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Spring shot of pollinator garden
Register Now for Spring Tours of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - April 27, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
banner for the webinar about How to Get Started with the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in NC on April 15
Learn more and get involved with the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in NC in 2026

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Extension Gardener
Person using a hoe to loosen soil in a garden bed with young green plants
Arboretum Adult Education - Spring 2026

Published - February 13, 2026

Beef cattle grazing among trees.
Farmers and Landowners Can Apply for Agroforestry Grants

Published - January 27, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
Pollinator habitat at Granite Springs Farm.
Register Now for Pollinator Habitat Workshop

Published - January 12, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
Person in yellow-black bee costume posing under tent while woman photographs them at an outdoor fair
From the Mountains to the Sea: the Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a success in 2025

Published - January 6, 2026

From: Extension Gardener
Wood ear mushroom on the forest floor
Boo-Tanical Wonders: The Spooky Side of Nature

Published - October 29, 2025

Customers lining up at the Growing Wild Nursery booth.
Photos from Extension’s Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Published - September 29, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).
Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - September 22, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Timberland ready to be evaluated.
Landowner Forestry Workshop

Published - September 3, 2025

From: Orange County Center
A hunting stand alongside trees and a field.
Virginia-North Carolina Woods & Wildlife Conference

Published - August 25, 2025

From: Wilkes County Center
Time to Count Insects in North Carolina on Friday August 22 and August 23 2025
Anyone Can Count Pollinators in North Carolina for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - August 13, 2025

From: Extension Gardener
Eastern tiger swallowtail with monarch nectaring on native field thistle.
SOLD OUT! Registration Open for September 19 Landscaping for Pollinators Workshop & Native Plant Sale!

Published - July 31, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Clubbed mydas fly on mountain mint.
Early Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - July 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Monarch nectaring on common milkweed
Late Spring 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - June 25, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Master Naturalist field trip.
Apply for the 2026 Master Naturalist Program

Published - June 12, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Late instar pipevine swallowtail caterpillars on the Dutchman's pipe.
Early Spring 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Published - May 22, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Carolina anole on purple coneflower
Register Now for a Spring Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - April 22, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena
Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

Published - April 15, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Leafcutter bee foraging on dwarf wild indigo in the spring.
Spring Chores in the Pollinator Garden

Published - February 21, 2025

From: Growing Small Farms
Topographic map showing Concord Lake, Coldwater Creek, Heilmans Mill, Edgason Lake, roads
Bona Fide Farm: Court Limits Exemption in Stream Protection Buffer Zone

Published - January 20, 2025

From: Farm Law
Monarch butterfly perched on a green leaf beside yellow wildflowers against a blue sky
Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act

Published - December 13, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
Farm & Forestry Landowner Meeting — November 1st; sign in 9:45, lunch 12:00
Farm and Forestry Landowner Meeting in Foothills

Published - September 19, 2024

From: NC FarmLink
The Native Plant Sale featured Chatham County's four native plant nurseries.
Photos From Extension's Pollinator Workshop & Native Plant Sale

Published - September 18, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
Forestry Landowner Summit

Published - July 16, 2024

From: Wilkes County Center
Teresa Lowery in her home garden
From Passion to Purpose: Teresa Lowry's Journey as an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer

Published - June 27, 2024

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Bumble bee on Carolina lupine.
View Recording of CCP Bumble Bee Conservation Webinar

Published - May 2, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
A wooded mountainside.
Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour

Published - April 4, 2024

From: Avery County Center
Solitary bee emerging from sandy burrow mound beside small yellow flower
Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared!

Published - April 3, 2024

From: Growing Small Farms
Land that has been deforested.
Rowan County Forestry Field Day

Published - February 12, 2024

From: Wilkes County Center
Tersa moth nectaring on Pentas flowers.
Make Your Garden a Haven for Moths

Published - February 7, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Wildflower garden with clusters of red and yellow blooms and tall pale-green flower spikes
Celebrating 15 Years in Pollinator Paradise!

Published - December 14, 2023

From: Growing Small Farms
This alternate method of staking holds the root ball down without using above ground materials that can be unsightly and trip hazards. These stakes breakdown naturally, and do not need to be removed. Photo by Katy Shook
Transplanting Trees From the Woods

Published - November 14, 2023

From: Extension Gardener
Speaker slide about echolocation
View Recording of CCP Bat Webinar

Published - October 22, 2023

From: Growing Small Farms
BirdCast Migration Forecast September 27, 2023
Safe Passage: Friendly Skies for Fall Bird Migration

Published - September 27, 2023

Before we started the count we walked around the pollinator garden to practice identifying different types of insects. Here the kids are looking at early instar monarch caterpillars that were on the resprouted common milkweed plants that I cut back in Jul
Chatham County 4-H Youth Participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Published - September 21, 2023

From: Growing Small Farms
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly resting with wings spread on red flower
Gardening for Wildlife Using the EG Plant Toolbox

Published - August 21, 2023

From: Extension Gardener
Passionflower bee collecting pollen on yellow passionflower. 
Critter Spotlight: Passionflower Bee

Published - August 14, 2023

From: Growing Small Farms
Bee clinging to a small pale green flower, orange pollen visible on its hind leg
Pollinator Plant Spotlight: Late Figwort

Published - August 2, 2023

From: Growing Small Farms
NC 4-H Forestry Team 2023
North Carolina Team Places 4th at National 4-H Forestry Invitational

Published - July 31, 2023

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