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StoryWalk©: Flowers are Pretty Weird!

Join us at Lake Norman State Park for a StoryWalk© along the Fiddlehead Trail, featuring "Flowers are Pretty Weird" by Rosemary Mosco and illustrated by Jacob Souva.

Storywalk®: Dreamers

Read a story while you go for a hike!

Girl Scouts Love State Parks- Tree Promise

As part of Girl Scouts Love State Parks, earn your Girl Scout Tree Promise badge by learning the Girl Scout Tree Promise from a Park Ranger, and protecting and honoring trees by collecting citizen science data in the iNaturalist app.

Curious Minds Adventure at Umstead

Join us for a special partner program with the NC Science Trail as part of NC SciFest!

StoryWalk©: Juneteenth for Mazie and Make your own Juneteenth Flag

Join us at Lake Norman State Park for a StoryWalk© inside the visitor center, featuring "Juneteenth for Mazie" by Floyd Cooper.

StoryWalk©: Nesting Neighbors

Join us at Lake Norman State Park for a StoryWalk© along the Alder Trail, featuring "Nesting Neighbors" by Jennifer Patrick.

StoryWalk®: Year of North Carolina

Join us at Lake Norman State Park for a StoryWalk® along the Dragonfly Trail, featuring a look at some of our State Symbols!

Science Festival Scavenger Hunt

Join us all month long in celebrating the 2025 NCSciFest theme "Science: Everyday, Everywhere, Everyone"! We will be hosting a month long, self-guided scavenger hunt using the Goosechase application.

StoryWalk: The Lorax

Join us at Carvers Creek State Park for a StoryWalk featuring Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax."