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What's Buggin' Our Hemlocks?
2019-02-01 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Hanging Rock State Park, 1790 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC, 27016, 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.

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2019-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 | 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, 27606, 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.

Hike for Your Health
2019-01-26 15:00 - 2019-12-19 15:03 | Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines, NC, 28387, 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

Prescribed Fire Tracking Using USGS Remote Sensing Tools: Webinar
2019-01-24 13:00 - 14:00

Longleaf and Ponderosa Pine Fire Ecology: How History Can be Your Guide (Webinar)
2019-01-17 13:00 - 14:00
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.

First Day Hike (Paint Hill Tract)
2019-01-01 15:00 | 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.

First Day Hike (Weymouth Tract)
2019-01-01 13:00 | Weymouth Woods
Enjoy an easy two-mile hike on New Year’s Day to see the different habitats within the longleaf pine forest.

First Day Hike (Boyd Tract)
2019-01-01 09:00 | 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!

New Year's Day
2019-01-01

Don't Fear the Fire: Webinar
2018-12-19 13:00 - 14:00
Some forest managers have had concerns that prescribed burning after drought will stress mature pines, and increase their susceptibility to beetle attack. But the best science says this is not be true. Join this webinar to learn more.

North American Wood Duck Walk
2018-12-09 15:00 | Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines, NC, 28387, United States
Enjoy this one-mile walk through the wetlands of Weymouth Woods to visit areas frequented by one of North America’s most beautiful wood ducks.

Casualty Loss and Income Tax Deductions Related to Timber and Landscape Trees
2018-12-07 13:00 - 14:00
Timber or landscape trees destroyed by recent fires, hurricanes or other storms are “casualty losses” that may allow the property owners to take a deduction on their federal income tax returns. To help timber owners and home owners who suffered timber or landscape tree damages with their tax reporting, this webinar will focus on the new tax law changes that Congress passed in 2017 that affect the casualty loss deductions starting in the 2018 tax year.

How Indirect Effects of Fire Affect Management Outcomes
2018-12-04 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar is offered by The Southern Fire Exchange, which unites fire science and natural resource management. Please join the webinar 15 minutes prior to start time.

Winter Bird Walk
2018-12-02 15:00 | Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve, 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines, NC, 28387, United States
Juncos and kinglets and sapsuckers, oh my! Enjoy an afternoon bird walk to learn about which feathered friends from the north will be spending their winter with us.

Nature at Night Hike
2018-12-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Haw River State Park, 339 Conference Center Drive, Browns Summit, NC, 27214, United States
Explore the wonders of wildlife activities at night as you join a ranger for a leisurely hike along the 1.42-mile Piedmont Loop Trail.

Winter Plant Hike
2018-12-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Lake James State Park, 7321 NC Hwy 126, Nebo, NC, 28761, United States
Many folks think there isn’t a lot of green left to see when they hike in the winter landscape, but they’re in for a surprise. Join a park ranger as he hikes along the Holly Discovery Trail in search of the plants that hold their green coloration even through winter.

Deer Life!
2018-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Raven Rock State Park, 3009 Raven Rock Road, Lillington, NC, 27546, United States
See the world with a new set of eyes, those of a White-tailed deer. Explore the secretive life of this woodland creature and learn to spot the subtle signs of their presence. A short hike through the woods will show how the deer live right alongside humans, with us hardly ever knowing!

Green Growth Tool Box
2018-11-20 08:45 - 16:00 | NC, United States
Proactive planning secures benefits for our communities, the future of our wildlife and economy, helps to protect working farms and forests and helps to ensure that development permit requirements are met ahead of time. Participants in this event are eligible for American Planning Association and American Society of Landscape Architects continuing education credits and will receive a free Green Growth Handbook that details priority wildlife habitat.
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Leaf Lookers Hike
2018-11-17 11:00, 2018-11-10 11:00 | South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mountain Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC, 28612, United States
Learn to identify 10 common trees and why leaves change colors as the trees prepare for fall and winter.

Leaf Lookers Hike
2018-11-17 11:00, 2018-11-10 11:00 | South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mountain Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC, 28612, United States
Meet a Park Ranger at the Jacob Fork Parking Area at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. for a short hike to learn about the trees found in South Mountains State Park. Identify 10 common trees and learn why leaves change colors as the trees prepare for fall and winter.

Outdoor Cooking
2018-11-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Whether in a camp setting or at home, you can learn how to prepare a tasty meal over an open wood fire or charcoal briquettes. Discover other novelty methods of cooking as well. Participants help prepare and eat the food created in this class. Bring a lawn chair. Ages 12 and up.

Forestry Tour: Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association
2018-11-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Cumberland County, 845 McKloskey Rd., Fayetteville, NC, 28311, United States
This tour gives landowners the opportunity to learn from other landowners who are managing longleaf pine stands. The tour will focus on fire use on an unburned stand, burning a one- to three-year-old stand and the introduction of pinestraw raking.
For more information, contact Jesse Wimberley Sandhills Area Land Trust Outreach Coordinator at 910-603-1052 or jesse@sandhillslandtrust.org.

Project Learning Tree K-8 Workshop
2018-11-17 09:00 - 15:00 | The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium, 1500 E Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC, 28054, United States

Learn About Black Bears
2018-11-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain, NC, United States
This workshop will focus on black bears in North Carolina with emphasis on the life history and current research on black bears and activities that can be incorporated into educational programs. Information on how to coexist with black bears will also be provided, including a new regional program known as “BearWise”. The workshop provides 5 hrs. Criteria II or III credit towards the N.C. Environmental Education Certification, or 0.5 CEU credit for school teachers.

Project Learning Tree K-8 Workshop
2018-11-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest, 4803 Sweet Home Church Road, Elizabethtown, NC, 28337, United States

On the Water: North Mills River
2018-11-14 10:00 - 15:00
Practice your fly fishing skills on the North Fork Mills River under the supervision and experienced eyes of our fly-fishing instructors. Learn about Delayed harvest regulations, wading, reading the water, fly selection, presentation, casting knots and stream entomology during a fun and relaxed morning of fishing. Equipment and materials provided. Meet at the public parking area , next to the campground on the river. Call for directions. Ages 12 and up.

Project Learning Tree K-12 Workshop
2018-11-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Jordan Lake Educational State Forest, 2832 Big Woods Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States

Fall Foliage Hike
2018-11-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Haw River State Park, 339 Conference Center Drive, Browns Summit, NC, 27214, United States
Color abounds! What better way to see the fall leaves than joining a park ranger for a leisurely hike along the 1.42-mile Piedmont Loop Trail. The hike is easy to moderate and takes approximately an hour to complete.
