1420 Price Park Rd, 336-373-2923
Wednesday, Sept. 4 -
Home Place Habitat: Restoring the Family with Native Plants - Marie Poteat describes
her ongoing project to return her family's 59 acre property along the Deep
River in Jamestown to a more natural habitat using native plants. This program
is sponsored by the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society. 7 – 8:30 pm
Monday, Sept 9 – Fall is for Gardening - Fall is the perfect time for planting and transplanting, as well as for starting fall containers. The Master Gardeners will teach simple chores like winterizing your tools and other fall tasks to prepare for this gardening season. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Thursday, Sept 12 – Coffee and Conversations: Fishing Stories - Discover the best places to fish in the area, techniques, tips and lures. Share your favorite fishing stories over coffee and snacks and check out our newest books about fishing. 10 – 11 am
Thursday, Sept 12 – Celebrating Snakes –Dr. Ann Berry Somers, UNCG Biology Dept, will share some techniques she has developed to champion one of the most hated wildlife groups in the world and to help people overcome fear of these most interesting creatures! Dr. Somers will show how understanding snake behavior and empathizing with them opens a new world for wildlife observation. This program is sponsored by the T. Gilbert Audubon Society. 7 – 8:30 pm
Friday, Sept 20 - Green Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass – Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained as a scientist, as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. Discover the blending of these two ways of learning about the gifts and lessons of other living beings. Pick up a copy at the branch prior to the program. 12 – 1 pm
Sunday,
Sept 22 –
ecoExplore – Join the staff from the
Asheville Arboretum for a parent workshop to teach your children (grades K-8th)
how to engage in this citizen science program. ecoEXPLORE uses photography to
expose kids to the natural world. Bring
a camera to learn techniques. To register, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov . 3 – 4:30 pm
Monday, Sept 23 – Flowing Perennials for the Piedmont - Fall is for planting flowering perennials with the warm soil and cool temps. Master Gardeners will share information about the wide variety of blooming plants that will create a beautiful and diverse landscape. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Sept 24 – Mapping the History of South Africa - Come learn about South Africa. Using Born a Crime as a guide, we will use historical maps and timelines to better relate to stories in the book. 7 – 8 pm
Wednesday, Sept 25 - Zero Waste Living: Bulk Buying - Join us for a discussion of bulk shopping and naked vegetables with Laine Roberts, Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator. Enjoy some waste free snacks. Registration limited, call 336-373-2923 to register. 7 – 8:30 pm
Monday, Sept 23 – Flowing Perennials for the Piedmont - Fall is for planting flowering perennials with the warm soil and cool temps. Master Gardeners will share information about the wide variety of blooming plants that will create a beautiful and diverse landscape. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Sept 24 – Mapping the History of South Africa - Come learn about South Africa. Using Born a Crime as a guide, we will use historical maps and timelines to better relate to stories in the book. 7 – 8 pm
Wednesday, Sept 25 - Zero Waste Living: Bulk Buying - Join us for a discussion of bulk shopping and naked vegetables with Laine Roberts, Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator. Enjoy some waste free snacks. Registration limited, call 336-373-2923 to register. 7 – 8:30 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 2 -
What is Your Gardening Why? Steve Windham, well known local landscape designer
and nature lover, discusses the inspirations for his landscape designs, using
native plantings, and natural settings for friends, family and wildlife to
enjoy. This program is sponsored by the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society.
7 – 8:30 pm
Monday, Oct 7 – Your Late Season Veggie Garden -Think this is the “Off
Season”? Not so fast - there’s still plenty of fun to be had in the vegetable
garden in late fall and even over the winter! Master Gardeners will discuss why
it’s the perfect time to begin the planning and preparation that will sow the
seeds of success for next year’s vegetables. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30
– 7:30 pm
Wednesday,
Oct 9 - Zero Waste Living: Zero Waste Downsizing –Over half of all food
waste takes place in the home in most developed countries. Join Laine Roberts,
Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator, for tips, tricks, and trades on how to
change this statistic in your home. Enjoy some waste-free snacks. Registration limited, call 336-373-2923 to
register. 7- 8:30 pm
Thursday, Oct 10 – Guilford
County Parks: Past, Present and Future - Christopher
Horrigan, Parks Division Director, will provide a brief overview of the history
of Guilford County Parks before discussing their current day value to
residents, and existing and future Parks Division priorities. This program is
sponsored by the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society and the Piedmont Bird Club.
