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Gardening, Wildlife and the Environment

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The Teaching Garden at the Agriculture Center

Composting/Recycling

Introduction to Composting

What Can You Compost?

Composting Publication

Worms Can Recycle your Garbage

Vermiculture Publication

Decomposer FBI (kid friendly)

Recycling 101

Gardening

Create a Food Forest with

Down to Earth Coop

Kathy's Garden Tours:

Vegetable and Fruit

Perennial Beds w/ a surprise at 2:00

Woodland Garden in Progress

Starting a Garden Seeds v. Transplants

Mulching the Garden

Fire Ant Control

Learn about the NC State Plant Toolbox ,

a NC Plant Database

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The Heritage Trail part of the Carolina Thread Trail

Plants

Learn the Best Way to Plant a Tree

Learn to Identify Poison Ivy

Foraging for Backyard Edibles

Identify Stressed Trees

Backyard Edibles: Hickory Nuts

Carolina Heritage Nursery Intoduces Very Local Native Plants

Wildlife/Environment

NC State Reptile The Box Turtle

Amazing Moths (kid friendly)

Pretty Pollinators

Discover Cane Creek Park (kid friendly)

Carolina Raptor Center: Everything in Nature is Connected (kid friendly)

Meet the Birds at Carolina

Waterfowl Rescue (kid friendly)

Create a Wildlife Habitat Anywhere: Backyard Birds Shows You How

Cultural event, outdoor educational event, entertainment event Union County Heritage Festival

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