Join NCBP member Jeff Pippen for the annual NABA Durham Butterfly Count.
Pack your binoculars and join us for the annual Durham Butterfly Count, which routinely sees between 50-60 species, vying for the highest species diversity of any count in the Carolinas. The Durham count circle harbors many excellent butterflying locations, so we can use all the eyes we can get! Beginners welcome (see below).
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve.
Description: Adaptations are amazing! We'll talk about some stunning adaptations shown by organisms around us, and we'll also explore ways that evolution works. Bring sunblock and a water bottle. Children must be accompanied by adults. Children and adults must register.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve for this kid-friendly program.
Description: Plants are like hotels for critters that use them for food and shelter. We'll explore some of the ways insects use plants, and the ways plants make homes for insects and other living things. Children must be accompanied by adults. Children and adults must register.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve for an early-morning bird walk.
Description: Grab your binoculars and meet us at beautiful Horseshoe Farm for a bird-watching hike led by Wake Audubon guest naturalist, Erla Beegle. Spend your morning watching and learning about birds that prefer a meadow or edge habitat, on an approximately 1-mi walk. For beginning and advanced birders. Bring your binoculars, or borrow a pair of ours. Pre-registration is required.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve for a program about pollination.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve for a program on wildflowers.
Description: People love looking at flowers. Yet what are flowers? Why do flowering plants do so well? We'll look at flowering plants at Horseshoe Farm Preserve, and we'll talk about what flowers are, and the different ways plants use flowers to attract pollinators. Children must be accompanied by adults. Pre-registration is required.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve for an early-morning bird walk.
Description: Grab your binoculars and meet us at beautiful Horseshoe Farm for a bird-watching hike led by Wake Audubon guest naturalist, Erla Beegle. Spend your morning watching and learning about birds that prefer a meadow or edge habitat, on an approximately 1-mi walk. For beginning and advanced birders. Bring your binoculars, or borrow a pair of ours. Pre-registration is required.
I was joined at the Museum of Life and Science last week by the New Hope Audubon for a table at the Youth Climate Summit. This event is attended by over 100 high school students from around the state, who come together to attend sessions relating to climate change and create their own climate action plans.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh for an early-morning bird walk.
Description: Grab your binoculars and meet us at beautiful Durant Nature Preserve for a bird-watching hike led by Wake Audubon guest naturalist, Erla Beegle. Spend your morning watching and learning about birds that prefer a meadow or edge habitat, on an approximately 1-mi walk. For beginning and advanced birders. Bring your binoculars, or borrow a pair of ours. Pre-registration is required.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh.