Winter Birding Hike

Hanging Rock State Park 1790 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC, United States

Join a park ranger on a hike to learn how to identify winter birds. You will learn how to identify birds visually and by their calls. We will hike 1.8 miles along the Wolf Rock Trail. Please wear proper hiking attire and bring water. There will be a limited number of binoculars to borrow so...

Winter Bird Hike – Cypress Point

Merchant's Millpond State Park 176 Millpond Road, Gatesville, NC, United States

Join us at the boat ramp parking lot for a ranger guided bird hike down Cypress Point Trail, where we will see how many different species of birds we can observe. This event is open to the public and will be suitable for all levels of birding knowledge. We will have some tips and tricks...

Weekend Woodpecker Hike

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

Join a ranger on a 1.5 mile hike to look for the wonderful woodpeckers of Weymouth Woods! Meet at the visitor center.

Who Will Fill My Shoes: Succession Planning for Landowners and Business Webinar

virtual via Zoom

5-part webinar series on succession planning. Module 1 begins on January 22nd with recurring webinars each Wednesday following until February 19th. Topics include communication and conflict in succession, key players in succession, road mapping and goals in succession, and planning and coordination in succession. Jan 22, 2025 - 01:00 PM Central Time - Module 1...

Incredible, Edible Pine Tree

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

Have you ever looked at a pine and wondered how much of it is edible? How long you could live off just a pine tree? Whether it would be healthy? Join a Ranger to learn these answers and try some for yourself! Meet at the Fews Ford picnic shelter. Pine nuts and pine straw tea...

Woodpeckers of Eno River State Park

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

Join a Park Technician to learn more about the woodpeckers of North Carolina and Eno River State Park. We will begin with a short lesson covering the unique adaptations and behaviors that make these birds a keystone species in the ecosystems they occupy and a brief overview of the different species found in the park,...

Beginning Fly-tying Workshop

John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, United States

This Fly-tying Course is designed to provide the student with a basic knowledge of fly-tying tools, materials, patterns, and tying techniques.  We teach the course in progression beginning with simple fly patterns and steadily advance toward more complex flies allowing the students to build on their skills. In this course, students will complete 6 fly...

Fly-fishing Basics: Understanding and Selecting Fly-fishing Equipment – Virtual

virtual via Teams

We get it, getting started fly-fishing can be daunting! There's the lingo, flies, equipment...we'll help you make sense of it all - and maybe even save you a few (or a lot of) dollars along the way. Topics to be covered include: Selecting a fly rod/reel; Decoding fly line acronyms/line types; Understanding the balanced system;...

Who Will Fill My Shoes: Succession Planning for Landowners and Business Webinar – Module 2

virtual via Zoom

5-part webinar series on succession planning. Module 1 begins on January 22nd with recurring webinars each Wednesday following until February 19th. Topics include communication and conflict in succession, key players in succession, road mapping and goals in succession, and planning and coordination in succession. Jan 22, 2025 - 01:00 PM Central Time - Module 1...

Animal Tracks

Pilot Mountain State Park 1792 Pilot Knob Park Road, Pinnacle, NC, United States

Animal Tracks is an engaging program that introduces participants to wildlife through the study of animal footprints. Suitable for all ages, it includes a guided nature walk to observe and identify tracks, along with a workshop on differentiating species by their footprints. This program fosters a connection with nature, promoting environmental awareness and appreciation, and it...