Pittsboro Events in August

Eagles, tigers, biofuels and a good old-fashioned street fair – where could you find all that in one place?

How about Pittsboro during the month of August?

Jordan Lake Wildlife Observation Platform
Saturday, August 14, 9am – 10am

Take a short hike to the new Jordan Lake Wildlife Observation Platform off of Martha’s Chapel Road.

Bring binoculars and hopefully you will see living examples of our national bird, as well as other flying friends. The guide for this tour will be Chris Militscher with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Meet in the parking lot. The entrance from Martha’s Chapel Road is marked with a brown “Watchable Wildlife” binoculars sign.

Register for the trip by contacting Central Carolina Community College, Pittsboro campus, Continuing Education office. Registration may be done by calling 919.542.6495 ext 8044 or in person at the office, 764 West St., Pittsboro, NC. More Info

Biofuels Tour
August 6, 2010 – 10:00am – 12:00pm
The Abundance Foundation
192 Lorax Lane Pittsboro, NC 27312
More Info

Biofuels, like biodiesel and ethanol, are derived from plant and animal products. They can be used to run cars, buses and trucks and are an important part of the growing “green energy” market.

Turns out Pittsboro is a hot bed of biofuels and sustainability, boasting what may be North Carolina’s first Green Business Park.

See environmentalism and business working together when the Abundance Foundation and Piedmont Biofuels give free tours of The Plant, home to Piedmont Biofuels Industrial; Eastern Carolina Organics; Screech’s hydroponic lettuce greenhouse, a biodiversity project; Vermiculture; and The Abundance Foundation’s office.

Tours are also held every Sunday at 1 PM.

First Sunday in Pittsboro
Saturday, August 7, 2010
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Downtown Pittsboro

Explore downtown Pittsboro shops and eateries. Fun street fair atmosphere and plenty of special festivities. Great fun for the whole family.

“First Sunday” in August is actually on Saturday. Take note.

Carolina Tiger Rescue Twilight Tours
Ages 13 and up
1940 Hanks Chapel Rd.
Pittsboro, NC 27312

Saturdays at 6, your tour will take you on guided half-mile walk to meet some of the world’s most endangered species.

Your guide will personally introduce you to tigers, caracals, servals, ocelots, binturongs, and kinkajous, explaining the rescue stories that brought them to Carolina Tiger Rescue and the issues that their kind face in the wild.

The tour will last approximately 1 1/2 – 2 hours. Dates in August:

• August 7, 2010 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm
• August 14, 2010 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm
• August 21, 2010 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm
• August 28, 2010 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm

These special walks are during the most active part of the predators’ days. Call for reservations (919) 542-4684.

More about Pittsboro

All this stuff is happening less than fifteen minutes from my woodsy home in Monterrane.

If you want to know more about Pittsboro and Chatham County, get in touch!

Julie Roland Realtor®
Realty World Carolina Properties
919-274-8004
[email protected]