N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

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

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.

Longleaf pine and ponderosa pine forests were often described as open and park-like. This presentation will provide a historical overview of these forests and a discussion of each species ecology and the relationship with fire.

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

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.

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.

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!

Learn to identify trees in the winter by their bark.

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.