This is a month-long event! Stop by any time during April to participate. Listen carefully and you may be able to hear the bygone shouts of lumberjacks hauling logs downriver at Lumber River State Park on the Coastal Science Trail. Today, it’s more likely that you’ll see paddlers and boaters floating between its quiet banks. […]
Join us at the Weymouth Woods Boyd Tract meadow for a FREE festival to celebrate the oldest longleaf pine in the world. Learn about our native habitat, see turpentine demonstrations, play games, and, weather permitting, watch a live prescribed burn demonstration! Food trucks on site. Park at 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Info: (910) […]
Come along to Mayo River State Park for a night hike on our Mayo Mountain Trail. This is an easy to intermediate 2-mile loop trail. Please dress accordingly and bring flashlights and water. Hikers meet at the Mayo Mountain Access Trailhead (500 Old Mayo Park Rd.) Please note: This event is subject to cancellation due […]
The 2025 NCSciFest theme is "Science: Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone" and we're excited to celebrate all the important ways science is woven into the fabric of our everyday lives! For environmental educators and natural resource managers, this can mean leaning into modern technology to learn the native landscape, make new species discoveries, identify invasive plants, and […]