The N.C. Tree Farm Program will hold it's 2019 Annual Meeting on Oct. 17 at Jordan Lumber Company in Mt. Gilead. We'll tour Jordan's state-of-the art sawmill while it's in...

There will be demonstrations on Photoshop techniques, close-up techniques, and wildlife photography.  And, of course, the concluding critique session of work completed during the workshop. In addition to the presentations...

Join us at Jones Lake State Park as we share our deep interest in the turpentine industry and raise public awareness of the past and its influence on the present....

View the changing of leaves as they go from green to brilliant reds, yellows and oranges at Gorges State Park.  

Wild Mushroom Safety & Identification Certification students who successfully complete this two-day class will be eligible for a 5-year permit enabling them to forage and sell wild mushrooms. The mushroom...

Experience the beauty of fall foliage on a short ranger led hike at Holmes ESF in Hendersonville, NC. We will identify 10 trees, and discuss the basics of photosynthesis, biochemistry...

Join Lake Norman State Park staff to celebrate prescribed burning at our Prescribed Fire Education Day. There will be a live prescribed burn, burn crew briefing, and wildland firefighting equipment...

Learn how we use fire to help our forests be healthy, how fire can be used to make the park more safe, and how fire can actually help make habitat...

Come enjoy Pettigrew State Park's fall foliage and discover all that nature has to offer! Join park staff for a hike to Bee Tree Overlook.  Be prepared for a 3...

Join a ranger on this 2-mile hike to find out what North America's largest rodents are up to at Weymouth Woods. The active beaver dam isn't right along the trail,...