N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

Outdoor Cooking
2018-11-17 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Leaf Lookers Hike
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
2018-11-10 11:00, 2018-11-03 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.

Forestry Tour: Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association
2018-11-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Lumber Bridge, 1295 McNeil Lake Rd., Lumber Bridge, NC, 28357, United States
This tour will provide landowners the opportunity to learn from other landowners who are managing longleaf pine stands. The tour will focus on a long-term burn program, the basics of thinning and maintaining a pinestraw raking operation.
For more information, contact Jesse Wimberley Sandhills Area Land Trust Outreach Coordinator at 910-603-1052 or jesse@sandhillslandtrust.org.

On the Water: Tuckasegee
2018-11-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Dillsboro, N.C.
Practice your fly-fishing skills on the Tuckasegee River in Dillsboro, N.C. 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. Call for Directions. Meet at the Best Western, 248 Wbi Drive, Dillsboro. Ages 12 and up.

Hunter Education Course
2018-11-06 18:00 - 2018-11-07 21:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
All unlicensed sportsmen and sportswomen must successfully complete a hunter education course before they can hunt in North Carolina or purchase a hunting license. This course covers hunter responsibility, wildlife conservation and management, firearms, wildlife identification, survival and first aid, specialty hunting, and tree stand safety. The course is accepted in every state and province in North America. There is no minimum age requirement for the course. This course is offered over a two day period. Attendees must be present both days.

All About Elk
2018-11-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Grandfather Mountain State Park, 9872 Hwy 105 S (Suite #6), Banner Elk, NC, 28604, United States
This workshop will focus on the life history and current research on elk and include activities that can be incorporated into educational programs. Participants will tour wildlife habitats at Grandfather Mountain and observe elk up close. The workshop provides 6 hrs. Criteria II or III credit towards the NC Environmental Education Certification, or 0.6 CEU credit.
More information is available at 828-733-2013.

Southeastern Forests and Climate Change: Project Learning Tree
2018-11-05 09:00 - 15:30 | Durant Nature Preserve, Durant Nature Preserve, 8305 Camp Durant Road, Raleigh, NC, 27614, United States

Introduction to Fly Fishing
2018-11-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Learn the basics of fly-fishing. Topics covered will include equipment, knots, casting techniques and aquatic entomology. Equipment and materials provided. Bring a lunch and non-slip shoes or waders. Ages 12 and up.

All About Mountain Trout
2018-11-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Valle Crucis Community Park, NC, United States
Learn about trout life history, habitat needs, trout management, spin-fishing and fly-fishing methods, knot tying, fishing tips, trout regulations and finding places to go fishing.

Carnivorous Plant Hike
2018-10-28 10:00, 2018-10-27 10:00, 2018-10-21 10:00 | Carolina Beach State Park, 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC, 28428, United States
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.

N.C. Tree Farm Program 2018 Annual Meeting
2018-10-27 14:00 - 20:00 | Waukegan Farms, 4321 Highway 57 North, Semora, NC, 27343, United States
Join us on October 27 as we tour Waukegan Farms and learn management practices that landowners can implement to transform a diamond in the rough to a Tree Farm that meets their objectives.
Laura and Maurice Hull, 2011 N.C. Tree Farmers of the Year, will host the N.C. Tree Farm Program’s 2018 Annual Meeting at their Caswell County Tree Farm, Waukegan Farms. Named for the Algonquin Indian word for “sheltering place,” Waukegan Farms is a peaceful wooded retreat near the community of Semora.
We’ll see live demonstrations of a prescribed burn and portable sawmill, and the stocking of a new pond with bluegill and sunfish. We’ll also celebrate the accomplishments of our Tree Farmers and volunteers as we recognize Tree Farm anniversaries, the Inspector of the Year and the Tree Farmer of the Year.
Pre-registration is required to attend this event. Registration deadline is October 15.

Women's Introduction to Fly Fishing
2018-10-27 09:00 - 15:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Join our 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.

Fly Tying Forum
2018-10-25 18:30 - 20:30 | John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, 28304, United States
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.

All About Mountain Trout
2018-10-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Marion State Fish Hatchery, 645 Fish Hatchery Road, Marion, NC, United States

Webinar: Teaching & Learning by Using What Forest Landowner Peers Have to Say
2018-10-24 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar features a new approach to organizing landowner and public educational tours and presentations with peer-to-peer interaction and mediated learning by natural resources professionals. Join the webinar by clicking here

Project Learning Tree K-8 Workshop
2018-10-24 08:30 - 15:30 | Guildford College, 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27410, United States
Join other K-8 classroom and nonformal educators as we 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. The PLT activity guides are provided free of charge to participants through support from the NC Forestry Association. CEU renewal credits are available. This workshop qualifies for Criteria I in the EE Certification Program.

Casting for Beginners
2018-10-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Dupont State Recreational Forest
This is the perfect introductory class for beginners. Topics include casting theory, mechanics and practice techniques. Experienced instructors teach the overhead cast, roll cast and the art of false casting. 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.

Wildlife Photo Hunt Competition
2018-10-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Bring a camera, running shoes and your competitive spirit. Your team will stalk, find and photograph wildlife and their signs and earn points to win prizes. Only one camera per team needed. Teams can consist of 1-5 members. All ages.

Forestry Tour: Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association
2018-10-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Jackson Springs, 295 Sycamore Ln., Jackson Springs, NC, 27281, United States
This tour gives landowners the opportunity to learn from other landowners who are managing longleaf pine stands. The tour will focus on mid-story hardwood removal on 60+ acres.
For more information, contact Jesse Wimberley Sandhills Area Land Trust Outreach Coordinator at 910-603-1052 or jesse@sandhillslandtrust.org.
