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Posted on: Friday, September 21, 2018 - 9:21am |
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Where the River Meets the Rock
09/13/2018 - 10:00am
Colossal Canoes for Little Learners...and YOU!
08/21/2018 - 9:36am
Thanks to Friends of State Parks, we now have two 29-foot, 14 passenger canoes for educational programs across your state park system.
Colossal Canoes for Little Learners…and YOU!
08/21/2018 - 9:00am
Hiking for the Health of It
05/10/2018 - 9:26am
By: Kris Anne Bonifacio, Special Programs Coordinator, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation
While hiking on the Equestrian Trail at Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, Drae Wright took in the surrounding longleaf pine forest and the blue sky above and an idea came to her: “I should do more of this. I really need the exercise and the outdoors. Why not pick a bigger goal and make it an adventure? How about all the trails in all the state parks?”
Year of the Fish: Get Hooked on NC State Parks!
05/02/2018 - 9:15am
By: Brian Bockhahn, Regional Education Specialist, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation
It is the Year of the Fish in North Carolina State Parks! Programs, festivals, and events throughout the state this year will celebrate this theme. We invite you all to join us at some of these events and Get Hooked on NC State Parks!
Inclined to Stay: Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
03/22/2018 - 1:04pm
By: Katie Hall, Public Information Officer, North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
You know those days that are sunny but not hot; breezy but not cold; everything feels just right? The kind of day that, with one deep breath, seems to wash away the troubles of the world and make you just happy to be alive? That was the kind of day I enjoyed for my first hike at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. I hope you’re lucky enough to experience the park on a day like I did.
New Sandhills Discovery Room Livens-Up Weymouth Woods
03/14/2018 - 10:00am
“The Sandhills region, a narrow ribbon of rolling land stretching from North Carolina to Georgia, preserves some of the best remaining pockets of longleaf pine forests in the Southeast,” says the introductory panel in the Sandhills Discovery Room—the newest way for families to learn about Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve.
Visit South Mountains State Park Anytime of the Year
02/28/2018 - 8:39pm
State Parks Superintendents Celebrate Heroism, Recovery, Ingenuity at Annual Conference
02/08/2018 - 10:15am
Leaders from across the Division of Parks and Recreation hosted a banquet at the annual State Parks Conference of Superintendents in January to recognize colleagues for their heroism, creative programs, outstanding projects, and exemplary service. While several inches of snow blanketed Haw River State Park, the Conference of Superintendents soldiered on to celebrate outstanding work of colleagues across the state. The awards described below include those awarded to volunteers and supporters of our state park system as well as staff.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Elk Knob State Park: My Last Stamp
01/30/2018 - 8:00pm
By: Catherine Locke, Marketing Director, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation
This summer my co-worker and North Carolina State Parks Public Information Officer, Katie Hall, wrote about her trip to Elk Knob State Park. It was one of her first official trips after assuming the role in May. She experienced the park during the spring when the air was warm, the trees were green, and she had plenty of company on the trial.