The Town of Wake Forest is inviting area residents and nature lovers to celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 7, by bringing the whole family to E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road.
Beginning at 9 a.m. Wake Forest will recognize nearly 200 Adopt-a-Trail and Adopt-a-Stream volunteers in the Joyner Park Performance Garden. The ceremony will include opening remarks by Mayor Vivian Jones and a special presentation by the Greenways Advisory Board which will announce the “Tom Stoddard Volunteer of the Year.” The award is named in honor of Stoddard, a highly respected Wake Forest resident and dedicated Adopt-a-Trail volunteer, who passed away in 2013.
The festivities continue from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with an Environmental Education Expo featuring 10 interactive learning stations. Set up throughout Joyner Park, the stations will offer both children and adults fun-filled opportunities to experience the wonders of nature while learning about the environment. As part of the expo, attendees will have the opportunity to make a birdhouse; see raptors; learn about bugs, reptiles and amphibians; identify various trees and plants; tour the Volunteer Tree Nursery and much more.
Children who pick up a pass book at the Greenways Advisory Board booth and have it stamped at every station will receive a special prize.
For more information about the June 7 National Trails Day & Volunteer Appreciation, including a complete listing of expo participants, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/national-trails-day-volunteer-appreciation.aspx or contact Senior Planner Candace Davis at 919-435-9513 or cdavis@wakeforestnc.gov.
