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Walnut Creek Wetlands Center

Learn about the wetlands that can be found in Raleigh and the plants and animals that live there.

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  • Walnut Creek: A Guide to Exploring Urban Wetlands In May 2008, Exploris Middle School students presented a field guide to the Walnut Creek wetlands to the City of Raleigh to use at the city’s new urban wetlands center. The students began working on their field guide in September 2007. Over the school year, they explored a two mile area of near by Walnut Creek. This 72 page field guide is divided in to zones, from the water to the canopy. Each animal is represented by information, a photograph, a beautiful drawing.
  • Create a wetland scene Students will learn about the different types of freshwater wetlands, and the factors that threaten their health. Finally, they will study specific examples of wetland areas of the U.S. and what is being done to protect them.
  • The USGS and Science Education The whole Earth portal from the United States Geological Survey with links to satellite images, diagrams, text, teaching guides, an electronic field trip, and more.

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  • Allison Woods: Offers outdoor classroom educational opportunities at Allison Woods or in your classroom for students age 6 and up.
  • Lake Waccamaw State Park: Students will learn about the Carolina Bays, "one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern United States" when they visit Lake Waccamaw State Park.

  • Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve: Called the "pine barrens" by the settlers to the Sandhills, the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve protects a remnant of the plant and animal communities of long ago.

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The education staff at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center gives programs for K-12 students to learn more about the wetlands found in the Raleigh area. The Center’s mission is to “increase people’s awarness of the importance of wetlands, wildlife habitats, hydrology, natural ecosystems, and human interactions with the natural environment.”

The 60 acre area in the Neuse River Basin contains wooded floodplains and farmland. African American farmers worked this land years ago and old fence posts and furrows can still be seen. The Center is located at 950 Peterson Street in Raleigh and is closed on Mondays.

For more information about the Center, its programs, and reservations for field trips, please call (919) 831-1960.

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