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Bird Watching Tour w/ Dr. Lynn Siefferman

July 11, 2009 from 7:45am to 11am – Meet in Earthfare Parking lot on King St. Dr. Siefferman will teach participants how to spot beautiful local birds, including the Eastern Bluebird, and she will also explain how to attract these birds to your own backyards. Dr. Siefferman ... Organized by Natalie Best | Type: fundraiser, bird, watching
Mountain WILD!

July 11, 2009 from 8:30am to 10am – WNC Nature Center Wild Bird Garden Clean-Up: Meet at the WNC Nature Center to work in the songbird and hummingbird gardens. We'll weed and trim existing plants and talk about creating wildlife-friendly habitats and ... Organized by Kit Schmeiser | Type: garden, workday

Youth Day

July 18, 2009 from 8:30am to 1pm – Wood Duck Farm We will have fishing, bow shooting, pellet gun range, skeet shooting, rock climbing, mule cart rides, horse riding, bouncie house, fire truck, and hot dog and hamburger lunch. Recommended ages 6 to... Organized by Dr. Bill Jarman | Type: youthday
Cliff face ecology guided hike w/ Dr. Gary Walker

July 18, 2009 from 9am to 12pm – Meet in Earthfare Parking Lot On July 18, Dr. Gary Walker will lead a tour of the plants and animals that live on the sides of local cliffs. Dr. Walker will take the tour to Table Rock on the Blueridge Parkway and explain the a... Organized by Natalie Best | Type: funraiser, guided, hike

Dr. Doug Tallamy--Bringing Nature Home--In Charlotte!

July 21, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Pease Auditorium-CPCC Downtown “Gardening in this crowded world carries both moral and ecological responsibilities that we can no longer ignore.” HAWK and the NC Native Plant Society Present: Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringin... Organized by Carol Buie-Jackson | Type: presentation

Edible Mushroom Foray w/ Dr. John Walker

July 25, 2009 from 9am to 12pm – Meet in the parking lot of the Broyhill Inn Dr. John Walker will lead an edible mushroom foray on July 25. He will teach you about what mushrooms to avoid always and highlight mushrooms that can be safely identified for the table. Edible mus... Organized by Natalie Best | Type: fundraiser, mushroom, foray

2009 Canon Envirothon judges and volunteers

August 6, 2009 at 8pm to August 7, 2009 at 7pm – UNC_Asheville The Envirothon is the largest North American high school team competition on soils/land use, wildlife, forestry, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. One component is an oral competiti... Organized by Steve Bennett | Type: ee, competition, for, hs, students

August Full Moon Paddle

August 7, 2009 from 8:30pm to 10pm – Neck Road Boating Access We're at it again, gazing upon the lovely full moon from our kayaks and canoes, with the light reflecting on calm water. We're back to Neck Road putin. Moon is scheduled to rise at 9:00 pm. Let's g... Organized by Diane Willis | Type: paddle/social

Rain Gardens w/ Wendy Patoprsty

August 11, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm – Watauga Co. Public Library Join PACT at their next monthly meeting, August 11 at the Watauga Co. Public Library at 7:00 pm. Wendy Patoprsty is back by popular demand to discuss how to create and maintain rain gardens as well... Organized by Erin Singer | Type: monthly, meeting

Argentina Clay Dove Shoot

August 15, 2009 from 9am to 6pm – Gastonia Parks and Recreation at the skeet range at Rankin Lake This will be with the cooperation of Gastonia Parks and Recreation at the skeet range at Rankin Lake. This will be a team (2 people) shoot with 50 targets in three minutes from five different locat... Organized by Dr. Bill Jarman | Type: clay, shoot

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NC NATIVE PLANT LISTS--Downloadable
Mecklenburg County created an extensive list of native plants, their soil and light requirements and what they provide for wildlife. Feel free to download these files to your computer
Native Tree List.xls

Native Flower List.xls

Native Shrub List.xls

Native Grass List.xls

ATTRACTING BATS!!!

Downloadable guidelines on how to attract bats and where to put your bat house from Bat Conservation International

batsattracting.pdf

bathousecriteria.pdf