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Get Moving with the Walkie Talkies

Walkie Talkies Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. Walking is a great and simple exercise that’s good for nearly everyone. Walking is easy …

2023 Persimmon Seedling Give-Away

2023 Arbor Day Celebration

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Swain County Center is hosting an Arbor Day event coming up on April 21. Extension Director, Robert …

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The Leopold Education Project

Increasing urbanization, growing use of electronic devices and other indirect ways of experiencing our natural environment increasingly disconnects us …

New 4-H Agent Photo

Swain Has New 4-H Agent

Written by: Jessica Webb, Editor with The Smoky Mountain Times Kristi Griggs is the new 4-H agent at the N.C. …

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This publication outlines and describes core concepts of risk that are used in various environmental, …

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Strategic Conservation Planning for the Eastern North Carolina/Southeastern Virginia Strategic Habitat Conservation Team

The Eastern North Carolina/Southeastern Virginia Strategic Habitat Conservation Team (ENCSEVA) is a partnership among local …

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As the use of permeable pavement increases in North Carolina, practitioners can look to research …

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This guide provides an overview of the community supported agriculture (CSA) program at Research Triangle …

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