Join Ornithologist Susan Campbell Wednesday mornings at Weymouth Woods for a rare opportunity to see Hummingbirds up close. Susan Campbell is one of the few individuals worldwide who are licensed to handle Hummingbirds. This program is weather permitting. Call the park office prior to the event to confirm that banding is taking place.
Bring a camera, running shoes, and your competitive spirit. Your team will stalk, find, and photograph wildlife and their signs and earn points to win prizes. Only one camera per "team" needed. Teams can consist of 1-5 members. All ages.
Bring your binoculars for a relaxing morning outing. All experience levels welcome. Wear hiking shoes and long pants.Bring water and binoculars. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hike starts at Fews Ford parking loop. Hike length and difficulty: 1.5 mile, slow and easy hike
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.
Join a park ranger for a 1.5-mile hike to find and learn about some of our most beautiful insects.
The Sustainable Forestry Teachers' Experience is a multi-day residential professional development workshop that demonstrates all elements of forestry in North Carolina. This program is designed to educate teachers about forestry through presentations, tours and hands-on lesson plans. Educators will receive training in Project Learning Tree, an award-winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program that provides STEAM activities for preK-12th grade...
K-8 classroom and nonformal educators will explore activities in the Project Learning Tree K-8 Curriculum Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with the PLT K-8 Activity Guide which includes 96 activities correlated to the N.C. Standard Course of Study and Essential Standards. CEU renewal credits are available.This workshop qualifies for Criteria I in the...
Join Ornithologist Susan Campbell Wednesday mornings at Weymouth Woods for a rare opportunity to see Hummingbirds up close. Susan Campbell is one of the few individuals worldwide who are licensed to handle Hummingbirds. This program is weather permitting. Call the park office prior to the event to confirm that banding is taking place.
The Fly-tying Forum provides tyers with an opportunity to increase their skills. Open to fly-tiers of all skill levels, the fly patterns change each month as a way to encourage learning various new tying techniques and development of tying skills. Tyers aged 10 years old and up are welcome, however participants 15 years old and...
Learn to prepare a tasty meal over a wood fire and charcoal briquettes. Learn how to cook game, fish and other traditional dishes in a camp setting or at home. We’ll use traditional Dutch ovens and learn some novel methods, as well. Participants prepare and eat their outdoor meals. This is a hands on class.
