A Wild Space for Our Young Family
Grass is not the enemy, but at my house, it wasn’t doing anybody any favors. My name is Pat Barcas, I’ll be serving with Americorps...
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Holes in Your Leaves? No Problem!
A ragweed plant is peppered with tiny holes, most likely from a grasshopper. Growing up, I associated the presence of holes in plants to be...
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Discovering Our Native Butterflies!
Take a tour of a NC milkweed farm to see beautiful native butterflies and caterpillars. Learn how to spot monarchs and spicebush and pipevine swallowtails.
How to Create a Pocket Meadow
We spoke to local plant ecologist, Lisa Wagner, to learn more about this sustainable approach to gardening for wildlife. Overlooking a meadow in Cherokee National...
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How to Make Seed Bombs
Do you want to see more wildlife thriving in your backyard? Learn how to make seed bombs in 5 easy steps with our AmeriCorps Communications...
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5 Tips to Create Habitat in a Small Space
Purple Coneflower by Katie Steiger-Meister/USFWS Spring has finally arrived and it’s the perfect time to add or improve wildlife habitat, especially in small spaces. Have...
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Native Plant Paradise at the Conserving Carolina Office
Spring is gorgeous at our office in East Flat Rock. It’s just a small lot in an office park but our land protection director, Tom Fanslow, has turned it into a thriving native plant paradise.
Contest: Habitat at Home 2020!
Stuck at home? Show us the wildlife you see. And show us your birdboxes, pollinator gardens, tree plantings, and more in this contest for kids and adults.
Bradford Pears: Pretty But Invasive!
Want beautiful white-flowering trees? Plant these native species instead of Bradford pear. One of the best parts about spring is admiring all of the new...
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