Support the Native Plants Right to Work Act
A dense planting of native perennial plants does more than just look great. Photo by Torry Nergart. In the place where good ideas go to...
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Lights Out for Local Wildlife
How darkness benefits our native wildlife The United States at night, via a Google Earth satellite image. When you look at earth from a satellite...
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Complete Guide to Gardening for Butterflies
This complete guide to gardening for butterflies in Western NC and Upstate SC covers butterfly host plants, top nectar plants, best trees, and many butterfly gardening tips!
Enter the Spring Habitat at Home Photo Contest!
Share photos of the wild things you see where you live and win garden themed prizes! Contest runs April 1 through May 15.
Habitat at Home: Where to Find Native Plants
Native plants attract birds, butterflies, and bees! Here’s where to find native plants in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.
Spring Cleaning: Bird Baths, Feeders, and Houses
Photo by Peter Pearsall, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As spring approaches, you may be thinking about clearing the clutter out of your home and...
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Native Plants for Holiday Decorating
A holly tree branch, photographed by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner / Wikimedia. As the holiday season approaches, you may be thinking about how to brighten up...
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Where Babies and Birds Play
How to Make a Nature Play Area at Home A child plays at Nessa’s Young’uns child care center in East Flat Rock. When Vanessa Gilliam...
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Monarch Migration: More Than Milkweed
Every fall, millions of monarchs make their way down to the equator to flee the harsh winter conditions that would await them up north. On...
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