We're looking for volunteers to help us with our popular Spring Native Plant Sale on April 26! Volunteer tasks will include organizing the plants and Umstead State Park merchandise, assisting folks buying plants and takedown.
We have two volunteer time slots:
We are also looking for volunteers to help with set-up on Friday.
We're looking for up to 30 volunteers to help make this event run smoothly.
Location: We'll be setting up in the grassy area on the right when you pull into the Reedy Creek entrance parking lot at Umstead State Park (2100 N Harrison Ave, Cary, NC 27513)
Our Sprint Native Plant Sale will be on Saturday, April 26 from 12pm-3pm. We'll be selling locally-grown, native flowers, shrubs and trees.
Early Entry! Umstead Coalition Members (with current membership or donations over $15 from October 1, 2024) will get early access from 11am-noon.
100% of all proceeds from the event go to support William B. Umstead State Park.
Location: We'll be set up in the grassy area on the right when you drive into the parking lot at the Harrison Ave, Cary entrance to Umstead State Park (2100 N Harrison Ave, Cary, NC 27513).
Registration is not required, but will help us know how many to expect.
Pricing & plant list
Interested in volunteering?
We have hundreds of people attend our sale and needs lots of help. Sign up for a shift here.
The 2025 “Photo Contest - Catch the Spirit of William B. Umstead State Park” Exhibit will feature photography of the Park, its structures and nature, so get out your cameras, pick out your best shots and submit an entry to our contest.
The submission deadline is June 29, 2025
Entries are limited to one per category.
1. Photo - Where are Your Footprints?
People doing Park activities, or evidence of people doing Park activities
2. Photo - Stories in Stone - Remnants and structures of the Park history
3. Photo- In the Wild - Flora (plants)
4. Photo - In the Wild - Fauna (animals)
5. Illustration - featuring or inspired by plants, animals, landscape or historic features within William B. Umstead State Park. Illustrations can be a simple sketch that could be used on a Park T-shirt or mug, full color drawings or paintings, and computer enhanced photographs. Art can be produced via hand or computer.
1. Adult. Age 17 and over
2. Youth. Age 16 and under
First, Second and Honorable Mention winners will receive the following:
Winners are encouraged to attend the exhibit reception, which is open to the public. The reception will take place on Saturday, July 20, 2-4pm.
Registration is available now. The deadline for submissions is June 29, 2025, 11:59pm. Be prepared to upload your photo with your registration (20MB file size limit). Please rename your entry as Please change file name to: "Entry Title, FirstName LastName". One entry per registration, you can submit only one entry for each of the 5 categories.
Photos must be taken in Umstead State Park to be eligible. Illustrations must be inspired by William B. Umstead State Park. Your photo can be taken at anytime, so you can take new photos or look through your treasure trove of past photos. Similarly, your illustration can be created anytime. See the contest rules and waiver here.
Download a PDF flyer of the event 2025 Umstead photo and illustration contests flyer.pdf.
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