Wildland Urban Interface Workday

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest 4803 Sweet Home Church Road, Elizabethtown, NC, United States

North Carolina ranks fourth in the U.S. for the total number of homes, an estimated 2.1 million, within the wildland urban interface. Join N.C. Forest Service staff to learn some...

Fire Weather and Stories From the Fireline: Webinar

Weather plays a key role in wildfire and how our firefighters attack, control and contain the fire. Participants will hear a comprehensive year-in-review on fire weather along with current and...

Heirs Property Summit

Stokes County Cooperative Extension Center 700 Main Street, Danbury, NC, United States

N.C. A&T and N.C. State Cooperative Extension are working together to educate the public about heirs property! We are hosting six heirs property summits across the state. Join us for...

Forest Health and Fire Workshop

Jones Lake State Park 4117 N Carolina 242, Elizabethtown, NC, United States

Wildfires and prescribed burning can play a pivotal role in forest health. Workshop participants will learn from N.C. Forest Service Forest Health Branch staff and guest speakers about how fire...

Project Learning Tree: Nature of Fire Workshop

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest 4803 Sweet Home Church Road, Elizabethtown, NC, United States

Join N.C. Forest Service staff as they facilitate a two-day exploration through the Nature of Fire activity collection. Participants will assess successional stages following disturbance in ecosystems, examine how fire...

Snakes!

Snakes are commonly feared and misunderstood, leading to many misconceptions about these creatures. However, with a little bit of knowledge, you can begin to see how truly amazing these animals...

Prescribed Fire: Burning for the Birds

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest 4803 Sweet Home Church Road, Elizabethtown, NC, United States

Interested in learning how you can utilize prescribed fire as a management tool on your property to increase the presence of birds? Want to create suitable habitat for bobwhite quail...

F.L.A.M.E. Week Friends and Family Day

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest 4803 Sweet Home Church Road, Elizabethtown, NC, United States

Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest is hosting a fun and free event for all ages. For kids enrolled in the ecoEXPLORE program, a bird identification hike celebrating the February Ornithology...

Exploring Succession and Estate Planning: A Panel Discussion

virtual via Zoom

During Exploring Succession and Estate Planning: A Panel Discussion, participants will learn about the issues associated with heirs’ properties and land succession planning (also called estate or legacy planning). Participants...