Press Releases

Join us for the first PrairieFest celebration in honor of National Prairie Day. This free, family-friendly event takes place at Prairie Ridge Ecostation, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ 45-acre outdoor learning center in west Raleigh, on Saturday, June 3, 5–9 p.m.

United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced today that North Carolina Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson has been appointed to the National Park System Advisory Board.

JD Motorsports and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources have teamed up to bring awareness to North Carolina’s Moonshine and Motorsports Trail.

The Durham City Council has voted to create the Ellerbe Creek Dedicated Nature Preserve on 215 acres of city-owned land near Ellerbe Creek.

It will be the largest land conservation project by the city of Durham in decades.

The North Carolina State Capitol will close to the public beginning Wednesday, May 3, for construction and repair work, and will remain closed until further notice.

Adopt an Artifact Program: Help the Museum of the Albemarle protect our state treasures by adopting an artifact that requires conservation.

N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson will join us on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10:00 am to unveil North Carolina’s newest cultural trail.

Since 1924, the North Carolina Historical Review, published quarterly, has been a definitive source for the study and understanding of North Carolina history. Published by the N.C.

Several North Carolina state parks, in partnership with the North Carolina chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA) and the U.S.

 Historians will discuss exciting new research about the Revolutionary War in North Carolina during an upcoming conference presented by the State Archives and State Library in partnership with the N.C. Genealogical Society.