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Corpse Flower Bloomed on August 1, 2019
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The NC Extension Gardener Handbook Received the 2019 ASHS Outstanding Book Award
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Extension Gardener Team Wins the 2019 ASHS Outstanding Newsletter Award
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Spring 2019 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
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Beekeepers: Registration Now Open for BEES Academy!
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South Korean Researcher, Dr. Sang-Mi Lee Visits NC Community & Therapeutic Gardens
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Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Day set for August 14
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July 18 Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting to Focus on Trees
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2019. NOTE: we are going to be …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in July!
The month of July presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Alligatorweed Thrips for Alligatorweed Control
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Current Eastern NC Drought
Everyone should be in agreement that 2018 was a wet year – even before H. Florence – in eastern …
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Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast
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Cicada Killer Wasps
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Need Last Minute CEU's?
Need Last Minute Continuing Education Credits? Friday, June 28, 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension of New Hanover County Aquatic Plant ID & Control Invasives …
Trees & Utilities
This new North Carolina Urban Forest Council publication by NC State University’s Dr. Barb Fair is a wonderful resource …
Mosquito Populations Likely to Increase
Close to a year ago (June 13, 2018), I wrote “Raining in Mosquitoes” after we had torrential rains in …
UPDATE: CFPUA lifts water restrictions, urges continued conservation
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