N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

Meet at the Cedar Point Tideland Trailhead parking area, Forest Route 153A, Swansboro

Ever wanted to learn how to fish or freshen up old skills? If so, this program is for you. Families will be introduced to fishing, aquatic education and water safety. Activities include knot tying, casting, fishing and cleaning fish, as well as information on fish management, aquatic stewardship, boating and water safety, and fishing regulations....

Join other classroom and nonformal educators as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree K-8 Curriculum Guide, as well as the secondary modules, Focus on Forests and Forests of the World. Every participant will leave the workshop with all three guides that are correlated to the N.C. Standard Course of Study and Essential Standards....

This weekend program offers a wide variety of training in outdoor skills and information including basic fishing, game and outdoor cooking, rifle markswomanship, back country hunting skills, turkey hunting, motorboat skills, compass and GPS, canoeing and kayaking, trapping and tracking, basic rod building, smartphone nature photography, decoy carving and native pollinators.

The old tree is turning 471! Join the annual 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. Activities include hikes to the Old Tree, turpentining demonstration, live animals, chat with local wildlife educators, bluebird house...

Project Learning Tree® (PLT) and PINEMAP have partnered to develop a secondary module on climate change impacts on southern forest ecosystems, the role of forests in sequestering carbon, and strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to changing climatic conditions. The module is designed for use in life science, environmental science, and agriculture courses...

Join other K-8 classroom and nonformal educators as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree K-8 Curriculum Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with the PLT K-8 Activity Guide which includes 96 activities correlated to the N.C. Standard Course of Study and Essential Standards. CEU renewal credits are available. This workshop qualifies for...

This introductory class for beginners will cover casting theory, mechanics and practice techniques. Experienced instructors allow you to learn at your own pace as they teach the overhead cast, roll cast and the art of false casting.

What does the term “catface” mean? Well, there are plenty of definitions but in this instance a catface refers to a type of scarring left behind by the extraction of resin from pine trees. In this area of the sandhills this scaring dates to the late 1700s to 1800s during the naval stores industry. Now...