6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gardening for Wildlife August 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gardening for Wildlife From early spring through the fall frost, the Permaculture Garden is alive with bees, butterflies, and birds!Meet the wildlife-friendly flowers, shrubs, and trees in our Permaculture Garden and learn why incorporating natives in your plantings is one of the most important things we can do to help pollinators in peril. Whether you have a large […]
8:15 pm - 9:45 pm Orchids Under the Blue Moon August 31, 2023 @ 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm Orchids Under the Blue Moon Join us for this after-hours program scheduled to highlight August's second full moon over the spectacular Orchid Range. Meet at the Farm Barn Orientation Center and take in the subtle changes that nightfall brings to Duke Farms during a twilight walk to the Orchid Range. There, we will encounter a wide variety of orchids, many […]
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Nature Walk: Understanding Our Forests September 1, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Nature Walk: Understanding Our Forests There’s more to our forests than meets the eye. Join us on an evening walk to learn more! We’ll hit the trails and explore one of the oldest patches of forest on the property—Research Woods! Along the way, we’ll learn how to identify some common native and invasive woodland species, discuss how and why New […]
9:00 am - 10:00 am Summer Wildflower Walk September 2, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Summer Wildflower Walk Each passing day of summer brings new blooms to Duke Farms’ landscapes. Join us on a guided nature walk to explore this diversity at its height. Put names to the floral faces you see season after season, learn and practice the basics of flowering plant identification, and discover the invisible ecological connections that tie these […]
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Map & Compass Navigation September 16, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Map & Compass Navigation Learn the techniques and importance behind map and compass navigation.Course OverviewHave you ever gone off-trail to relieve yourself and wondered what you would do if you got turned around? Maybe you need to get back to your vehicle before a thunderstorm rolls in but you aren’t sure you trust yourself to take an off-trail shortcut. […]
