Events

Get Wild: Birding Bonanza!

December 10, 2025
When: January 17, 2026 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Where: Williamson Nature Preserve, 4409 Old Country Mial Rd, Raleigh NC

Join TLC for a family friend birding bonanza! Winter is a great time to do some bird-watching in North Carolina, as many northern species escape the cold by migrating to our forests and backyards. Join us as we[…]

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CANCELLED Trail Talks with TLC: Swift Creek Bluffs

November 19, 2025
When: December 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve, 7800 Holly Springs Rd., Raleigh, NC 27606

This event has been cancelled. Please see our calendar for more upcoming events. Join TLC Education and Outreach staff member Meera Butalia, on a hike among the towering beech trees and creek side paths of[…]

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Winter Wonderland at Swift Creek Bluffs

November 17, 2025
When: January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve, 7800 Holly Springs Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606

Take a stroll through the calming winter scenery of Swift Creek Bluffs! Join TLC Trail Guide and naturalist, Julie Hall, to find winter beauty in a preserve celebrated for its abundance of spring perennials to[…]

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Winter Solstice Bird Walk

November 17, 2025
When: December 21, 2025 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Brumley North Nature Preserve, 3620 Old State Highway 10, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514

Welcome the winter season with TLC! Join a TLC Trail Guide on this bird walk at Brumley North Nature Preserve to celebrate the winter solstice! This will be a 1.7-mile hike at a leisurely pace[…]

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First Saturday Birding at Brumley

November 14, 2025
When: January 3, 2026 @ 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Where: Brumley Nature Preserve, 3620 Old State Hwy 10, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Come join us for our First Saturday birding hike at our Brumley North Nature Preserve! Did you know that Brumley North is the #2 Hotspot for birding in the state? Our Brumley Birding hike will[…]

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CANCELLED: Get Wild: Hibernation Station!

November 13, 2025
When: December 13, 2025 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Where: Brumley South Nature Preserve, 3055 New Hope Church Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514

This event has been cancelled. Please check the TLC events calendar for upcoming events. Come explore Brumley Nature Preserve’s new Play Space and learn about all the ways critters of the Piedmont hunker down for[…]

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Farewell Fall at White Pines

November 1, 2025
When: December 20, 2025 @ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: White Pines Nature Preserve, 548 S Rocky River Rd, Sanford NC, 27330

Say farewell to fall and explore the evergreen species still sticking around! It’s the last day of fall; all the leaves are gone… except evergreens! As we enter the coldest months of the year, learn[…]

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Schenck Forest and Umstead Loop

November 1, 2025
When: December 7, 2025 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Schenck Forest, 5101 Reedy Creek Rd. Raleigh 27607

Join us to explore local protected lands and visit the Walton Farm, a recent TLC Conservation Easement! TLC Trail Guide, Julie Hall, will lead you through Schenck Forest, a working and teaching forest for NC[…]

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First Saturday Birding at Brumley

November 1, 2025
When: December 6, 2025 @ 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Where: Brumley Nature Preserve, 3620 Old State Hwy 10, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Come join us for our First Saturday birding hike at our Brumley North Nature Preserve! Did you know that Brumley North is the #2 Hotspot for birding in the state? Our Brumley Birding hike will[…]

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Birding with Wake Audubon

November 1, 2025
When: December 12, 2025 @ 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Where: Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve, 4429 Old Country Mial Rd, Raleigh NC 27610

Join TLC and Wake Audubon for this wonderful birding walk! Our wonderful partners at Wake Audubon have joined TLC to lead a hike on the second Friday of each month at our Williamson Nature Preserve.[…]

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