Eco Kids Dig the Soil!

Back in December, the South Wake Conservationists hosted an Eco Kids event with students at Joyner Elementary in Raleigh. Together the group installed a Butterfly Highway Pitstop featuring little bluestem, slender woodoats, beautyberry, blazing star, wild bergamot, ironweed, bluestar, purple coneflower, milkweed and more!! The students plunged their hands into cow dung compost, unveiled critters … More Eco Kids Dig the Soil!

Fantastic Day at the Fair with the NC Native Plant Society

It was a perfect (yet warm) fall day, and we thoroughly enjoyed partnering with the NC Native Plant Society at the NC State Fair Saturday! Many thanks to Jackie Trickel for inviting us to share a booth with them next to their beautiful permanent native plants garden on the fairgrounds. We had a steady stream … More Fantastic Day at the Fair with the NC Native Plant Society