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Lifelong Longleaf Hike: Green Swamp Preserve
Green Swamp PreserveThe longleaf pine story continues as we explore one of the best examples of a longleaf pine savanna remaining in North Carolina. Venus flytraps, pitcher plants and other carnivorous plants dot the grassy landscape under the dappled shade of longleaf pines in this Nature Conservancy Preserve.
An Introduction to Birds and Birding
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin instructors from the New Hope Audubon Society for an introductory course in bird identification, classification, physiology, behavior, and more.
This hybrid course is aimed at bird watchers of all skill levels. Whether you're not sure if that bird at your feeder is a chickadee or a nuthatch or whether you know how to tell ruby-crowned from golden-crowned kinglets, this class will have something for you.
Virtual Webinar – Hooheh (Longleaf Pine) Reforestation and Cultural Burn Program
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLearn about the strength of the grassroots tribal program, Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio and its impact to the local tribal community; reestablishing Hooheh (long leaf pine) that impacts our environment and inspiring fire back to the landscape.
Wild Herbs of the Longleaf Pine Forest and Carolinas
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCome learn common wild herbs that you can use for food and medicine daily. April Punsalan, Founder of Wild Herb Academy, will show you how to connect with common wild herbs to improve your vitality and health. In this workshop, she will cover up to 10 common wild herbs of the longleaf pine and other coastal ecosystems and discuss how she incorporates these herbs into her daily life to improve wellbeing.
Little Sprouts: ‘I Spy Spring’
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpring has sprung! What’s blooming? Who’s singing? Let’s explore the garden for all things springtime – frogs, flowers, new leaves, nesting birds – and enjoy stories and a craft, too.
Longneedle: Meet the Author & Craft Paper Critters
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWe're celebrating the amazing longleaf pine habitat this spring! Join us for a special program with author and illustrator Anne Marshall Runyon. Anne will read excerpts from her wonderful picture book, Longneedle, about the 300-year life of a single longleaf pine tree in the North Carolina Coastal Plain – how it survived fire and hurricanes and its connections with other plants and animals. See original illustrations and learn about the inspiration behind the book, too. Following the reading, families will have the unique opportunity to craft paper sculptures of the two charming squirrels featured in Longneedle – the fox squirrel and the southern flying squirrel.
Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: The Longleaf Pine as a Source of Food, Medicine, and Craft for Tribal Nations of the Southeast
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis talk will explore how the longleaf pine, a native tree of the Southeast, provides food, medicine, and craft materials for various tribes such as the Lumbee, the Waccamaw Siouan, and the Coharie. Nancy Fields will share examples of how the longleaf pine was historically used and continues to be used today in various aspects of tribal life, culture, and history.
Spring Break Camp
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpring has sprung! Send your nature lover to a week full of hands-on outdoor discovery celebrating the change of season. What’s stirring in the pond, sprouting from the soil, and emerging in the trees? Participants will explore different habitats for signs of animals and plants that come to life in spring, enjoy games and stories, and express creativity through themed arts/crafts. Camp features a blend of indoor and outdoor learning, a camper to staff ratio of 4:1, experienced environmental educators and naturalists, and loads of fun!
Annual Evelyn McNeill Sims Native Plant Lecture with Bill Finch
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe longleaf pine ecosystem has often been described as North America’s most diverse forest ecosystem, and longleaf, like few other ecosystems, fostered diversity within and outside its canopy. But understanding the diversity of that diversity will be critical not only to maintaining longleaf pine but also to restoring forest ecosystems that can survive the dramatic changes of the next century, while more equitably serving the people who live there.
CANCELLED: Bluets: Preschoolers Exploring Nature – Spring Series
North Carolina Botanical Garden 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLearning comes naturally during this fun-filled series that fosters a sense of wonder for nature and science. Preschoolers will get their hands dirty learning about seeds, dip in the pond for tadpoles, observe birds up-close, pretend to be pollinators, and more through hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, stories, crafts, and group play. Healthy snack provided. Program is led by experienced early childhood environmental educators.