How fast does a hummingbird's heart beat?
How far can a hummingbird fly?
Where does a hummingbird nest?
How do we learn about our smallest birds?
Join Bill Hilton, of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, to hear about his amazing resea...
Join us to watch this award winning NOVA program on the amazing migration of the Monarch Butterflies from Mexico to Canada and back. And learn how you can help these amazing butterflies on their journey! The meeting is free and open to everyone.
“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 Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plant Sustain Wildlife i...
Our mission is to promote wise and sustainable management of natural resources through responsible stewardship at the local level, working in partnership with individuals, neighborhoods, schools and community organizations.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris, breed from Florida north to Nova Scotia, across southern Canada almost to Alaska, and in the continental United States east of the Rockies. They overwinter in Central America as far south as the P...
Landscape Designer and Habitat Steward, Mary Bures presents Part Two of our Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Series. Site Analysis and Plant Selection: How to work with nature to create a wildlife habitat that is low maintenance, supports wild...
Hi! We have the Southern Flying Squirrel in Charlotte. I'm a NC Wildlife Rehabilitator and have rehabbed several of the cuties. The only way you are going to see them is if you watch your birdfeeders at night, as they are noturnal. The Northern Fl...
Hey there! yes indeed! How are all your composting adventures going?
I have been a flake of late. My mom has not been doing well and I went back to work - both necessarily getting all my attention of late. I need to get back to what centers me..... - Lj
Nancy,
This link has the common and latin names for many native North Carolina Plants, including several varieties of Milkweed. You can download a copy or order a copy for about $1 from the NC Cooperative Extension Service: Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants. Good Luck! Let me know if you find any on your trip.
I am getting a new batch of baby chicks- gold comets- great layers in mid July. Joan is taking 4. I am still waiting to hear from Carol B-J on how many she wants, and my massage therapist is taking some. There may be some left over in case you know someone interested in backyard chickens. Someday soon maybe we'll have our own tour d'coop like they have in Raleigh every year. Meanwhile, I spend most of my spare time in the garden or at the TailGate Market in SouthEnd on Saturday AM. We got the pond filled finally, and now are working on the stream/waterfall that links to it. After that the bog and finishing the landscaping around the whole system. It has been a long while coming, but will be beautiful and already a very popular spot with the millions of frogs toads and other water lovers. You should hear the chorus at night time around the 5 ponds we have on the property. BTW- when are you coming over? It is of course a work in progress, but how will you know how far we have come if you don't see it before it is finished. dhijana
Welcome to the new site, Nancy!
I hope you find it useful and interesting and will visit often. There's lots of good information here.
Hope to see you at the September HAWK meeting!
-Ernie
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Yes - I will list my first & last name
Where do you live? (City only)
Southeast Charlotte
Which NCWF Chapter would be closest to you?
South Charlotte - HAWK
Are you a current member of NCWF?
Yes
What kind of activities would interest you the most?
Field Trips, Habitat Projects, Educational Seminars
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