Events & Outings
Second Saturday Outings
Connecting Children with Nature
Please join us on one of our upcoming outings that are designed to give children an opportunity to explore nature in an unstructured setting. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone should dress appropriately for the weather and wear clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting wet and muddy. Outings are appropriate for children and adults of all ages and are expected to last between 1.5 and 2 hours.
February 11 (Saturday)
Outing at Autumn Creek in Summerfield, Guilford County (2:00 pm). Meet at the end of Autumn Hills Drive, just off of Lake Brandt Road in Summerfield, about a mile North of Scalesville Road.
Directions: From I-40, take Exit 210 and proceed North on NC 68. After 7 miles, turn right onto Oak Ridge Road (NC 150). Oak Ridge Road will change to Scalesville Road when it crosses HWY 220. After 2.7 miles on Scalesville Road, turn left onto Lake Brandt Road. Autumn Creek will be on the left in about a mile, just after Squirrel Chase Drive.
March 10 (Saturday)
Outing at Ridges Mountain, Randolph County (2:00 pm). Enjoy one of Randolph County's Natural Heritage sites that PLC helped acquire for the North Carolina Zoo in 1999. This outing will explore the vernal pools that provide a safe breeding habitat for a variety of amphibians and the huge boulders that are remnants of the ancient Uwharrie Mountain chain.
Directions: Take US Highway 220 South (I-73) from Greensboro for ~22 miles to the exit for Highway 49 West (to Charlotte). Veer off onto US Hwy 64 West (to Lexington) and continue on Hwy 64 for ~ 7.6 miles to Garrentown Road. Turn Left. Go ~ .5 mile to Ridges Mountain Trail and turn left. Look for PLC signs on your right directing you to parking.
April 14 (Saturday)
Outing at Iseley Farms, Alamance County (2:00 pm). It may be a little early for strawberries but Jane Iseley’s farm offers a wonderful outdoor experience for kids of all ages. We will explore this 400-acre farm that has been in the Iseley family since 1790. In addition to seeing the strawberry fields, farm buildings and cows, we will visit restored cabins to see how farm families lived before electricity. The farm is located at 2960 Burch Bridge Road, just north of the Burlington City limits.
Directions: For directions, check Iseley Farms website: http://www.iseleyfarms.com/location.html
