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Scheduled Events

Cool Springs periodically hosts various school classes, workshops and special events such as Project WET and Project Learning Tree as well as numerous workshops in conjunction with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. We also host the annual Coastal Envirothon put on by Soil & Water Conservation Districts.

See below for currently schedule events at Cool Springs.

School groups and other large groups can make use of three picnic shelters, an amphitheater and numerous port-a-johns. Small adult groups may reserve the "red house" for workshops and meetings. You may also rent the site for pre-approved events. Please contact us for information about hosting an event at Cool Springs.

Public Events

Stand Up Paddle Ecotour

  • Come explore the water side of Cool Springs and paddle on the Swift Creek and Neuse River. Paddle tours are scheduled and facilitated through Stand Up Paddle Outfitters in New Bern, NC. For more information, contact Kate Lewis at www.standupoutfitters.com or 252-514-0404.

Great Backyard Bird Count

  • February 15 - 18, 2013
  • Call to make an appointment to participate

Presentation on “Our Water”

  • February 15, 2013: 4 PM – 5 PM
  • $5/person

Winter Tree Identification Hike

  • February 22, 2013: 1 PM – 5 PM
  • $15/person

Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class

  • March 2, 2013: 10 AM – 1 PM
  • $15/person

Owl Prowl

  • March 15, 2013: 6 PM – 8 PM
  • $10/adult
  • $5/children and seniors

Birding Bonanza

  • May 18, 2013 8 AM - 2 PM
  • $10/person
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Lifelong Learning Classes

All lifelong learning classes require preregistration and a fee. Please contact us to register or for more information.

Star Trak Recording Studio Film Directors present media footage and stories from their “NC Refuge” series

  • January 22, 2013: 5 PM - 6:30 PM
  • $5/person

Winter Tree Identification Class/Hike

  • February 22, 2013: 1 PM - 5 PM
  • $10/person

Owl Prowl

  • March 15, 2013: 6 PM – 8PM
  • $10/adult
  • $5/child (ages 5 up)

Nature Photography Classes

  • TBD

Nature Painting Classes

  • TBD

Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class

  • March 2, 2013 10 AM -2 PM
  • $15/person

Butterfly Gardening Workshop

  • TBD

Basics of Outdoor Survival

  • TBD
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School Visits

Elementary Schools

  • Roger Bell Elementary
    • April 10 and April 11, 2013

Middle Schools

  • Nothing scheduled at this time

High Schools

  • Nothing scheduled at this time

Colleges

  • Craven Community College
    • February 25, 2013
    • February 28, 2013
    • April 25, 2013
  • Beaufort Community College
    • March 25, 2013

Home School Groups

  • Nothing scheduled at this time
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Workshops

All workshops classes require preregistration and a fee. Please contact us to register or for more information.

Amphibian Workshop

  • March 20, 2013: 9 AM – 4 PM

Birding Workshop

  • May 14, 2013: 9 AM – 1 PM

Craven Smart Start Teacher Training Workshop: “Wet, Wild, and Wonderful”

  • March 23, 2013: 9 AM – 2 PM

Amphibian Workshop

  • March 20, 2013: 9 AM – 4 PM
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Groups

Leadership Craven

  • March 14, 2013

Coastal Envirothon Competition

  • March 19, 2013
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Meetings

Croatan Chapter SAF Meeting and Oyster Roast

  • March 21, 2013
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Last updated February 7, 2013