Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program - Sept. 11 6:30pm-8pm

Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation to learn how you can create a fun and dynamic haven for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife!  Use native plants, supplemental feeders and water sources to provide the essential elements of a thriving wildlife habitat.  After attending the session, participants will be able to create a sanctuary in their own backyards or any other property. Attendees will receive a certification application to join the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat network, and may be eligible to receive a Certified Wildlife Habitat sign!

About the Presenter: Carol Buie-Jackson, owner of Wildology and Bird House on the Greenway, serves on the Board of the National Wildlife Federation and was the first female board chair of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. She is the co-founder of Habitat and Wildlife Keepers (HAWK), the Mathews chapter of the NC Wildlife Federation, and is also a Master Naturalist, Master Composter, and a National Wildlife Federation Habitat Steward. Carol is a Corporate America dropout and one of the lucky people whose passion is her profession, as well as what she does as a tourist and a volunteer.

When:              Tuesday, September 11^th

6:30pm-8:00pm

Where:             Kathleen Clay Edwards Library

                        1420 Price Park Dr. 

Greensboro, NC 27401 

RSVP:             Cost: Free! To register email  (not required, but appreciated) Tara Moore at tara@ncwf.org

Reinventing Power: America's Sustainable Energy Boom - Wednesday, June 27th at 7pm - Scuppernong Bookstore

Spring Adult Nature Programs 2018 Kathleen Clay Library, 1420 Price Park Rd.

Fri., April 27^th, 12 – 1 pm – Mary Oliver’s PoetryJoin us for a discussion about the Pulitzer Prize winning American poet, Mary Oliver. Check out a copy of Mary Oliver’s book: Devotions at the branch prior to the program and share your favorite poems. New members are welcome. This program is sponsored by the Green Reads Book Club and the Piedmont Land Conservancy.

Wed., May 2^nd, 7 – 8:30 pm – Vegetative Plant PropagationMatt Gocke, Greenhouse and Nursery Manager of the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill will speak about propagation projects. This program is sponsored by the Triad Chapter of the Native Plant Society.

Wed., May 9^th – 7 – 8 pm - Jordan Lake Discussion

Researchers from UNC and NC State will discuss nutrient management strategies for Jordan Lake.  This collaboration seeks to understand the sources of nutrients, effect of water quality, and how to improve this and other state lakes. For more information, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov .

 

Thurs., May 10^th, 7 – 8:30 pm - Urban Wildlife 
Arielle Parsons from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences will be speaking about the eMammal project. This program is sponsored by the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society.

Friday, May 18 from 12 - 1 pm – Discussing Wendell BerryGreen Reads Book Club invites adults for a discussion of the author, Wendell Berry, a naturalist, a farmer and an environmental activist. Berry is a prolific writer of novels, short stories, poems and essays. Pick up a copy of a Wendell Berry selection at the branch prior to the program.

"Partnering with Nature and the Environment" - June 16th 3-5pm at the Greensboro History Museum

Greensboro Beautiful is celebrating 50 years as a public-private partnership with the City of Greensboro.  On Saturday, June 16, 2018, from 3 to 5pm, in the Greensboro History Museum, we will host guest speakers Helen Lowman and Doug Tallamy to discuss "Partnering with Nature and the Environment."

Please note that space is limited at the Greensboro History Museum Auditorium.  Please sign up in advance via https://form.jotform.com/80586311742961 

 

Daniel F. E. Smith, Vice Chair

Greensboro Beautiful, Inc.1001 Fourth Street; Greensboro, NC  27405

www.GreensboroBeautiful.org

Better Lives, Better Community

Come Join Us!

Earth Day at Deep Roots Market - April 22nd, 12pm-3pm

Earth Day at Deep Roots Market

April 22, 12-3pm

600 N. Eugene St, Greensboro NC 27401

Open to all!

Special sales, samplings from local vendors, raffles, informative speakers, games & more!

https://www.facebook.com/events/151329542362682/

Fourth Installment of 'Conversations on Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investing' - Tuesday, April 10th in EUC Maple Room

This year we have been having a series of conversations on Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investing.  

The fourth conversation will be Tuesday April 10 from 3:30-5pm in the EUC Maple Room and will be an interactive discussion "Moving Forward: Consideration of What Has Been Learned." Note the new location, which should provide a more flexible space for interactive discussion.  Bring your thoughts and ideas for moving us forward!

This series of Conversations on Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investing has been sponsored by the the UNCG Sustainability Council with support from the Green Fund and the Sustainability Faculty Fellows program.  Check here for more information on additional conversations:

https://sustainability.uncg.edu/conversations-sustainable-socially-responsible-investing/

See you at the Conversation!

Stephen Holland

Sustainability Faculty Fellow

Department of Economics 

Upcoming Spring Nature Events at the Kathleen Clay Library - 1420 Price Park Rd

Wed., March 28th, 7 – 8:30 pm – Wendell Berry Film

LOOK & SEE revolves around the divergent stories of several residents of Henry County, Kentucky who each face difficult choices that will dramatically reshape their relationship with the land and their community.

In 1965, Wendell Berry returned home to Henry County, where he bought a small farm house and began a life of farming, writing and teaching.  This lifelong relationship with the land and community would come to form the core of his prolific writings. A half century later Henry County, like many rural communities across America, has become a place of quiet ideological struggle. In the span of a generation, the agrarian virtues of simplicity, land stewardship, sustainable farming, local economies and rootedness to place have been replaced by a capital-intensive model of industrial agriculture characterized by machine labor, chemical fertilizers, soil erosion and debt - all of which have frayed the fabric of rural communities. Writing from a long wooden desk beneath a forty-paned window, Berry has watched this struggle unfold, becoming one of its most passionate and eloquent voices in defense of agrarian life.

Filmed across four seasons in the farming cycle, LOOK & SEE blends observational scenes of farming life, interviews with farmers and community members with evocative, carefully framed shots of the surrounding landscape.  Thus, in the spirit of Berry’s agrarian philosophy, Henry County itself will emerge as a character in the film - a place and a landscape that is deeply interdependent with the people that inhabit it.


Sat., April 14th, 1 – 5 pm – Earth Day Festival

All ages are welcome to this fun, free, educational festival. Enjoy music, nature crafts, face-painting, hay rides, eco-exhibits, alternative energy displays, eco-art, garden demos, live animals and more. For more information, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov 
Great American Cleanup – Help us pick up litter around Greensboro
April 14th, 9 – Noon, Sponsored by Greensboro Beautiful
To sign up: http://greensborobeautiful.org/cleanups/great_american_cleanup.php 


Sat., April 21st, 2 – 4 pm – The Last Pig Documentary

The Last Pig is a short film which raises questions about equality and compassion in the story of the struggles of a pig farmer, and how he tries to reinvent his life.  Enjoy a virtual discussion with the filmmaker. This program is co-sponsored by the Piedmont Area Vegan Educators.


Wed., May 9th – 7 – 8 pm - Jordan Lake Discussion

Researchers from UNC and NC State will discuss nutrient management strategies for Jordan Lake.  This collaboration seeks to understand the sources of nutrients, effect of water quality, and how to improve this and other state lakes. For more information, e-mail melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov .