(stock caption) Picking up trash in the forest. Volunteer with bag and backpack cleaning the forest | Adobe Stock
(stock caption) Picking up trash in the forest. Volunteer with bag and backpack cleaning the forest | Adobe Stock
City of Raleigh issued the following announcement on September 3.
Next time you visit one of the Raleigh parks listed below, check out an explorer backpack to enhance your visit! Explorer backpacks are available for free to check out for your day at the park. Each location has different themed backpacks with their own unique materials to experience the outdoors in a new way.
Browse all the available locations below and be sure to contact the facility ahead of time for questions. Always call the office before arriving, closing times can vary throughout the year. Backpacks are limited in supply and available on a first-come, first-served basis. A RecLink account is required to check out items.
Annie Louise Wilkerson MD Nature Preserve
Large pond bordered by huge green trees
Location: 5229 Awls Haven Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to dusk, and Sundays from 1 p.m. to dusk
Phone: 919-996-6764
The following types of backpacks are available at the Annie Louise Wilkerson MD Nature Preserve Park Office:
Nature Explorer backpack
Garden play kit
Sandbox play kit
Fairy Houses backpack
Nature Art backpack
EcoEXPLORE backpack
Durant Nature Preserve
View of the lake and dock at Durant Nature Preserve
Location: Temporary Park Office - Southside of the Park in the Campbell Lodge basement located at 3237 Spottswood Street, Raleigh, NC
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Phone: 919-878-9116
The following types of backpacks are available at the Durant Nature Preserve park office:
Pond and stream backpack
Insects backpack
Birds backpack
Nature art backpack
Wildlife tracking backpack
Forest Ridge Park
Falls Lake from Forest Ridge Park
Location: 2100 Old NC 98 HWY, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Welcome Center Hours: View Latest Operating Hours
Phone: 919-996-5800
The following types of backpacks are available at Forest Ridge Park Welcome Center:
Nature explorer backpack
Fort building kit
Art backpack
Binoculars
Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center
View of the exterior at the Crowder Woodland Center
Location: 5611 Jaguar Park Dr., Raleigh, NC 27606
Hours: View Latest Operating Hours
Phone: 919-996-3141
The following types of backpacks are available at the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center:
ecoEXPLORE backpacks
Art Everywhere backpacks
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
Trails at Walnut Creek Wetland Center
Location: 950 Peterson Street, Raleigh, NC 27610
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to dusk, and Sundays from 1 p.m. to dusk.
Phone: 919-996-2760
The following types of backpacks are available at Walnut Creek Wetland Park:
Birds backpack
Amphibians backpack
Trees backpack
Bugs backpack
Original source can be found here.
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