N.C. Bradford Pear Bounty Tree Exchange: Elizabeth City

This program encourages homeowners to remove their landscape Bradford pear or other planted cultivars of Pyrus calleryana (e.g., Chanticleer, Cleveland Select, Aristocrat) and replace them with free, native trees. Homeowners...

Party for the Pine: The Old Tree is turning 477!

Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines, NC, United States

Join the celebration for the oldest known living longleaf pine, learn how prescribed fire keeps the longleaf forest healthy and appreciate the natural beauty of the Sandhills of North Carolina....

Hurricane Helene Forest Recovery Workshop: Hendersonville

Henderson County Extension Office 100 Jackson Park Road, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Forest landowners suffered a tremendous loss of investment when Hurricane Helene leveled 822,000 acres of forestland. Many have been scrambling to determine what options are available to restore their forests...

Frog Frenzy

Hammocks Beach State Park 1572 Hammocks Beach Road, Swansboro, NC, United States

Batrachology or bust! It’s not easy being green, but frogs sure love it! In this program you will learn about some of the frogs we get to see and hear...

Night Hike at Gorges

Gorges State Park 976 Grassy Ridge Road, Sapphire, NC, United States

Learn all about the nocturnal animals in Gorges State Park! We will be exploring the trail after dark with flashlights to look for animal eye-shine and to listen for sounds...

Burn, Baby, Burn!

Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area 625 Virginia Cates Road, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join a Ranger on a one mile hike around the site of a prescribed burn at Occoneechee Mountain to learn about prescribed fire, how we use it to improve the...

Mushroom Science for Beginners

Mushroom science, or mycology, is a fascinating subject with a dab of mystery, beauty, and… slime? These hardy forest dwellers aren’t animals, plants, or molds—so what are they? Whether you...

Yancey and Mitchell County Post-Helene Forestry Event

Burnsville Town Center 6 South Main Street,, Burnsville, NC, United States

Yancey and Mitchell County Landowners: Are you still wondering what to do with your damaged forest? Come learn from agencies, non-profits and businesses about what resources are available to landowners....

Spring into Mushrooms

Eno River State Park 6101 Cole Mill Road, Durham, NC, United States

Join a Ranger on a one and a half mile hike along Pump Station trail to look for some of the mushrooms that may be springing up around the park....