Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is a workshop focused on learning outdoor skills—skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, but useful for many outdoor pursuits. Designed especially for women, BOW welcomes participants 18 years of age or older. This workshop is for you, if . . . you have never tried shooting activities but have hoped for...
See an outdoor demonstration of tar, pitch and turpentine production using historic methods.
Learn about creating and enhancing pollinator habitat, and about the financial and technical assistance programs available to help. Program includes classroom instruction and field tour. For more information, contact Laurel Kays at 919-513-2573 or lekays@ncsu.edu -- Laurel Kays Extension Assistant 919-513-2573 lekays@ncsu.edu
The Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience is a professional development workshop for teachers that demonstrates all elements of forestry in North Carolina. Discover the forests in our state and learn about the wood products industry.
Join us as we bridge the gap between science and management when it comes to issues related to duff in southeastern upland ecosystems. This workshop will be a true exchange designed to expose natural resource managers to useful scientific studies and expose scientists to issues and concerns from the perspective of the resource managers. Presentations...
Hold the date! The N.C. Tree Farm Program will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting in Mt. Gilead. We will recognize this year's Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year and Inspector of the Year and tour Jordan Lumber, one of the largest privately owned lumber companies in the country. More information coming soon!
Join experienced instructors for a day of fun as you learn the basics of fly-fishing. Topics include appropriate equipment, knots, casting techniques and aquatic entomology. Equipment and materials provided. Bring a lunch and non-slip shoes or waders. Limited to 6 participants. For ages 12 and up.
Learn about the importance and beauty of raptors.
Photography can be a great way to escape into the outdoors. Learn special techniques to improve your photography while discovering the ethical approach to photographing wildlife in their natural environment. Bring your camera, cell phone, iPad or any picture taking device and come practice different techniques to help you get better photos of wildlife. This...
Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro on Wednesday July 10, 2019 at 5:30 pm. The garden features over 215 species of perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, and grasses, and 85% of them are native to North Carolina....
