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If you have ever wanted to know the name of a bird you've seen coasting through the skies, now is your chance to learn! Park staff will be available to teach bird identification basics for raptors and other birds, such as silhouettes, flight patterns, etc.

Join our rangers to explore and engage in scientific curiosity through hands-on experiments.
Join us for a special partner program with the NC Science Trail as part of NC SciFest!
Join us at Mayo River State Park for a Fishing 101 Program.
Join us at Mayo River State Park for a Fishing 101 Program.
Join us at Mayo River State Park for a Fishing 101 Program.
Join us at Lake Norman State Park for a StoryWalk© inside the visitor center, featuring "Juneteenth for Mazie" by Floyd Cooper.
Explore Morrow Mountain after dark! Go on a guided hike of the Quarry Trail with park staff. We will look and listen for signs of nocturnal wildlife. Bring your own flashlight or headlamp; red light function is preferred. Registration is limited to 50 participants. Please call the Park Office to sign up at (704) 982-4402. Meet at Shelter C.
Explore Morrow Mountain after dark! Go on a guided hike of the Quarry Trail with park staff. We will look and listen for signs of nocturnal wildlife. Bring your own flashlight or headlamp; red light function is preferred. Registration is limited to 50 participants. Please call the Park Office to sign up at (704) 982-4402. Meet at Shelter C.
Join us at Carvers Creek State Park for a canoe lesson followed by a paddle on the swamp.