Our Events
TLC strives to provide a variety of free events that provide everyone with the opportunity to explore the outdoors. Sign up for our newsletter to hear about upcoming events, or browse below.
Events
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Speed Hike at Johnston Mill
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Speed Hike at Johnston Mill
Come join TLC for an invigorating speed hike to wake up your Saturday morning! This hike is led by one of our wonderful Trail Guides and will have a goal pace of 20 minutes per mile for about 3 miles. Explore Johnston Mill and see what all you can find while keeping your heart healthy, […] |
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Friday Under the Stars
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Friday Under the Stars
Come join us for our astronomical series: Friday Under the Stars! Raleigh Astronomy Club will be hosting a monthly night sky viewing session at one of our private sites that will only be open for this event. The old site for Three Bears Acres will be the perfect location for star viewing fun so bring […]
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Poles and Plants
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Poles and Plants
Join us for an educational hike about plants and hiking poles! During this hike you’ll join TLC Trail Guide, Nancy, to learn how and when to set the length of your poles, the most efficient way to grip your poles, and how to decide what features you want in your hiking poles. Along the way, […]
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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. Join this wonderful morning stroll and see what birds you can find. This hike will be just under 2 miles […]
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UCAN and TLC Birding outing, September 2025. Photo by Aniya Bourne. Join TLC for this global birding event and community science project! TLC Director of Conservation West, Bo Howes, will lead a bird walk around Johnston Mill Nature Preserve. We will meander for over 2 hours, watching and listening for local bird species along the […]
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Love Bird Scavenger Hunt
Fly Away With TLC! Explore our trails to find a love bird on Valentine's Day weekend! Local pottery artist Courtney Pernell and owner of Bayleaf market is a TLC supporter and is excited to merge her passions for trails, nature, and pottery to share that love with the wider community. We invite the community to show […]
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Join us this Valentine's Day for a mindfulness hike among the pines! TLC Trail Guide Cara C. invites you to White Pines Nature Preserve to show your love and appreciation for nature! We will spend the morning learning tools for making observations while spending time in nature. This will be a moderate, 2.5-mile hike, making […]
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Join TLC for a women's social hike! Join other nature-loving women for a 1.5-hour hike in Johnston Mill Preserve at a moderate pace -- not speedy, not slow, just moderate. Â On this hike, you will experience a range of forest types while walking along New Hope Creek, which meanders through the northeast portion of the […]
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Get a special look at TLC's work on this staff led hike series! Join TLC Senior Land Manager West, Nick Adams, on an exploration of Brumley North Nature Preserve. Learn about TLC land management practices within the various habitats of Brumley North that have made this preserve a popular spot for birders! This will be […]
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Let's take a slow walk-through Bluestem's woodland habitat and learn to identify Piedmont tree species! Join Coker Arboretum Curator, Geoffrey Neal, and TLC Trail Guide and Interpretive Naturalist, Margot Lester, on an informal walk to identify Piedmont tree species. We will use leaf arrangement and shapes, branching patterns, fruits and cones, bark and twigs […]
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Come join TLC for an invigorating speed hike to wake up your Saturday morning! This hike is led by one of our wonderful Trail Guides and will have a goal pace of 20 minutes per mile for about 3 miles. Explore Johnston Mill and see what all you can find while keeping your heart healthy, […]
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Join us for a mindful stroll around Williamson Nature Preserve! Deepen your connection with nature on a slow-and-easy ramble around the Two Pond Loop Trail with certified interpretive naturalist and environmental educator Margot Lester. This session includes sense-sharpening, mindfulness and nature journaling activities to help us slow down and reconnect with the natural world. Come dressed for […]
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Join us for a family friend Lichen Exploration hike! Let's get to likin' lichen on this ramble through the swift creek bottomlands. Come explore the special symbiosis that lichens use to live, and learn about the different kinds of lichens in the piedmont woods around us. Play some nature games, build your skills of […]
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Take a stroll through the calming scenery of Swift Creek Bluffs! With a focus on looking for signs of spring, we will saunter rather than power-walk through the woods. Join TLC Trail Guide and naturalist, Julie Hall, to walk slowly for 1.5 miles and stop for moments of silence to appreciate the nourishing wonder and beauty […]
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Canceled Speed Hike at Johnston Mill
Canceled Friday Under the Stars
Canceled Poles and Plants
Inclement Weather Policy: In the event of inclement weather, you will be contacted by email for a call on cancellation or postponement. At our Williamson and Brumley South Nature Preserves, due to the multi-use trail systems, we close the trails to the public if there has been rain to try and prevent erosion and detrimental impact. Please note that this event falls under this category and will be cancelled if the trails are closed.
