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
The story is a rerun but the photos are new from the spring of 2020! When our land protection director, Tom Fanslow, shared these beautiful...
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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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If You Plant It, They Will Come
Educator and farmer Kim Bailey grows plants for butterfly gardens. The first time she saw a monarch’s metamorphosis, she says, “Apparently, it changed me, because I got totally hooked on it!
Fire in WNC: Risks and Benefits
2016 Party Rock Fire by the Town of Lake Lure For thousands of years, much of North Carolina burned every 1 to 10 years either...
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Habitat at Home: Bird Boxes – Does Your Landscape Fit the “Bill”?
Birds are always in need of nesting sites. You can help vulnerable bird species by putting up bird boxes or cleaning out the ones you have.