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Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-19 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Cumberland County Extension Office, 301 E. Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, NC, 28306, United States
Turkey hunting seminars are provided through cooperative efforts between the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and NC Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Although open to all skill levels, this “all in one” Turkey Hunting Seminar is specifically geared for those who are interested in turkey hunting, but don’t know how to get started especially those lacking an existing hunting mentor.
Topics include: biology, hunting tactics, calling and decoys including tips and strategies for dealing with stubborn, hard to hunt gobblers. A question and answer session will follow. Hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) efforts will also be briefly discussed including how to get involved.
On-line pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Public Input Meetings on Hunting Deer with Dogs
2020-03-18 19:00 | South Granville High School, 701 North Crescent Drive, Creedmoor, NC, United States
The Wildlife Commission will hold four public input meetings in March to discuss deer hunting with the aid of dogs, associated conflicts and potential solutions.
“Hunting deer with the aid of dogs is a deeply rooted and long-standing tradition in North Carolina, said Gordon Myers, the Commission’s executive director.”However, in a rapidly changing state, conflicts among user groups and with landowners do occur. These meetings will provide a forum to discuss those conflicts and potential solutions.”

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Guilford County Extension Center, 3309 Burlington Rd., Greensboro, NC, 27405, United States

Preserving Pollinators and Native Grasses with Fire
2020-03-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2020-03-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Pilot Mountain State Park, 1792 Pilot Knob Park Road, Pinnacle, NC, 27043, United States
Join Park Rangers and Staff at Pilot Mountain State Park as we celebrate the ‘Burning to Conserve North Carolina State Parks – 2020, the Year of Fire!” What is prescribed fire? Why use fire in the landscape? How is burning beneficial to wildlife and public lands? What precautions are taken to control and maintain these fires? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as we demonstrate with an active prescribed fire!
Meet at Pilot Creek Access – 370 Boyd Nelson Rd., Pinnacle, NC 27043
Demonstrations may be cancelled due to adverse weather. Check the website on the day prior to the event for an ALERT notifying cancellations at https://www.ncparks.gov/pilot-mountain-state-park/home

Casting for Beginners: Level 1
2020-03-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
This is the perfect introductory class for beginners. Learn at your own pace as we teach various casting techniques. This class is held at Lake Imaging in DuPont State Recreational Forest. All equipment and materials are provided. Bring a lunch. Ages 12 and up.

Register online at www.ncwildlife.org/pisgah/signup or call 828-877-4423.

Importance of Forestry Plans
2020-03-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Richmond County Extension Center, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham, NC, 28379, United States
Learn about the many benefits a management plan provides: improved timber quality, higher value, tax relief, landowner protection, forest health and more.

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center, 455 Research Dr., Mills River, NC, 28759, United States

On the Water: Little River
2020-03-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Practice your ﬂy–ﬁshing skills on the Little River in DuPont State Recreational Forest. Learn about Delayed Harvest regulations, reading the water, ﬂy selection, presentation and casting. Equipment and materials provided. Ages 12 and up.

Register online at www.ncwildlife.org/pisgah/signup or call 828-877-4423.

Birding Hike
2020-03-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Spend a relaxed and fun morning taking a short hike through Pisgah National Forest as we learn to identify common bird species found in this area. This class is designed for the beginner birder. Bring water and good hiking shoes. Ages 12 and up.
Register online at www.ncwildlife.org/pisgah/signup or call 828-877-4423.

Year of the Fire
2020-03-15 14:30 - 15:30 | Merchant’s Millpond State Park, 176 Millpond Road, Gatesville, NC, 27938, United States
Come join us for a short lecture on the importance of fire in an ecosystem. We will also discuss the safety aspects of a control burn and if conditions allow preform a small control burn. It may get smokey so dress appropriately. For more information call park staff at 252 357 1191.

Introduction to Fly Fishing
2020-03-13 09:00 - 15:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Learn the basics of ﬂy ﬁshing: equipment, knots, casting, and spend a couple of hours ﬁshing the Davidson River. All materials provided. Bring a lunch. Ages 12 and up.

