Clean Up Carolina Beach State Park
What a great opportunity to partner with other groups for this clean up at Lily Pond at Carolina Beach State Park. The other groups participating are Plastic Ocean Project (POP), Friends of Pleasure Island State Park, Life Point Church, and the Three Pines Project. We will be escorted by Park Ranger Jesse Anderson. The area of interest is called Lily Pond; which, was a dumping site for trash from around 1920-1960, before the area became a State Park. Listen to a video about the ecosystem at Lily Pond Here.
Monthly Meeting: Saving Sledge Forest
Presenters:
Kayne Darrell, Advocate, Community Activist, and Grass Roots organizer for several environmental and social just projects.
Andy Wood, Author and award-winning conservation educator currently volunteers as director for Coastal Plain Conservation Group - a non-profit environmental organization based in Pender County.
Sledge Forest is a local natural treasure spread across over 4,000 acres in Castel Hayne. The goal is to save Sledge Forest from destruction and protect and preserve it in conservation. Please join us for this very important meeting.
Doors open at 6:15p, donations accepted; discussion starts at 6:30p
Holiday Party
This year we'll celebrate the Holidays by gathering in a private room at Brunswick Beer and Cider in Leland (Brunswick Forest Shopping Center - plenty of free parking), allowing our members and guests the opportunity to meet during the Holiday Season. Meet the volunteers who serve on our Executive Committee, as well as some of our past program speakers, and those great folks who help with the educational component of our outings.
Light snacks will be provided but a cash bar and optional dinner entrees will be available for purchase.
Please RSVP: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000QFtzhIAD
Halyburton Clean Up - Quarterly
Halyburton Cleanup - Saturday 7th December 10a-12p
Help us give back to the City of Wilmington for hosting our monthly meetings at Halyburton Park. We'll focus on trail maintenance by trimming overgrowth & updating signs/markers. Please bring work gloves.
Registration: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000Vwe5BIAR
Monthly Meeting: Longleaf Pine Restoration at Halyburton Park.
Halyburton Park's 60 acres of longleaf pine forest is an important landscape within the city and the Cape Fear Arch region for wildlife and park visitors. The natural communities of the park, its significance as a natural heritage site, and the best management practices will be explored during the presentation. A focus on longleaf pine ecology, management and restoration work will be emphasized.
Andy Fairbanks is Recreation Supervisor, City of Wilmington Parks and Recreation.
Registration: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000Q2KgUIAV
Outing: Kayak Rice Creek
Kayak beautiful, freshwater Rice Creek (Brunswick County at Winnabow) on Oct. 20, 2024 (1:30pm)
Enjoy Autumn on the peaceful and pristine waters on this fully escorted kayak trip. Certified local guides who specialize in safe educational kayak outings, know the history of this part of the river, and are familiar with wildlife and tree identification. We'll be seeing up to 800 year old cypress trees, and possible wildlife such as Egrets, Great Blue Herons, woodpeckers, yellow bellied sliders, turtles, and rarely but possible, alligators etc. Beginners are welcome, but you must be able to swim. This outing is suitable for adults only.
Registration & Details: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000OObQRIA1
Green Drinks
Join us for Green Drinks at Waterline Brewery on August 30th at 6:00pm! Hear from Bonnie Monteleone (Plastic Ocean Project) and Dr. Ralph Mead (UNCW) on pollutants in the Cape Fear River, their impacts, and solutions. Don't miss the Q&A and community energy!