Overview

A major focus of the Prairie Ridge project is to provide a field station in the Triangle area for all North Carolina teachers and their students to learn about sustainable living and to experience the natural world. The integration of the environmentally friendly building design with a wildlife friendly landscape makes Prairie Ridge the ideal setting for visitors, students, educators and researchers alike.

Prairie Ridge in the News

Prairie Ridge's own Citizen Science Investigators were featured in the News and Observer for their recent role in banding birds. The Citizen Science Investigators is a club that meets once a week for eight weeks and focuses on exposing students to potential careers in science. In addition to the article, the newspaper has produced an audio slide show. Find out how you can become involved in our programs and events.

Paper Wasp Research to begin at Prairie Ridge

Prairie Ridge is now home to forty new nest boxes for Paper Wasps Polistes metricus. These boxes are part of a research project studying the evolution of social behavior by Dr. James H. Hunt of North Carolina State University. The nest boxes have been placed in non-public areas at Prairie Ridge. Find out more about this exciting project.

Spend your weekends with us!

In addition to our weekday hours we are now open to the public from noon until 4:30 p.m. on the weekends. Be sure to visit us on Saturdays and Sundays in addition to our normal weekday hours.

We're Growing Again

With the help of two architectural interns from Frank Harmon's office, we are in the process of relocating the site for our wildlife habitat demonstration garden. The new garden will include a 150 square foot pavilion and improved deer fencing. The new pavilion will feature a green roof and a rain barrel. Be sure to visit us and watch the progress of this exciting project!