Extension offers streambank repair workshops. Learn how to protect and improve water quality by stabilizing stream banks.
The link for workshops in Carrboro November 1 and December 12 with Mitch Woodward.
Category: Events
Please participate in the Citizen Science Project: Great Southeast Pollinator Census 2025 Friday and Saturday August 22 & 23. It takes 15 minutes of your time to record pollinators that visit a pollinator plant.
Follow the link to learn more and to participate.
Master Naturalist student and Plant Ecologist, Sam Wright, will speak at the Durham Main Library on Saturday, Aug 23 at 10:00am.
Go Native, why should we care?
Join the Extension Office (721 Foster St, Durham, NC) to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Durham County and community partners will be on hand August 23 to share information about pollinators and native plants. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. to learn about pollinators and help us collect pollinator counts. More information
The Chatham County community is invited to join the Chatham County Watershed Protection Department as we celebrate National Water Quality Month.
Join the CCWP and local river groups for a variety of programs that are available this month for you to learn more about water quality and what you can do for our local waters.
To learn more about the programs being offered for National Water Quality Month, or to register for the programs, individuals may visit the Chatham County Watershed Protection website and our Educational Resources page.
Questions about this event may be directed to Phillip Cox, Chatham County Watershed Protection Department, at (919) 542-8268 or phillip.cox@chathamcountync.gov.
Enjoy our local waters!
🔥 Managing Wildlife with Fire
Discover how prescribed fire, different firing techniques, and the timing of burns can support wildlife and help manage healthy ecosystems!
Hosted by NC State Extension
📍 Location: Bonnie B. Davis Ag Center (Multi-Purpose Room)
1020 US-70
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(Across the street from Hillsborough DMV)
📅 Date: July 15, 2025
🕠 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Audience: Landowners, relatively new beginners to fire
✅ Agenda (Draft)
6:30 – 6:45 PM | Welcome, Introductions and Resources
- Welcome by Triangle PBA (Mart, Andy, Hope) and NC State Extension (Sarah and Jenn)
- Introduce speakers: Kristin Cathey, Jeff Hall, Chris Jordan
6:45-6:50 | Private Lands Assistance
- Introduction and information on technical guidance, financial opportunities, site visits, other resources.
- Promote Wildlife Conservation Land Program
- Field restoration, pollinator habitat
Presenter: Kristin Cathey
6:50 – 7:20 PM | Why Fire Is Good for Wildlife
- Overview of the role of fire in shaping habitat
- Benefits for game and nongame species
- Different firing techniques
- Restoration vs. maintenance burning
- Burning for the population, not for the individual
Presenter: Chris Jordan
7:20 – 7:50 PM | Wildlife Diversity and Fire: A Closer Look
- How a wide diversity of wildlife respond to prescribed fire including: birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates
- Importance of burn timing, intensity, and frequency
Presenter: Jeff Hall
7:50– 8:15 PM | Panel Discussion: Burn or Not to Burn?
- Group discussion: tradeoffs in burn timing and wildlife goals
- Landowners can ask questions they may have
8:15 – 8:30 PM | Evaluation and Informal Networking
- Quick workshop evaluation (paper or QR code)
- Time for attendees to connect with speakers and each other
- Sharing resources- materials table
Join the Chapel Hill Library for Moth Madness on July 26th, 8-11:00pm. Come out and met David George—science educator and co-author of the Moths of North Carolina website—for a nighttime celebration of moths at Chapel Hill Public Library, with games, crafts, and activities. More information and register at their site: https://chapelhillpl.librarycalendar.com/event/moth-madness-david-george-19942
Help collect real-time temperature, humidity, and solar radiation data using walk, biking or vehicle-based sensors. Sign up to be invited to initial training / information sessions.
Learn more about heat mapping and upcoming project.
Summer is just around the corner. Join ANFT Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, Aimee Vandemark, for a forest bathing walk to kick off a deepening of your relationship with nature this summer. Who knows what you might find?
Forest Bathing (also known as Shinrin-Yoku) broadly means taking in the forest atmosphere with all of one’s senses. Not simply a walk in the woods; it is the conscious and contemplative practice of being immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the forest. During your walk, Aimee Vandemark will guide you through invitations to awaken your senses, slow down, be present, and reconnect with the nature and rhythm of your surroundings. (Cost: $35/per person)
For more information or to register:
https://www.forestbathingnc.com/event-details/feels-like-summer-forest-bathing
The “Dig Deeper” talks offered by the Orange County Master Gardeners will be held on May 18th and 19th, 2025, focusing on humane gardening. The speaker will be Cathy Williams, a Master Gardener volunteer in Orange County. The talk will explore what humane gardening is and how it supports biodiversity. It will be given twice, once at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough on Sunday, May 18th, from 2-3:30 p.m., and again at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill on Monday, May 19th, from 10-11:30 a.m