Outdoor Cooking

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.

Leaf Lookers Hike

South Mountains State Park 3001 South Mountain Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC, 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.

Leaf Lookers Hike

South Mountains State Park 3001 South Mountain Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC, United States

Learn to identify 10 common trees and why leaves change colors as the trees prepare for fall and winter.

Free

Green Growth Tool Box

NC, United States

Proactive planning secures benefits for our communities, the future of our wildlife and economy, helps to protect working farms and forests and helps to ensure that development permit requirements are met ahead of time. Participants in this event are eligible for American Planning Association and American Society of Landscape Architects continuing education credits and will...

Deer Life!

Raven Rock State Park 3009 Raven Rock Road, Lillington, NC, United States

See the world with a new set of eyes, those of a White-tailed deer. Explore the secretive life of this woodland creature and learn to spot the subtle signs of their presence. A short hike through the woods will show how the deer live right alongside humans, with us hardly ever knowing!

Free

Winter Plant Hike

Lake James State Park 7321 NC Hwy 126, Nebo, NC, United States

Many folks think there isn’t a lot of green left to see when they hike in the winter landscape, but they’re in for a surprise. Join a park ranger as he hikes along the Holly Discovery Trail in search of the plants that hold their green coloration even through winter.

Free

Nature at Night Hike

Haw River State Park 339 Conference Center Drive, Browns Summit, NC, United States

Explore the wonders of wildlife activities at night as you join a ranger for a leisurely hike along the 1.42-mile Piedmont Loop Trail.

Free

Winter Bird Walk

Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines, NC, United States

Juncos and kinglets and sapsuckers, oh my! Enjoy an afternoon bird walk to learn about which feathered friends from the north will be spending their winter with us.

Free

Casualty Loss and Income Tax Deductions Related to Timber and Landscape Trees

Timber or landscape trees destroyed by recent fires, hurricanes or other storms are “casualty losses” that may allow the property owners to take a deduction on their federal income tax returns. To help timber owners and home owners who suffered timber or landscape tree damages with their tax reporting, this webinar will focus on the...