7 – 8:30 pm
Friday, Oct 11 – Green Reads: A Cafecito Story – This eco-fable shares the author’s experience of reclaiming a coffee farm in her Native Dominican Republic. Learn how the traditional methods of shade grown coffee can rehabilitate and rejuvenate the landscape and protected threatened songbirds. Pick up a copy at the branch prior to the program. 12 -1 pm
Sunday, Oct 13 - Introduction to Bird Watching for Beginners - This workshop is an introduction to birds and birding, beginning with a 45 minute class, followed by bird identification practice around the library. This will be a joint activity with the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society and the Piedmont Bird Club. Older children accompanied by adults are welcome to attend. Bring your binoculars. 2:30 – 4 pm
Tuesday,
Oct 15 - Nature Poetry and Photography Stroll - Discover nature poetry and
photography through a poetry trail in Price Park. Enjoy some trail snacks. The
stroll is available rain or shine so please dress for the weather. Older
children welcome with adult supervision. 6 -7 pm
Friday, Oct 18 - Leopold Education Project –
Educators and youth leaders discover this interdisciplinary conservation
ethics curriculum targeted for educators of youth 6 - 12th grades. Learn how to
help young people create a personal land ethic and “read the landscape.” We
will also learn to use the outdoors to teach lessons from the environmental
classic, A Sand County Almanac. Earn CEUs and credit towards the NC
Environmental Education Certification. To register, e-mail
melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov
9 - 3:30 pm
Monday, Oct 21 – Flowering Trees and Shrubs - So many wonderful flowering trees and shrubs are successful in the Piedmont. Discover from the Master Gardeners which plants flourish in our local growing conditions. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
9 - 3:30 pm
Monday, Oct 21 – Flowering Trees and Shrubs - So many wonderful flowering trees and shrubs are successful in the Piedmont. Discover from the Master Gardeners which plants flourish in our local growing conditions. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Thursday, Oct 24th, 10 – 11 am - Coffee and Conversations: Pickleball – Pam Hodgin, Pickeball Ambassador through the USA Pickleball Association, will share about the sport and how it differs from tennis and why it’s a great sport for all ages. Enjoy some coffee and snacks and see a short demonstration of the sport. 10 – 11 am
Friday,
Nov 1 - Forest Bathing Stroll - Discover the new trend of forest bathing
which means
“taking in the forest atmosphere” with a stroll and light journaling in Price Park. Dress for the weather and trail walking and enjoy some trail snacks. 12:30 – 1:30 pm
“taking in the forest atmosphere” with a stroll and light journaling in Price Park. Dress for the weather and trail walking and enjoy some trail snacks. 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Sunday, Nov 3 - Introduction to Butterflies for Beginners
This workshop will be an introduction to butterflies, see butterfly specimens, followed by butterfly identification practice around the library. Older children accompanied by adults are welcome to attend. Bring your binoculars and a camera or smart phone. 2:30 – 4 pm
Monday, Nov 4 – Composting and Vermicomposting - Composting is a great way to recycle, and also produce an excellent organic amendment to your soil. Learn from the Master Gardeners how to compost in your own backyard and what should or shouldn't be composted. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Nov 5 – Adventures in Travel: The Wildlife of Africa – John Kinsella, retired from the Animal Plant Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will share about the amazing biodiversity of Africa. 2 – 3 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 6 Yellow Composites - In North Carolina, one in eight species of wild flowering plants is a member of the aster, daisy, or sunflower family—the Compositae or Asteraceae. Learn a bit about where this family might have come from, the biology of the flower heads, how to tell whether or not a plant is a “comp,” and recognize some of the major groups within the family. This program is sponsored by the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society. 7 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, Nov 14 – Carnivorous Plants of the Carolinas – Mark Rose, a member of the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society, will discuss the cultivation of native carnivorous plants as well as a few of the natural hybrids, and some of the man-made hybrids. 7 – 8:30 pm
Friday, Nov 15 – Green Reads: Reader’s Choice – Come with a favorite nature book to share or choose a book from the recommended reads from the Green Reads book club to discuss. A selection of environmental/nature books will be available to choose from at the branch prior to the program. 12 -1 pm
This workshop will be an introduction to butterflies, see butterfly specimens, followed by butterfly identification practice around the library. Older children accompanied by adults are welcome to attend. Bring your binoculars and a camera or smart phone. 2:30 – 4 pm
Monday, Nov 4 – Composting and Vermicomposting - Composting is a great way to recycle, and also produce an excellent organic amendment to your soil. Learn from the Master Gardeners how to compost in your own backyard and what should or shouldn't be composted. To register, call 336-641-2400. 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Nov 5 – Adventures in Travel: The Wildlife of Africa – John Kinsella, retired from the Animal Plant Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will share about the amazing biodiversity of Africa. 2 – 3 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 6 Yellow Composites - In North Carolina, one in eight species of wild flowering plants is a member of the aster, daisy, or sunflower family—the Compositae or Asteraceae. Learn a bit about where this family might have come from, the biology of the flower heads, how to tell whether or not a plant is a “comp,” and recognize some of the major groups within the family. This program is sponsored by the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society. 7 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, Nov 14 – Carnivorous Plants of the Carolinas – Mark Rose, a member of the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society, will discuss the cultivation of native carnivorous plants as well as a few of the natural hybrids, and some of the man-made hybrids. 7 – 8:30 pm
Friday, Nov 15 – Green Reads: Reader’s Choice – Come with a favorite nature book to share or choose a book from the recommended reads from the Green Reads book club to discuss. A selection of environmental/nature books will be available to choose from at the branch prior to the program. 12 -1 pm
Sunday,
Nov 17- Zero Waste Living: Waste-Free Holidays – Enjoy some waste-free
snacks. Join us for a discussion with Laine Roberts, Waste Reduction and
Recycling Educator, for ways to make your holidays zero waste. Registration
limited, call 336-373-2923 to register. 3 – 4:30 pm
Thursday, Nov 21 – More Mocking from Mockingbirds - Dr. David Gammon, biology professor at Elon University, will share his cutting edge research in vocal mimicry. His professional interests focus on vocal mimicry in mockingbirds and science outreach with the broader public. This program is sponsored by the Piedmont Bird Club. 7 – 8:30 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4 -
Holiday Seed and Nature Photo Sharing - Bring native plant seeds to share for winter
sowing planting. Enjoy photos by members of the Triad Chapter of the Native
Plant Society. 7 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, Dec 12 – Outdoor Photography – Enjoy a presentation by the members of the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society while they share their favorite nature photos. 7 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, Dec 12 – Outdoor Photography – Enjoy a presentation by the members of the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society while they share their favorite nature photos. 7 – 8:30 pm
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