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• Fall Garden Prep | September 12 and 18

• Family Gardening | September 23, October 19

• Organic Gardening | September 27

• Fall Garden Essentials | November 10 and 20

• Good Hope Farm

• McCrimmon Park Community Garden

• Carpenter Park Community Garden

• Fire Station Garden Volunteer Workdays | September 10 – 13

• Fall Litter Sweep | October 4

• Compost Education Center Garden Workday | October 15

• Nature Nuts (Ages 2-5) | November 4, November 18, December 2

• Good Hope Farm Volunteer Workdays | Third Saturday of each month

• Adopt a Spot

• Spruce

• Cary Environmental Symposium in partnership with Trees for the Triangle | September 3 – 25

• Farm to Fork Dinner & Celebration | September 26

• Take a Child Outside Week | September 21 – 28

• Harvest Fest | October 18, November 15

• Community Garden Open House | November 22

• Arbor Day

• Earth Day Lane at Spring Daze

• Herbfest

• Play It Forward Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources program scholarship

• Oasis water bill assistance funding  

• Neighborhood Improvement Grant 

• Home Energy Savings, the Environment, & You! | October 8

• Solar Sustainability Tour | November 1

• Residential Solar | December 3

Learn more about Cary's Commitment to solar energy and solar for your home!

• Fall Tree Talk: Tree Planting Tips | October 1

• What's That Tree: Tree ID for All | October 4, November 1

• Tree Pruning Basics for Every Yard | October 25, November 22

• My Tree, Our Tree |November 8

• Native Plants | September 18, November 8

• Native Gardening for Beginners | October 3

• Divide and Prosper: Native Plants | October 19 and 24

• Invasive Plant Awareness | October 27

• Invasive Plant Workshop and Removal Workday | December 6

This September, Cary is participating in NRPA's Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz!

Youth

• Night Out in Nature | September 12, October 17, November 21, December 12

• Nature Fun-Days

  • BUZZworthy Spaces | September 10

  • Mushroom Quest | October 13

  • Living Relationships: Ecology | October 22

  • Rowdy Raccoons | November 13

  • Super Salamanders | December 4

• Wee Wonders

  • Prickly or Tickly | September 3

  • SENSE-ational Nature | September 17

  • Flutter and Fly | October 1

  • Nutty Buddies | October 15

  • FALL Fun | October 29

  • Crunchy and Munchy | November 12

  • Winter Wonders | December 3

• Little Naturalists

  • Busy Bees | September 11

  • Bumbling Beetles | September 25

  • Caterpillar Countdown | October 9

  • Batty for Bats | October 23

  • Colorful Leaves | November 6

  • Squirrely Flyers | November 20

  • Log Life | December 11

Family

Adult

• Bird and Bloomers | September 2, September 15

• Adult Nature Strolls

  • Buzzworthy Spaces | September 8

  • Fall Bird Migration | October 23

  • Fall Colors | November 19

  • Winter Birding | December 17

• Adult Nature Adventures

  • Buzzworthy Spaces | September 21

  • Mushroom Madness | October 16

  • Salamander Search | November 23

  • Winter Wetlands | December 7

• Haunted Nature | October 14 and 27

• The Spiders in Your Preserve | October 21

Cary supports composting as a vital process supporting waste reduction, water conservation, and regenerative agriculture. Learn how to reduce your household waste, participate in our free Food Waste Recycling Drop-off program, and explore resources about composting in Cary!

• Backyard Composting | September 4

• Compost Giveaway Workshops | September 5 – 8

• Food Waste Drop-Off & You! | November 8

Visit our Compost Education Center located in Bond Park! Explore backyard bin options and discover the many benefits of making and using your own compost. The center is open to the public while Bond park is open.

Cary has installed shredding consoles at six Town facilities for the collection and safe disposal of old papers, bills, account statements, and other sensitive documents. Please note that shredded paper is NOT accepted in curbside pickup recycling bins.

• Move Green: Exploring Sustainable Mobility in Cary | October 30

Did you know that the Downtown Loop connects key destinations, including Cary Town Hall, the Downtown Cary Park, and Chatham Street? Whether it's for fun or business, GoCary is a reliable and sustainable transportation alternative you can ride for free!

Cary has more than 95 miles of greenways, learn more about this environmentally friendly community amenity! 

Volunteer in this effort to affix pollution prevention messaging on storm drains to help protect water quality in our region.