GARDENING FOR POLLINATORS ~ "BEE" HERE!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009                7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, NC

Join Diane Almond, Master Gardener with the Buncombe County Extension and bee keeper in the Hoopers Creek area, for information about threatened honey and native bees in Western North Carolina.

Diane will share tips about right plants, principles and gardening practices to be good stewards of these valuable, endangered pollinators by creating life-saving and life-sustaining habitat at your home, school, work, church or community property.  Learn about her Beehab Pollinator Project.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Asheville Receives F.A.I.T.H. Certification

St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Asheville has received the "Fellowship Actions Impacting the Habitat," or FAITH, certification from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.

The FAITH program is a non-denominational initiative designed to recognize and certify places of worship that meet certain requirements for wildlife-friendly habitat. 

"This program is designed to encourage ongoing stewardship of our wildlife and wild places in urban, suburban, and rural settings," said Tim Gestwicki, Executive Director of NC Wildlife Federation.  "Direct hands-on projects are the key to fostering awareness and appreciation of our native flora and fauna."

For information about FAITH certification, contact: info@mountainwild.org

  Letter from the Division of Water Quality Regarding Golf Course Development (click here)