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Week of Events
CANCELLED: Bluets: Preschoolers Exploring Nature – Spring Series
CANCELLED: Bluets: Preschoolers Exploring Nature – Spring Series
Learning 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.
Hybrid Lunchbox Talk – Naval Stores and the Real Tar Heels: A History of the Longleaf Pine Forest and a Call for Preservation
Hybrid Lunchbox Talk – Naval Stores and the Real Tar Heels: A History of the Longleaf Pine Forest and a Call for Preservation
Emmy Award Winning Farmer and Historian Earl L. Ijames explores the origins of the term 'Tar Heel' and asks you to join efforts to save our treasured longleaf pine forests.
Twilight Thursdays
Twilight Thursdays
Every Thursday from April 4 to June 13, we’re staying open until 7 p.m. so you can enjoy our display gardens in the evening. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you’re welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic tables, plus open lawn...
LighterWood Farm Tour – How the Natural History of the Sandhills Created the Rich Cultural History
LighterWood Farm Tour – How the Natural History of the Sandhills Created the Rich Cultural History
The North Carolina Sandhills is a natural strip of land straddling the Piedmont and Coastal Plains. It also lies in the natural zone between the Northern US and Southern US plant communities. This geological location has created a suite of plant and animal adaptations unique to the Sandhills of North Carolina. This tour explores how this natural history has created the cultural history. LighterWood Farm is a great example for how the natural history informed and created much of the highland Scot’s culture of the Sandhills, such as the naval stores economy and even the architecture of the Scots.