Register online at www.ncwildlife.org/pisgah/signup or call 828-877-4423.

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Craven County Extension Center, 300 Industrial Dr., New Bern, 28562, United States

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Brunswick County Cooperative Extension Center, 25 Referendum Drive NC, Bolivia, NC, United States

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-10 18:00 - 21:00 | 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

Long Leaf Pine Forest and Naval Stores
2020-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Goose Creek State Park, 2190 Camp Leach Road, Washington, NC, 27889, United States
Join us to learn about the history of the long leaf pine forest and naval stores in eastern North Carolina. Come prepared for a short hike.
Start location: Visitor Center

Carnivorous Plant Hike
2020-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Carolina Beach State Park, 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC, 28428, United States
This workshop will take place every Saturday during March, April, May, June, July and August at 10 a.m.
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 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, call 910-458-8206.

Trees through the Eyes of an Early American Woodworker
2020-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Pilot Mountain State Park, 1792 Pilot Knob Park Road, Pinnacle, NC, 27043, United States
Diverse plant communities have many important roles, including how diversity is used in traditional craft. Join a Park Ranger for a 1-mile hike on the Pilot Creek Trail for a discussion of history, woodworking, and ecology. Meet at the Pilot Creek Access Parking Area. Directions: Meet at Pilot Creek Access – 370 Boyd Nelson Rd., Pinnacle, NC 27043.

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Bass Pro Shops, Concord, 8181 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord, NC, 28027, United States
Turkey hunting seminars are provided through cooperative efforts between the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and NC Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Although open to all skill levels, this “all in one” Turkey Hunting Seminar is specifically geared for those who are interested in turkey hunting, but don’t know how to get started especially those lacking an existing hunting mentor.
Topics include: biology, hunting tactics, calling and decoys including tips and strategies for dealing with stubborn, hard to hunt gobblers. A question and answer session will follow. Hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) efforts will also be briefly discussed including how to get involved.
On-line pre-registration is required and space is limited

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Fort Bragg NCO Academy, A4375 Deglopper Street, Fort Bragg, NC, 28310, United States

Preserving Pollinators and Native Grasses with Fire
2020-03-04 12:00 | Pilot Mountain State Park, 1792 Pilot Knob Park Road, Pinnacle, NC, 27043, United States
Join Park Rangers and Staff at Pilot Mountain State Park as we celebrate 2020 the ‘Burning to Conserve North Carolina State Parks – 2020, the Year of Fire!” What is prescribed fire? Why use fire in the landscape? How is burning beneficial to wildlife and public lands? What precautions are taken to control and maintain these fires? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as we demonstrate with an active prescribed fire! Meet at Pilot Creek Access Parking Lot – 370 Boyd Nelson Rd., Pinnacle, NC 27043.
Demonstrations maybe cancelled due to adverse weather. Check the website on the day prior to the event for an ALERT notifying cancellations (https://www.ncparks.gov/pilot-mountain-state-park/home).

Turkey Hunting Seminar
2020-03-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Forsyth County Center, 1450 Fairchild Rd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27105, United States

RX Fire Hike
2020-03-01 13:00 - 17:00 | Falls Lake State Recreation Area, 13304 Creedmoor Rd, Wake Forest, NC, 27587, United States
Join a Ranger to walk through areas of the forest that have seen controlled fire reintroduced to help native vegetation. We will talk about the role of fire in the ecosystem, the history of fire in NC State Parks, and how staff safely uses fire. There will be a variety of fire tools and equipment on hand for visitors to check out. Please wear closed toed shoes and be ready for a brisk hike to explore this unique landscape.

Start location: Duck Cove Trailhead in Beaverdam State Recreation Area

Invasive Plants and Animals
2020-03-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Pilot Mountain State Park, 1792 Pilot Knob Park Road, Pinnacle, NC, 27043, United States
Meet with a Park Ranger to learn more about invasive species in Pilot Mountain State Park. We will explore how invasive species arrive, their impact on native communities, and what is being done to control these species. Meet at Corridor Lot – Hauser Road Parking Area – North River Section.

