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 mile hike. For more information call 252-797-4475.

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, so be prepared to hike off the beaten path. Event starts at the Visitor Center. Call the park office at 910-692-2167 for more information and...

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 Guide which includes 96 activities correlated to the N.C. Standard Course of Study and Essential Standards. Register by October 30.

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 stations (including fire behavior, Firewise USA, firefighting equipment & safety, smoke concern) and see a prescribed fire demonstration. Lunch is provided. Program is free, but...

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 us and hear from biologists about: Coyote biology and behavior Practical, non-lethal methods to prevent/reduce coyote conflicts Laws and regulations regarding hunting and trapping coyotes Each workshop...

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 this class. Bring a lawn chair. Ages 12 and up. Register at 828-877-4423.

Grab your flashlight and join Ranger Jane Dauster for a cool fall evening at DuPont in search of owls.   Program will meet at the Guion Farm Parking Area in DuPont State Recreational Forest (3045 Sky Valley Road, Hendersonville, NC  28739) where we will enjoy a brief slide show on our local owl species.  We will...

Join us for a 1-mile hike of the Boyd Round Timber Tract as we discuss the history of Weymouth Woods and the preservation of one of the last remaining old growth stands of Longleaf Pine, with a visit to the world’s oldest known living Longleaf Pine tree! PARK AND MEET AT WEYMOUTH CENTER: 555 E....

Practice your fly fishing skills on the North Fork Mills River. Learn about Delayed Harvest regulations, wading, reading the water, fly selection, presentation, casting, knots and stream entomology. Equipment and materials provided. Ages 12 & up. Register online at www.ncwildlife.org/pisgah/signup or call 828-877-4423.

Ever been curious about fungi? Want to learn about native mushrooms? Join former NC State Park Naturalist Jack Green for the Mushroom Foray. Meet at Lake Norman State Parks Community Building (204 Group Camp Lane, Statesville) at 10:00am. From there you will disperse into the woods looking for mushrooms. Lunch will be at 12 in...