This Wednesday, November 2, 7:00-8:30 pm.  Racing Extinction a documentary about the ongoing Anthropogenic mass extinction of species and the efforts from scientists, activists and journalists to document it—by Oscan-winning...

Central Piedmont Group members participated in the fall Open Streets 704. Our location in the Green Zone put us in the mix of bikers, walkers and skaters taking advantage of streets free of car traffic. The event provided an opportunity to talk...

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 6:30 p.m.Mahlon Adams Pavilion at Freedom Park, 2435 Cumberland Ave. CharlotteMeg Fencil, Education and Outreach Program Director for Sustain Charlotte presents a thought provoking examination of growth in...

Wednesday, October 26  6:30 p.m. Mahlon Adams Pavilion, Freedom Park, 2435 Cumberland Ave Charlotte, NC, 28209Join us to learn about the Urban Death Project.  Graduate students from the Forensic Osteology Research Station in the...

Saturday, October 8, 2016All Day!Grayson Highlands State Park has everything! This 8.5 mile hike will give us an experience of forests, creeks, waterfalls, beautiful mountain vistas, balds, and most likely, ponies. Our hike will take 5-7 hours,...

The annual picnic is a great place to meet people, socialize and discuss important issues and events. This year's event was no exception! The food was great and attendees had the opportunity to hear from some of Central Piedmont's endoresed...

Thank you to the volunteers who gathered to remove Invasive plants and enjoy a short hike on Little Sugar Creek Greenway (part of Carolina Thread Trail) near Freedom Park and the Nature Museum.Your efforts help make our park a great place to be!...

Saturday, September 17, 2016  Brevard, NC  8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Do you want to share your passion for the outdoors and protecting our environment with others?  And have fun doing it?  If so, why not become a...

Saturday, September 10, 2016  9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The trail is an approximately 7 mile loop that follows the shore of Badin Lake for half its distance, then loops back through hardwood forest. The trail skirts the coves of scenic Badin...

Summer heat got you down? NC has so many wonderful mountains and waterfalls and it's usually cooler there! Join a Sierra Club outing or get outside on your own soon.