First Day Hike (Boyd Tract)

Weymouth Woods

Start the year off right with a hike! Meet at the Weymouth Center for an easy one-mile hike through old growth longleaf pine forest. See the oldest know living longleaf pine in the world and the former state champion longleaf!

Free

First Day Hike (Weymouth Tract)

Weymouth Woods

Enjoy an easy two-mile hike on New Year's Day to see the different habitats within the longleaf pine forest.

Free

First Day Hike (Paint Hill Tract)

Weymouth Woods

This easy 1.5-mile New Year Day hike will take you through an area of the Sandhills were a rare pyxie moss blooms in winter.

Free

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

Free

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