• Wild Mushroom Certification

    Rockingham Community College 215 Wrenn Memorial Rd., Wentworth, NC, United States

    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...

    $250
  • Fall Tree Identification Hike

    Holmes Educational State Forest 1299 Crab Creek Road, Hendersonville, NC, United States

    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...

    Free
  • Smoke on the Water

    Lake Norman State Park at 759 State Park Road, Troutman, NC, United States

    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...

    Free
  • Fire on the Mountain

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

    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...

  • Fall Hike

    Pettigrew State Park 2252 Lake Shore Road, Creswell, NC, United States

    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...

  • Beaver Habitat Hike

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

    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,...

    Free
  • Project Learning Tree: K-8 Educators

    Guilford College Greensboro, NC, United States

    Join other K-8 classroom and nonformal educators as they explore activities in the Project Learning Tree K-8 Curriculum Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with the PLT K-8 Activity...

    $20
  • Good Fire in the Mountains

    Stone Mountain State Park 3042 Frank Parkway, Roaring River, NC, United States

    Blue Ridge RC&D along with partners are hosting a free Good Fire in the Mountains Prescribed Fire Education Day and Demonstration at Stone Mountain State Park. Attendees will visit interactive...

    Free
  • Coyote Management

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department 4150 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC, United States

    The NC Wildlife Resources Commission, along with NC Cooperative Extension and USDA Wildlife Services, invites the public to attend our free coyote conflict management workshops offered across the state. Join...

    Free
  • Outdoor Cooking

    John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, United States

    Learn to prepare a tasty meal over an open wood fire or charcoal briquettes. Discover other novelty methods of cooking as well. Help prepare and eat the food created in...

    Free