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Get Ready to Count! Join the 2026 Great Southeast Pollinator Census Across North Carolina
On Friday, August 21, and Saturday, August 22, 2026, North Carolina will join states across the Southeast for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. All it takes is 15 minutes sitting by a single…
Workshop & Native Plant Sale: Creating Biodiverse Habitat for Pollinators & Other Wildlife
Registration Is Open!Workshop and Native Plant Sale: Creating Biodiverse Habitat for Pollinators and Other WildlifeJust in time to plan for the fall planting season, the Chatham County Center of…
Less is More- Lazy Best Practices for Gardening For Pollinators
When we think about helping bees and butterflies, we usually think about adding things to the landscape: buying more plants, building insect hotels, or spreading bags of seed. But since June is…
See How Pollinator Census Participation Makes a Difference in the 2025 Annual Report
Can participating in community science help support pollinators? The answer is yes!The Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC) is a large-scale data-collection effort that helps scientists track…
Friend or Foe? Protecting Pollinators in the Ground
As the days begin to lengthen and the "Persephone Days" come to an end, Lee County residents often notice a flurry of activity in their lawns: small mounds of soil and hundreds of tiny hovering…
From the Mountains to the Sea: the Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a success in 2025
Across the hills of Transylvania County, the urban gardens of Wake and Durham, and the coastal fields of Currituck, North Carolinians spent a weekend in August doing something remarkable: they…
Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced on December 10 that they are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.Scientists estimate that…
Great Southeast Pollinator Census in NC
What is the Great Southeast Pollinator Census?Help us capture a snapshot of pollinator activity in communities across North Carolina, including the types of pollinators and which flowers they visit,…
Notes From the Garden Lab: Contributions to Science From the Pollinator Haven Garden
I have always taken the philosophy that gardens are living classrooms, full of lessons we can learn if we can just spare a few moments to stop and observe what it is trying to tell us. You can see…