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"FRESH" - a documentary on reinventing our food system. at Central Piedmont Community College - Central Campus
November 5, 2009 from 7:30pm to 8:45pm
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"FRESH"; a new documentary that celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confr…
Why Are Blue Berries Red When They Are Green? at The Matthews Library
November 3, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
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Join HAWK to hear Dr. Larry Mellichamp explain how plants manipulate animals to do their bidding!
Have you ever seen a flower banner or a fruit flag? They don’t wave in the breeze, b…
Bluebirds! at Matthews Community Center
October 6, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Ambassador for the Bluebirds, Harry Schmeider, will present his entertaining presentation on bluebirds, their history, courtship, and how they select a nest site. Harry will help us understand their breeding habits, egg laying, and brooding right up…
Ken Burns' - The National Parks America's Best Idea at Your home -Check your local listings for exact times
September 27, 2009 at 7pm to October 2, 2009 at 9pm
Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales — from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska — The National Parks: America's Bes…
Incredible Journey of the Butterflies at Matthews Community Center
September 1, 2009 all day
Join HAWK at the September 1st meeting for the local premier of the NOVA special "Incredible Journey of the Butterflies". This hour long film produced by PBS NOVA, flies along with the monarchs on their migration from Mexico to Canada and back, visi…
Hummingbird Morning in Matthews at Squirrel Lake Park
August 22, 2009 from 8:30am to 1pm
Naturalist and Hummingbird Bander, Bill Hilton, of Hilton Center for Piedmont Natural History, will be at Squirrel Lake Park in Matthews to give hummingbird banding demonstrations and teach us how we can invite these amazing creatures into our own b…
Annual Spider Lily Hike & Picnic at Landsford Canal State Park
May 23, 2009 from 11am to 2pm
We're back for another beautiful hike and picnic alongside the rocky shoals of the Catawba River. The rare and lovely spider lilies should be in full bloom. Enjoy the park and all its wildlife on a quiet Saturday, approx. 45 minutes from Charlotte.…
Join Charlotte Loves Natives at the Spider Lily Festival in Catawba, SC at Landsford Canal State Park
May 17, 2009 from 1pm to 5pm
Join Charlotte Loves Natives for a trip to Catawba, SC to view the lovely spider lilies in a fun, festival atmosphere. The Spider Lily Festival is an annual event. For more information including directions visit www.ncwildflower.org after March 22.
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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
Native Plants Available from Southern Styles Nursery, Charlotte
southern style nursery plant list.doc
Invasive Plants of North Carolina
Meck County Invasive list and native alternatives.doc
Downloadable guidelines on how to attract bats and where to put your bat house from Bat Conservation International
batsattracting.pdf
bathousecriteria.pdf
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Implementing the NC Wildlife Action Plan.doc
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