Nature Quest
Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Park
What is the Raleigh Parks Nature Quest?
Our preserves and parks are treasure troves of amazing critters and habitats that are fast disappearing elsewhere. Getting to know our non-human neighbors in Raleigh is important so we can help preserve the home we share with them and involve our children in our natural heritage. Through this program, participants will have the opportunity to engage in the natural world of Raleigh and the unique occurrences happening in each space.
How to Participate?
Your goal is to visit each of the parks and preserves in this passport guide, earning points through unique forms of engagement at each location. To earn points at a site, take part in listed activities for each site. You could do these activities on your own, in groups, or through programs and volunteer days.
Once you have completed an activity, see a site staff member to have points marked on your passport. Once you have earned five points at a site, a staff member will give you a special, sitespecific stamp. Once you have earned five points at all sites, you will have earned a prize at your final location. If no staff are available when you have completed an activity or the quest, feel free to come back later to collect your winnings.
Need help with any of the activities in this quest? Please go to the front desk at any facility for assistance.
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson Street
Raleigh, NC 27610
Do not write above this line.
Collect five tally marks to earn this park’s stamp.
Ask for boots and a dip net to peek in Langston’s Pond. (2pts)
Ask for supplies and clean up a bag of trash. (2pts)
Borrow binoculars and complete a bird scavenger hunt from the park office or on the eBird app. (1pt)
Check out a pair of waders to explore Little Rock Creek. (3pts)
Check out an Explorer Backpack. (2pts)
Ask the front desk staff to assist you with interacting with one of our ambassador animals. (1pt)
Hang out in the lobby and create our monthly craft. (1pt)
Register to participate in a scheduled public program or volunteer day. (3pts)
See what you can find using one of our many scavenger hunts. (1pt)
Take a selfie at our site and tag @RaleighParks. (1pt)
Durant Nature Preserve
8305 Camp Durant Road
Raleigh, NC 27614
Do not write above this line.
Collect five tally marks to earn this park’s stamp.
Borrow binoculars and complete a bird scavenger hunt from the park office or on the eBird app. (1 pt)
Check out an Explorer Backpack. (2pts)
Ask the front desk staff to assist you with interacting with one of our ambassador animals. (1pt)
Register to participate in a scheduled public program or volunteer day. (3pts)
Photograph at least 10 living things you can see from the trails and post the photos on iNaturalist (iNaturalist.org) for our address (8305 Camp Durant Road, Raleigh, NC 27614). (2pts)
Take a selfie at our site and tag @RaleighParks. (1pt)
Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
2900 Horse Shoe Farm Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Do not write above this line.
Collect five tally marks to earn this park’s stamp.
Register to participate in a scheduled public program or volunteer day. (3pts)
Photograph at least 10 living things you can see from the trails and post the photos on iNaturalist (iNaturalist.org) for our address (2900 Horse Shoe Farm Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587). (2pts)
Borrow binoculars and go birding at our feeders or along our trails. (1pt)
Take a selfie at our site and tag @RaleighParks. (1pt)
Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD
Nature Preserve Park
5229 Awls Haven Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614
Do not write above this line.
Collect five tally marks to earn this park’s stamp.
Borrow binoculars and complete a bird scavenger hunt from the park office or on the eBird app. (1 pt)
Check out an Explorer Backpack to use on your hike. (2pts)
Ask the front desk staff to assist you with interacting with one of our ambassador animals. (1pt)
Hang out in the lobby and create our monthly craft. (1pt)
Register to participate in a scheduled public program or volunteer day. (3pts)
Photograph at least 10 living things you can find on the trails and post the photos on iNaturalist (iNaturalist.org) for our address (5229 Awls Haven Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614). (2pts)
Build a gnome or fairy home out of natural materials in the Woodland Village. (2pts)
Take a selfie at our site and tag @RaleighParks. (1pt)
