News From New Hanover County Center

Pumpkin Composting Event 2025
Compost Your Pumpkins - 2025 Pumpkin Collection Event

Published - October 27, 2025

Excess irrigation, due to a leaking sprinkler head, has contributed to Dollarweed taking over this patch of turf. Photo courtesy of Madeline Maynard
Importance of Properly Functioning Irrigation Systems

Published - October 24, 2025

It is common to find mushrooms growing on down trees (photo taken by Gabriella de Souza)
Mushrooms in My Yard: Why That’s Good News

Published - October 17, 2025

Feast Down East is one of the markets you can find cool season squash. Photo contributed by Feast Down East.
Farm to School Month: Dive Into Local Fall Flavors

Published - October 10, 2025

Artist booths on grand lawn in the New Hanover County Arboretum - Provided by New Hanover County
Celebrate Local Art at the 29th Annual Art in the Arboretum

Published - October 3, 2025

Art in the Arboretum 2025
Discover Youth Art & Activities at the 2025 Art in the Arboretum

Published - September 26, 2025

Gabriella teaching youth participants the key elements to field journaling.
Understanding Nature Through Field Journaling

Published - September 24, 2025

Nearby trees and landscaping create a steady source of clogging material that should be frequently removed (Photo courtesy of Bill Hunt)
The Importance of Permeable Pavement Maintenance

Published - September 12, 2025

Give single-use plastics a second life as starter pots for you propagations!
Celebrating Sustainability: Sustainable September

Published - September 2, 2025

Welcome sign for pollinator count party at the NHC Arboretum
New Hanover County Families Join Regional Pollinator Census at the Arboretum

Published - August 26, 2025

Everyday Essentials Flyer
Everyday Essentials: Teaching Teens the Skills That Matter Most

Published - August 22, 2025

Take a walk in the gardens to learn about plants for your landscape. Photo courtesy of Amy Mead
Growing Together: Extension and the Arboretum

Published - August 15, 2025

Various Counties Attending the Clover Gala
Exploring the Future at 4-H Congress

Published - August 8, 2025

A large-scale rainwater harvesting cistern at the New Hanover County Arboretum
Impervious Surface Disconnections – Gutters and Rain Barrels

Published - August 1, 2025

Children learning in the herb garden
A Beginner’s Guide to Field Journaling

Published - July 29, 2025

Passion Flower
Invasives to Avoid This Summer and What to Plant Instead

Published - July 25, 2025

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How to Become Less Toxic: Integrated Pest Management Techniques

Published - July 24, 2025

4-H youth presenting how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at county activity day 2025 - provided by Megan Sweeney
Voices of the Future: Why Youth Public Speaking Matters

Published - July 18, 2025

Orange and black insect on a green leaf with water droplets
IPM Approaches for Summer Garden Challenges

Published - July 11, 2025

Emergency 4-n-1 Flash Light and Radio for Hurricane EmergencyKit
Planning Ahead for Hurricane Season in North Carolina

Published - July 2, 2025

A parasitoid wasp, possibly Pteromalidae, reared from an infestation of crape myrtle bark scale (Eriococcus lagerstroemiae) Photo credit Helena Jolly (1)
Parasitoids: Unsung Garden Heroes

Published - June 30, 2025

A pond with a robust vegetated shelf.
Retrofitting Stormwater Ponds for Improved Performance

Published - June 20, 2025

Arboretum Pond in 1980s
How the Arboretum Took Root

Published - June 13, 2025

Child Working in Garden
Nature's Class Room

Published - June 6, 2025

Baby yellow bellied slider turtle
Our Scaly Neighbors

Published - May 30, 2025

Summertime CSA haul from Red Beard Farms
Spring Leafy Greens

Published - May 23, 2025

Rise Up Community Garden
Planting Purpose

Published - May 16, 2025

native plant festival
Cape Fear Native Plant Festival 2025

Published - May 14, 2025

Highway rest area cypress swamp
Mental Wellness & Nature

Published - May 14, 2025

Sandy beach shoreline with waves and dark storm clouds approaching
Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!

Published - April 29, 2025

Hands logo above skyline; Nat'l Urban Extension Leaders Conference; May 6-8, 2025, Durham NC
NC Hosts National Urban Extension Leaders Regional Conference May 6-8

Published - April 11, 2025

From: Durham County Center
The darn cutest corn snake you've ever seen
Vote for the Name of Our New 4-H Corn Snake!

Published - April 4, 2025

Participants selecting seeds
Seed Starting Workshops Spark Growing Enthusiasm in New Hanover County

Published - March 31, 2025

New Hanover County Arboretum's Stormwater Infiltration Zone (SWIZ)
Stormwater 101 - Noticing the Small Things

Published - March 28, 2025

a group of purple leaf galls at the tip of a holly branch
Yaupon Psyllid

Published - March 17, 2025

nature at home yard sign
New Hanover County Extension Master Gardener’s Nature at Home Update

Published - January 10, 2025

photo headshot of gabriella de souza
New Consumer Horticulture Agent in New Hanover

Published - January 10, 2025

A Gulf fritillary butterfly. PROVIDED BY GABRIELLA DE SOUZA
Arboretum/Cooperative Extension Highlights of 2024!

Published - January 3, 2025

Group of children and adults posing on grass by a basketball hoop outdoors
2024 Reflections: New Hanover County 4-H’s Brightest Moments

Published - January 2, 2025

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Garden Resolutions for 2025: Growing a Greener Future

Published - December 21, 2024

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