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Piedmont Land Conservancy hosts various events that are designed to connect people with nature. Outings include hikes, farm visits, paddle trips, and more. We would be happy to talk with you or your organization about hosting an outing for your team or group!
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Upcoming Events
Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve Workdays
Volunteer Opportunity
PLC sincerely appreciates all the Friends Volunteers who donate their time and energy each spring and fall to work in the Emily H. Allen Wildflower Preserve, Friendship Garden. With your help, we are able to maintain the beauty of this 6-acre wildflower garden located near Historic Bethabara in Winston-Salem. Under the permanent protection of Piedmont Land Conservancy, the Friendship Garden is home to a unique collection of over 500 species of native plants.
For more information on volunteering in the Friendship Garden, contact Janice Lancaster at jlancaster@piedmontland.org.
Plant Bullies: Talk on Invasive Plants
March 17, 2023 | 2:00pm
Kathleen Clay Edwards Library in Price Park, Greensboro
Join PLC’s Conservation Advisor, Dr. Ken Bridle, for a talk on invasive plants in the Piedmont. Ken will share reasons for not including invasive plants in your home landscape and well as sharing recommended alternatives.
Price Park, the home of the Kathleen Clay Edwards Library, was one of PLC’s earliest land protection projects.
Caraway Creek Nature Preserve Workday
Saturday March 18, 2023 | 9:00am-12:00pm
Caraway Creek Nature Preserve near Asheboro
Join PLC as we work to finish the trails at Caraway Creek Nature Preserve, set to open to the public in mid May 2023!
Bring water and work gloves!
Sign-up below and we’ll send you more info on where to meet.
Long Creek Trail Wetlands Walk
Sunday March 19, 2023 | 2:00-4:00pm
5801 Bethania Tobaccoville Rd, Pfafftown, NC 27040
Join a fun and informative walk exploring the wetlands of Long Creek with Forsyth Creek Week volunteer Henry Fansler and PLC’s Conservation Advisor, Ken Bridle. Together we will learn why the quality of our water sources begin with wetlands. We will only hike a portion of the trail.
Register by sending an email to Henry Fansler at hbjfansler@windstream.net or 336-473-0283. Participants under 18 must be with a parent or guardian.
Volunteer Trail Work at Crossnore School & Children's Home
March 23, 30 & April 6, 13 | 9:00am-12:00pm
Volunteer Opportunity at the Crossnore Communities for Children
We’re thrilled to offer chances for people to come out and volunteer as we build the Stuart and Emma Thomas Memorial Trail at Crossnore Communities for Children in Winston-Salem.
We ask that volunteers bring work gloves, water, and snacks. Volunteer activities vary but we expect to need assistance with installing pipe gates and repairing fencing around the bridge, help assembling the two kiosks at the trail heads, as well as some hand tool work on the trail itself.
If you’re interesting in volunteering, please contact Conservation Advisor, Dr. Ken Bridle at kbridle@piedmontland.org.
Creek Crawl Bethania
Saturday March 25, 2023 | 2:00-4:00pm
5393 Ham Horton Ln, Bethania, NC 27010
Join PLC’s Conservation Advisor Dr. Ken Bridle, Foothills outings leader Henry Fansler, and Yadkin Riverkeeper Assistant Grace Fuchs for a fun and informative creek crawl along Bethania’s Black Walnut Bottom Trail, an area protected by Piedmont Land Conservancy, where creeks feed into Muddy Creek.
The Group will meet at the picnic tables beside the Bethania visitor center for an overview of the creeks of Wachovia. We will then hike the Black Walnut Bottom Trail and see what makes a healthy creek, explore the area bordering the creek, and consider why the Moravians made their second settlement here. Along the hike, we will search a creek for macro-invertebrates whose presence will tell us about the water quality. In water quality, “buggy is better.”
Anyone wishing to join in this activity must have boots or water footwear and expect wet and muddy conditions. Towels and spare socks and shoes are recommended. The trail is 1.4 miles in length and rated easy by the Foothills Group. Register by sending an email to Henry Fansler at hbjfansler@windstream.net or 336-473-0283. Participants under 18 must be with a parent or guardian.
Nature Journaling Workshop presented by Carolina Corona
Saturday April 1, 2023 | 2:00-4:00pm
1466 Old Town Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Join local artist and Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve Volunteer Carolina Corona for a two hour Nature Journaling Workshop in the Garden at the peak of spring splendor at Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve.
To register or if you have questions, please contact Carolina at caro@coronafineart.com.
Wildflower Identification Class with Lisa Gould
Friday April 14, 2023 | 1:00-4:00pm
1466 Old Town Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Join local plant ecologist and Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve Volunteer Lisa Gould for a three hour Wildflower Identification Class in the Garden at the peak of spring splendor at Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve.
Registration coming soon!
Fern Identification Class with Lisa Gould
Thursday, May 25 , 2023 | 9:30am-12:00pm
1466 Old Town Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Join local plant ecologist and Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve Volunteer Lisa Gould for a two and a half hour Fern Identification Class in the Garden at Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve.
Registration coming soon!