Hike for Your Health

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

Don't let those New Year's resolutions slip away from you! Come hit the trails with a park ranger to keep up your goals to stay healthy, happy and active. Enjoy a three-mile hike through the park6

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Turkey Hunting Seminar

NC State University Engineering Building II (EBII), Classroom 1025 3114 Engineering Building II 890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 Classroom 1025, 890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606, Raleigh, United States

Turkey Hunting Seminar is specifically geared for those who are interested in turkey hunting, but don’t know how to get started and don't have a hunting mentor. Topics include: biology, hunting methods, calling and decoys, firearm and ammo selection, camouflage clothing, and cleaning and cooking your gobbler.

What’s Buggin’ Our Hemlocks?

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

Join a Ranger for an interactive hike and presentation on our hemlock trees and the hemlock woolly adelgid. We'll talk about trees in general, hemlocks more specifically and the insect adversary that is affecting our hemlock population.

Free

Scats and Tracks

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

Join a ranger to learn about some of the more common animal tracks and scat that can be found here in coastal North Carolina. Using guidebooks and good old “boots on the ground,” we will investigate what visitors we have here as we explore along the 1/2-mile nature trail. Dress appropriately for the weather!

Free

Tree Bark in the Park: Winter Tree ID

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

Learn to identify trees in the winter by their bark.

Free

Longleaf Pine Forest and Naval Stores

Goose Creek State Park 2190 Camp Leach Road, Washington, NC, United States

Join us at the visitor center to learn about the history of the long leaf pine forest and naval stores in eastern North Carolina. Come prepared for a short hike following the presentation.

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Hunter Education Course

Iredell Rescue Squad 1902 Wilkesboro Hwy., Statesville, 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...

Snake Smarts

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

North Carolina State Parks’ “Year of the Snake” is here! Come test your snake smarts with a fun and interactive Jeopardy-style game to see what you know about the snakes that live in our state.

Free

Webinar: Fire in Landscape Management–Strategies for Living With It

Fire is a natural process in almost all North American ecosystems. But when it enters the human environment as a wildfire, it can be disastrous. Learn about the landscape management practices that play a key role in reducing wildfire impacts. More information is available HERE.