Location: Durant Nature Preserve
Description: 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
Location: Durant Nature Preserve
Description: 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
NCBP members David George and Jeff Niznik will lead a moth night event at Guilford County Farm.
The NCBP will have a table at this year's BugFest event at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
Join NCBP member David George for a moth night event at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Details to come.
Join NCBP member David George at a public moth night event at the New Hope Bottomlands in Durham. Details to come!
Moths are incredibly diverse and beautiful! With nearly 3,000 species documented in NC, they come in an amazing array of colors, shapes, and sizes, and also play a vital role in the ecosystem. Please join David George, science educator and co-author of the Moths of North Carolina website, for a late-night program at Durant Nature Preserve. Many different kinds of moths, as well as a range of other interesting night-flying insects, are sure to show up at the lights - and hopefully so will you!
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve in Raleigh.
Description: Pollination usually involves a relationship between plants and animals. Often it is beneficial to both plants and animals, yet sometimes one partner deceives the other. We'll talk about the pollination process, and we'll look for pollinators on plants at Horseshoe Farm Preserve, documenting them on iNaturalist. Children must be accompanied by adults. Pre-registration is required.
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh.
Description: Ever wanted to see the world from a different perspective? We'll take a nature "hike" on the water, to view plants and the organisms that live in them (birds, insects, etc.). We'll explore our lake by canoe to learn about the ecology of Durant. Bring a water bottle, and a waterproof bag to put things you want to keep dry. Some prior boating experience recommended. Adults only--please pre-register online.
Cost: $5
Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman for a program at Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh.