Carolina Loggers Association 2019 Annual Meeting

Hotel Ballast 301 N. Water Street, Wilmington, NC, United States

The Carolina Loggers Association will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington. The event agenda is available HERE. Register online HERE.  

Getting to Know Your Woodlands: Webinar

Learn how natural and human influences have shaped the forest and the importance of this knowledge when developing management plans and practices for your forest. For more information or to participate in this course, click on a county name below to contact a county Extension office: Anson County Cherokee County Cleveland County Cumberland County Franklin...

Orienteering

Carvers Creek State Park 2505 Long Valley Road, Spring Lake, NC, United States

Do you like navigating through a forest with a compass and map--or have never done so but would like to try? If so, join Ranger Fields and learn about pacing, compass reading, using a map to navigate to various points and more. Pre-registration is required.

Free

Pyxie Moss Hike

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

Join this 1.5-mile guided hike on the Paint Hill tract to find the rare Sandhills pyxie moss, a species only known to exist in a handful of counties in the Carolinas. This moss is typically our first spring bloomer, so we may get a sneak preview of the wildflower season to come.

Free

Tree Identification Hike

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

Learn to identify trees once they have lost their leaves. Dress for the weather and a hike. Meet at the upper lot at the Cole Mill Access. Pre-register at 919-383-1686.

Free

Taxes and Estate Planning

Vance County Regional Farmers Market 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC, United States

Extension Specialists from N.C. State University will provide timely information on tax issues that relate to woodland owners and tips for estate planning. Register HERE.

Free

Managing Your Woodlands

Learn the basics of pine and hardwood management with tips on managing for the future. For more information or to participate in this course, click on a county name below to contact a county Extension office: Anson County Cherokee County Cleveland County Cumberland County Franklin County Gates County Harnett County Lee County Mitchell County Moore...

Striped Bass Season

Striped bass season opens on the Roanoke River today! The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30, unless closed or extended through proclamation. The Roanoke River Management Area includes the Roanoke River and tributaries from Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam downstream...

Fire Ecology Program

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

Learn why Pilot Mountain State Park staff conduct prescribed fires and see firsthand effects of fire on this mountainous landscape.  

Free

Hunter Education Course

Taylorsville CVCC Satellite 345 Industrial Blvd., Taylorsville, NC, United States

All unlicensed sportsmen and sportswomen must successfully complete a hunter education course before they can hunt in North Carolina or purchase a hunting license. This course covers hunter responsibility, wildlife conservation and management, firearms, wildlife identification, survival and first aid, specialty hunting, and tree stand safety. The course is accepted in every state and province...