Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles Leland
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Monday, June 4, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018
Spring Adult Nature Programs 2018 Kathleen Clay Library, 1420 Price Park Rd.
Fri., April 27th, 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 2nd, 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 9th – 7 – 8 pm - Jordan Lake Discussion
Wed., May 2nd, 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 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@
Thurs., May 10th, 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.
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.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
"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/
Daniel F. E. Smith, Vice Chair
Greensboro Beautiful, Inc.1001 Fourth Street; Greensboro, NC 27405
Better Lives, Better Community
Come Join Us!
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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!
Monday, March 26, 2018
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:
See you at the Conversation!
Stephen Holland
Sustainability Faculty Fellow
Department of Economics
Thursday, March 22, 2018
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 .
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 .
Friday, March 2, 2018
Free Rain Garden Workshop March 21, Kernersville, NC
FREE Rain Garden Workshop March 21, Kernersville, NC
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Town of Kernersville, 509 Michael St., Kernersville, NC 27284
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Rain gardens are bowl-shaped areas set aside to capture rainwater from roofs and hard surfaces. They help remove pollutants, minimize runoff, and provide habitat for wildlife. Rain gardens can be integrated into the existing landscapes or included in initial landscaping plans. To effectively manage storm water, they must be accurately sized and properly constructed. This 1-day workshop will consist of a classroom presentation covering methods for sizing and design and an outdoor hands-on demonstration of proper construction techniques.
Led by experienced installers from N.C. State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and staff from N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, the workshop is tailored to the following groups of individuals:
Commercial and Residential Landscapers (Landscaper Contractor Credit provided)
Landscape Architects
Design Engineers
Homeowners and HOA members
Property Managers and Owners
Teachers and Educators (Environmental Education Certification, Criteria II)
Master Gardener Volunteers
The workshop is FREE and lunch will be provided at no cost.
Pre-registration is required at https://goo.gl/forms/pJQIBEYpjk677D3d2
Contact Phyllis Smith, Natural Resources Agent, N.C. Cooperative
Extension, Forsyth
County Center
pbsmith4@ncsu.edu, 336.703-2858.
*Phyllis B. Smith*
Extension Agent, Natural Resources Conservation
and Environmental Sustainability
N.C. State University
336-703-2858 office
336-757-0455 cell/text
336-767-3557 FAX
forsyth.ces.ncsu.edu
N.C. Cooperative Extension
Forsyth County Office
1450 Fairchild Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
image from The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org
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