• Tree Farm Inspector Training Workshop

    Wilkes County Agricultural Center 416 Executive Drive, Wilkesboro, NC, United States

    The N.C. Tree Farm Program is an offering Inspector Training Workshop for forestry professionals who are interested in volunteering with the program. CFE credits will be provided. Prior to registering to attend, please review the ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS for the academic and/or experience credentials required to be a Tree Farm Inspector.   REGISTER by May 25

    Free
  • Lessons Learned From Hosting Fire Festivals

    Have you considered planning a Fire Festival in your region? This webinar will talk about lessons learned from coordinating and hosting public Fire Festivals. Brian Wiebler and Angie Carl both have experience leading highly successful Fire Festival events in North Florida (Red Hills Fire Festival) and North Carolina (Fire in the Pines Festival), respectively. In...

  • Understory Herbicides for Bobwhites and Other Wildlife: Webinar

    Herbicides are an important tool in both forest and wildlife management in the south and particularly in southern pine management. The common practice of heavy chemical site prep prescriptions in forest management may not be appropriate in stands where restoration and wildlife habitat is the objective. The webinar will address herbicide uses in longleaf restoration...

  • Longleaf Pine Workshop: Evening Learn and Burn

    Lighterwood Farm 535 Speight Road, West End, NC, United States

    Whether you are new or experienced in growing longleaf pine, there is more to learn and people who can help! The Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association invites you to an evening workshop where natural resource professionals will discuss: Converting from loblolly to longleaf pine The benefits of growing-season burns Best management practices for pinestraw raking Beetle...

  • Introduction to Kayak Fishing (Level II)

    John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, United States

    Prepare to get wet, this free clinic is the second in a series of two designed to give anglers and paddlers the information and skills required to safely and successfully fish in sheltered waters from a kayak.  This clinic meets at the Lake Rim Boating Access area and features sessions with Commission staff and volunteers....

    Free
  • Birding at Lake Crabtree

    Lake Crabtree County Park 1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC, United States

    Join bird enthusiast, Vernon, for an easy walk while looking and listening for our feathered friends. Discover different types of birds and their habitats.​ Meet at the Waterwise Garden (first parking lot on right). No preregistration required.

    Free
  • Fish Cookery and Preparation

    John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, United States

    This workshop is designed to provide anglers with some fundamental skills in taking their catch from the stream to the table. In this hands-on course you will learn best practices for handling fish at the time of the catch to ensure its best possible taste. Participants will practice various methods of fish cleaning to include:...

    Free
  • Carnivorous Plant Hike

    Carolina Beach State Park 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC, 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.

    Free
  • Birding Walk

    Lake Johnson Park, Thomas Crowder Woodland Center 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

    This program is for beginning birders and well-practiced watchers alike. Join us as we take a morning trek around the lake to find our avian friends. We will focus on both songbirds and waterfowl. Earn 2 hours Criteria II EE credit. Bring your own binoculars if possible as supplies are limited. Please bring water and...

    $4
  • Carnivorous Plant Hike

    Carolina Beach State Park 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC, 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.

    Free