This workshop will focus on trout life history, habitat needs, and trout management in North Carolina with an emphasis on Brook Trout conservation. Participants will learn about general spin-fishing and fly-fishing methods, knot tying, fishing tips, trout regulations and finding places to go fishing.
Learn what items you should always carry with you when hiking.
Join members of the Forsyth Audubon Society and Park rangers as they count and document migrating raptors including hawks, falcons, eagles and osprey. Learn about the history of migrating raptors, and use a pair of binoculars to see them for yourself.
Coastal North Carolina is home to many species of breeding birds, as well as species that migrate through the area on their way back to their wintering grounds further south. This workshop will consist of a hike through various habitats at Cool Springs to identify migrant and resident birds.
This Deer Processing Seminar includes video demonstrations and discussions on field dressing, taxidermy, skinning, safe meat handling and basic home processing.
Come join our experienced and knowledgeable instructors for a day of fun and learning as they introduce you to the basics of fly-fishing. Equipment and materials provided. Bring a lunch and non-slip shoes or waders if you have them. Limited to 6 participants. Ages 12 and up.
This workshop will focus on trout life history, habitat needs, and trout management in North Carolina with an emphasis on Brook Trout conservation. Participants will learn about general spin-fishing and fly-fishing methods, knot tying, fishing tips, trout regulations and finding places to go fishing.
Meet traditional craftsmen, exhibitors, forestry students, and entertainers as they gather at the Cradle of Forestry to celebrate our forests and forest heritage.
Learn to identify 10 common tree species and discuss the basics of photosynthesis, biochemistry and the process of leaf color change. Registration required.
Take a hike with a park ranger and learn about the fascinating world of carnivorous plants that grow at Carolina Beach State Park. See plants that “bite back” such as sundews, bladderworts, butterworts, pitcher plants, and the Venus fly trap. Meet at the end of Nature Trail Lane.
