Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Durant Nature Preserve
Piedmont blue ghost fireflies are spring fireflies. They are very elusive, so much so that they were only recently recognized as a new species in the Piedmont. We'll join the hunt as part of the City Nature Challenge 2024. Bring a flashlight and water bottle. Pre-registration is required.
Cost: $5
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Durant Nature Preserve.
Wildflowers called spring ephemerals put on a stunning display in early spring, then they all but disappear from the woods for the rest of the year. We'll explore why plants might do this, and we'll walk around and enjoy the display. Bring a warm coat! Children must be accompanied by adults. Pre-registration is required.
Cost: $5
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Durant Nature Preserve.
Mosses and liverworts are tiny plants. They don't look like much at first glance, but they are amazing, in their diversity and their adaptations. And they are homes for many tiny living things. We may bring some mosses inside to look under the microscope for creatures that live inside the mosses. Bring a warm coat! Children must be accompanied by adults. Pre-registration is required.
Cost: $5
The NCBP participated in this year's BugFest event at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. We had two separate displays - one for moth caterpillars (David) and one for leaf-mining insects (Tracy).
Moths of NC (David)
The NCBP will have tables at this year's BugFest event at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. The theme of the event is Lepidoptera, and we will have a collection of caterpillars and specimens to look at.
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.