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N.C. Cooperative Extension trains Extension Master Gardener Volunteers to assist with horticulture education. EMGV training covers a variety of …
Soil, Water & Air
Open Garden Day at the Forsyth County Demonstration Garden
Community members are invited to visit North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, on Friday, June 1 for an …
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Carolina Yards and Neighborhoods
- What is a Carolina Yard?
- Carolina Yards and Neighborhoods
- Cicada-killer wasps are beneficial predators
- Compost Yard Waste in Winter
- Composting: A Simple Process
- How to ID and misidentify a brown recluse
- Invasion of Asian Lady Beetles
- NC Rain Garden Manual
- Piedmont Yardstick Workbook
- Rain Barrel Info
- Recycling Water and Organics in the Landscape
- Stinging Caterpillars
County Extension Programs
- Backyard Stream Repair
- Clean Streams Program for Green Industry Professionals
- Kernersville Stormwater BMP Tour
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Local Groups and Programs
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Extension Soils Program
- Fisheries and Pond Management Extension
- NC State Stream Restoration Program
- Stormwater Engineering Group
- Water Quality and Waste Management Programs in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Partnerships and Organizations
- NC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Air Quality
- NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
- SaveWaterNC.org - Water Conservation Tips
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