Photo by NC Park Ranger Staff Date: June 20, 2026 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker: Stephen Tillotson, Chimney Rock State Park Ranger Did you know that Wild Turkeys were once in the running to be our National Bird? They were also on the brink of extinction,

Experience the awe-inspiring world of raptors, with LIVE BIRDS—from their adaptations to their partnership with humans. This is a family-friendly event, bring the kids!

Explore the decolonized history of the Indigenous Peoples of the Carolinas, tracing the resilience, adaptation, and cultural renewal of four ethnolinguistic groups from colonization to modern identity reclamation.