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, …
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How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
Keep up to date on which counties are scheduled to conduct mosquito abatement programs, who has been notified, and …
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
Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is …
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 …
Register Now for Aug. 1 Firescaping Workshop
Preparing for Wildfires with Fire-Resistant Landscaping August 1, 2018, 1:00-5:00 p.m. North Carolina Zoo Educational Building 4401 Zoo Pkwy Asheboro, NC 27205 Cost: $10 Register online North …
2018 Tabernacle Community Garden Harvest Days
Tabernacle Community Garden Harvest Days Wednesdays 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. July 18 & 25, 2018 August 8 & 15, 2018 Located at the intersection …
McDowell County Community Food & Health Hub
Efforts to build a facility that will house a commercial and teaching kitchen, a farmer wash and storage area, …
McDowell County From Farm to Table Event
Join us for the 3rd Annual McDowell County From Farm to Table Event on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at …
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