) as they celebrate the art and science that is Bess Taylor who serves as a SSS Chapter Leader. Displays will include over a hundred painted wooden bird cutouts, songbird prints and native flower paintings. The chapter will…
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I-40 Waterfowl Impoundment Cleanup (Creek Week) (Durham)
I-40 Waterfowl Impoundment Cleanup (Creek Week) (Durham)
Join NCWF as we team up with Clean Jordan Lake to celebrate Durham Creek Week! Show support for your local waterways by helping us clean up the I-40 Water Impoundment right next to the New Hope River. REGISTER HERE
Creek Week Trash Cleanup (Mecklenburg)
Creek Week Trash Cleanup (Mecklenburg)
The Charlotte Wildlife Stewards are partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services as they host their Annual Creek Week, March 16-23! Join us at Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary to pick up trash and make our creeks safer for both wildlife and people. For every 25 pounds of trash removed, NCWF plants one native tree! All tools and…
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Botany Basics with ecoEXPLORE (Columbia)
Botany Basics with ecoEXPLORE (Columbia)
Please join NCWF, Pocosin Lakes NWR and Tyrrell County Library for a fun and educational Botany Basics program to get ecoEXPLORERs ready for this season's Botany Badge! ecoEXPLORE is a community science program, created by the North Carolina Arboretum, where children of all ages are able to learn how to identify wildlife around them, help…
From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape (Online)
From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape (Online)
Join the Tri-County Conservationists Chapter of NCWF as they welcome Basil Camu who serves as the Chief Vision Officer & Wizard of Things at Leaf & Limb where they preserve, plant, and promote trees in a manner that attempts to maximize positive benefits for members of all ecosystems. During the presentation, Basil will examine how…
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Gardening in the Southern Piedmont Series (Marvin)
Gardening in the Southern Piedmont Series (Marvin)
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS FULL Join MARSH- the local chapter of NC Wildlife Federation in the 28173 zip code, along with the NC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Union County, and the Wild Ones Charlotte Piedmont Chapter for a four-class, in-person, educational series focused on Gardening in the Southern Piedmont. The class was wildly…
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Ocean Advocacy Workshop 2024 (Browns Summit)
The youth of today care deeply about their future and the future of the planet. Eager to make a difference, they often don’t know how to effectively engage to bring about positive change. The 2024 Ocean Advocacy Workshop (OAW24) builds on the successes of prior OAWs which were highly rated by participants. The OAW24 will…
Ephemeral Plants at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve (Cary)
Ephemeral Plants at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve (Cary)
Please join the South Wake Conservationists for a nature walk at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve! As we stroll through the beautiful preserve, we will be looking for spring ephemerals. These are plants that have a short lifespan and are typically found on the forest floor. The walk will be led by Margrith Verghese. Margrith is…
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Anne Wilkerson Nature Preserve Tour (Raleigh)
Anne Wilkerson Nature Preserve Tour (Raleigh)
Join the Neuse River Hawks Conservationists for a nature walk tour at Annie Wilkerson Nature Preserve. Bryan England, the manager and an expert naturalist, will be our guide. Wear sturdy shoes, as we will be on easy dirt trails. Because this is a Raleigh preserve and a guided tour, there is a cost of $3…
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Habitat Work Day (Weddington)
Habitat Work Day (Weddington)
As Union County continues to rapidly develop, pollinators and other wildlife species are losing critical habitat that provides adequate food, clean water, shelter, and safe places to raise young. Please join the Union County Wildlife Chapter as we partner with the NC Forest Service to begin restoring beneficial wildlife habitat in Weddington, NC. Volunteers will…
Invasive Plant Removal – Part 2 (Charlotte)
Invasive Plant Removal – Part 2 (Charlotte)
As the host of Charlotte Earth Day 2024 and the keeper of Charlotte’s oldest standing home, this historic site is currently overrun by invasive species and needs our help! Join us to help make this site a Certified Wildlife and Native Plants Habitat. This is a continuation of our monthly volunteer series with the goal…
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The Journey North Program: Engaging Volunteers in Wildlife Migration Tracking (Online)
The Journey North Program: Engaging Volunteers in Wildlife Migration Tracking (Online)
Did you know that 350 (or about 15%) of all bird species in North America are migratory? And, did you know that approximately 71% of insects also embark on incredible migratory journeys? Join NCWF for a captivating webinar to learn how Journey North, a crowdsourced, participatory science initiative, mobilizes thousands of volunteers across North America…
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Plant This, Not That! (Marvin)
Plant This, Not That! (Marvin)
Join MARSH and Debbie Dillion, NCSU Extension Horticulture Agent in Union County, to discuss native plants that can replace invasive plants in your landscape. An invasive plant is a non-native species that can quickly spread and dominate natural or disturbed environments, often outcompeting native plants for resources such as sunlight, water, and nutrients. These plants…
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Happy Hill Garden Workday (Winston-Salem)
Happy Hill Garden Workday (Winston-Salem)
Join NCWF for a garden workday at Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Happy Hill community. We will use native plants to create a habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend. REGISTER HERE
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Plant This, Not That! (Marvin)
Bradford Pear Bounty (Spindale)
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