Hunter Education Course
2020-03-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Neuse Sport Shop of Cedar Point, 1021 Cedar Point Blvd., Cedar Point, NC, 28584, United States
The Hunter Education Program of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission provides free hunter education courses throughout the year in every county. More than a firearm safety course, instruction includes ethics and responsibility, conservation and wildlife management, wildlife identification, survival and first aid, specialty hunting and tree stand safety.
There are no minimum age requirements, however, classes are taught at a sixth grade level and tests must be completed without assistance. Courses are a minimum of 6 hours, taught by wildlife officers, hunter education specialists and certified volunteer instructors, and certification is accepted in every state and province in North America.
Due to hunter education, hunting accidents have decreased by over 50% during the last twenty years making hunting one of the safest recreational activities.
Hunter Education Courses are offered at different locations throughout the month. You can see all the course offerings HERE

Striped Bass Season Opens on Roanoke River
2020-03-01 - 2020-04-30 | NC
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30, unless closed or extended through proclamation. The Roanoke River Management Area includes the Roanoke River and tributaries from Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam downstream to Albemarle Sound, including the Cashie, Middle and Eastmost rivers.
The daily creel limit within the Roanoke River Management Area is two striped bass per angler. The minimum length limit is 18 inches, and no striped bass between 22 and 27 inches can be possessed at any time. Only one striped bass larger than 27 inches can be included in the daily creel limit.
Anglers are required to use a single barbless hook or a lure with a single barbless hook when fishing in the upper Roanoke River from April 1 through June 30. The upper Roanoke River is defined as the main river channel and all tributaries, upstream from the U.S. Highway 258 Bridge near Scotland Neck to Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam.
Additionally, anglers cannot possess river herring (blueback herring and alewife) greater than six inches, regardless of origin, while fishing in or boating on the Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam, its tributaries and the Albemarle Sound.

Wildflower Hike
2020-02-29 13:30 - 15:00 | Eno River State Park, 6101 Cole Mill Road, Durham, NC, 27705, United States
Join the Naturalist for a hike to check for early spring wildflowers including Trout Lilys, Spring Beauties, and Hepaticas. Please call 919-383-1686 to register! (Limit 20 participants)

Woodland Stewards Webinar Series
2020-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Join other woodland landowners throughout the region to learn about how you can take better care of your woodlands. This is a regional Extension course being offered in four sessions at your local Extension center on Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. beginning February 6.

February 27: Launching your Woodland Legacy: Intact, In Forest and In Family Ownership. Most woodland owners cite legacy as one of their main reasons for owning land, and a large majority express concern over their ability to keep the land intact. This session is designed to help you find the best way to pass this legacy intact to your heirs.

Registration information is available HERE.

Fly-tying Forum
2020-02-27 18:30 - 20:30 | John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, 28304, United States
This is our regularly scheduled fly-tying program that takes place on the 4th Thursday of each month. 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. In February we will tie two early season Mayflies. We are going to tie the Quill Gordon in a dry fly and a wet fly to add some versatility so you will able to target fish who are feeding on the surface and subsurface.
Tyers aged 10 years old and up are welcome, however participants 15 years old and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Intended to be an extension of our Beginning Fly-tying Course, we provide each tyer with a handout for each pattern that includes the materials list and tying instructions. These instructional guides may be added to the fly-tying hand book that beginning students received in the Beginning Fly-tying course.
Participants are encouraged to use their own equipment, however, equipment and materials may be provided upon request. There of the limited availability of tying equipment. Preregistration is required.

Project Learning Tree Workshop for K-8 Educators
2020-02-27 09:00 - 15:30 | Sylvan Heights Bird Park, 500 Sylvan Heights Park Way, Scotland Neck, 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 Guide which includes 96 activities correlated to the NC Standard Course of Study and Essential Standards. CEU renewal credits are available. This workshop qualifies for Criteria I in the EE Certification Program (K-8).
Register by February 21 at http://go.ncsu.edu/ncplt_sylvanheights
