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Red Foxes in Our Area: What to Know

Several calls have come into the Extension Centers recently regarding the Red Fox. You may have been lucky enough like myself to observe a Red Fox in the wild. The athleticism of the red fox was…

2026 Arbor Day - Get Your FREE Persimmon Seedlings on April 17th!

Nationally, Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday of April. However, most states observe a separate Arbor Day on a date of their choosing in accordance with the best tree-planting times. In…

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Learning With the Land: An Aldo Leopold Workshop

Educate the Next Generation: School Teachers, Camp Counselors, Extension Agents, Environmental Educators and anyone who wants to educate the next generation about conservation steward-ship and land…

2025 Smoky Mountain Woodland Owners Association

Smoky Mountain Woodland Owners Workshop

October 11, 202510:00 AM to 2:00 PMMeet at the Haywood Co. Extension Office 589 Raccoon Road • Waynesville, NC Gather with fellow woodland owners during an interactive walk and talk to obtain…

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Watch Out for Wildlife

As Spring is coming into full-swing, wildlife and people start to encounter each other more often, especially during the evening and early morning hours with low-light conditions. While driving on…

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What Is Cooperative Extension?

Did You Know? Your Local Cooperative Extension Office Does More Than You Think!Have you ever wondered what your local Cooperative Extension Office does? You may know it for soil testing and plant…

Woodland Owner Notes eNewsletter - a Great Resource

Welcome to the Woodland Owner Notes eNewsletter, the NC State Extension Forestry newsletter supporting private and family forest landowners in North Carolina.We hope that you will come to regard this…

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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 from the natural world, such as a farm, that…

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Code of the West in Winter

Winter is fast approaching and we all know that the possibility exists for winter cold and storms that can change our daily routines. Frozen pipes; impassable roads and cold homes. Therefore, it is…

Harmony for the Holidays!

I find one of the best ways for me to regain peace and harmony at my house is to get everyone outside! Getting unplugged and exploring nature in “3D” always reminds me of all the marvels that bring…