Nature Experiences

Trail Mommas is thrilled to share some exciting news! We’ve been invited by the Triangle Land Conservancy to host a guided hike at their Wild Ideas event in April 2026. This is an incredible opportunity for us to bring families into nature, explore local trails, and...

This week at Naturalist Nook, our young explorers set out on a chilly morning adventure to discover the secret lives of migration and winter birds. We started indoors, learning about which birds stay in North Carolina all year and which travel thousands of miles to...

This week, our Little Leaf Explorers got outside to dive into one of nature’s most beautiful lessons — leaves! We kicked off our adventures at Clemmons Educational State Forest, where families followed the Talking Tree Trail, learned how to identify different trees...

Trail Mommas wrapped up another exciting adventure with a day full of water, discovery, and a little time travel at Historic Yates Mill County Park. We started the day learning about the pond ecosystem—a thriving habitat where plants, animals, and even the tiniest...

This week Trail Mommas headed to Lake Crabtree County Park to learn all about the tiny but mighty creatures that play a huge role in our ecosystems—insects! What Makes an Insect an Insect? Not every small, crawling animal is an insect. During our program, the kids...

This week, Trail Mommas families joined together on the American Tobacco Trail for an educational and hands-on adventure all about scavengers—the often-overlooked but vitally important animals that help keep ecosystems healthy. The program kicked off with a fun,...