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Coastal NC Landscape Plant Dos and Don'ts
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Help the US Fish & Wildlife Service!
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Cape Fear River - Let Us Count the Benefits!
All too often, the benefits of our waterways are unknown or under-appreciated. Recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
What Do the NWS Watches and Warnings Mean?
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Rain Barrels!
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Citizen Science Program Needs Your Help Observing the Weather!
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Hurricane Matthew Water Testing Kits Available
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Post-Matthew Clean-Up
Matthew has made a very soggy ending to an already wet summer for those of us in eastern NC. …
Balancing Beekeeping and Mosquito Abatement in North Carolina
Barely a day goes by when Zika virus is not in the news headlines. As of August 31st 2016, …
Heat Index Information Online!
In their June 24 blog post, the NC State Climate Office (SCO) discusses the history of the heat index and …
Video: The Use of Beneficial Soil Inoculants for Strawberry Tip Production
Guest post by Amanda McWhirt, graduate student in the NC State University Crop Sciences Department. While planting for next season …
Feb 18th National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health (Feb 3, 2014)
From: Ashford, Dana – NRCS, Raleigh, NC [mailto:Dana.Ashford@nc.usda.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:39 a.m. To: Ashford, Dana – NRCS, Raleigh, …
Spiders... Big Spiders... Oh My!
Eastern NC is home to two quite large spiders: the black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) and the …
Cape Fear River Basin Action Plan & Rock Arch Ramp
On May 30, the Cape Fear River Partnership, a coalition of state and federal natural resources agencies, academic entities, …
Extension Master Gardeners: Green and Growing!
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Swine Transportation & Hunting Laws
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