Nature Experiences

This weekend, Trail Mommas families embraced the mud at Mud Fest hosted by the Walnut Creek Wetland Center—and what a day it was! From learning about wetlands to running through mud pits, every moment was filled with discovery, laughter, and (of course) plenty of mud....

This week, the Trail Mommas crew swapped our usual trail mileage goals for a different kind of outdoor adventure — one that had us thinking like wildlife detectives. We joined the Animal Track program at Lake Crabtree County Park, where our guide introduced us to the...

Our Trail Mommas crew traded hiking boots for a little hands-on wildlife education during our visit to Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center — and it turned out to be the kind of experience that leaves kids wide-eyed and grown-ups just as fascinated. The...

There’s nothing quite like the magic of exploring the woods with wide-eyed little adventurers—and our Animal Tracks Adventure at Swift Creek Nature Preserve was the perfect blend of nature play, curiosity, and connection. Hosted in partnership with the amazing team at...

Our Trail Mommas crew recently dove tail-first into the world of one of nature’s greatest engineers—the North American Beaver—at Harris Lake County Park’s Busy Beaver Program! It was a wild and wonderful morning filled with hands-on learning, muddy paws, and lots of...

This week, our Trail Mommas crew swapped hiking boots for museum passes and stepped into a world 67 million years in the making. Our destination? The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and its incredible Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit—a one-of-a-kind fossil find...