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A Few Easy Ways to Enjoy Your Cut Flowers Longer Be sure the vase is clean before adding water and …
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Mississippi State Develops Smartphone App to Test Lumber
From Mississippi State University, Written by Alaina Dismukes STARKVILLE, Miss.—Determining the stiffest piece of lumber is now easier with a new …
Catawba Falls Hike
Leave No Trace Outreach Saturday, March 2, 2019, 10 a.m. Catawba Falls, 3074 Catawba River Rd Join the Old Fort Community Forum for …
Fresh, Beautiful, Locally Grown Flowers for Your Valentine
Locally grown flowers are: fresher and so last longer. prettier because they are harvested near full bloom. sustainable with a low carbon …
2019 Lake James Clean Up
N.C. Cooperative Extension of McDowell County’s “Keep McDowell Beautiful” program will be coordinating the annual Lake James clean up …
Marion East Walkabout & Clean Up
Who: Marion East Neighbors What: Neighbors inviting neighbors to visit the forum meetings & picking up litter When: Saturday, November 17, …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
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Old Fort Clean Up 2018
The Old Fort Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Old Fort, NC, and N.C. Cooperative Extension of McDowell County will …
Free Pesticide Collection Day 2018
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Catawba River Park Clean Up 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018, from 1 to 4 p.m. volunteers are invited to participate in an event cleaning up …
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