By Amber Veverka A curlicue of a trail winds around a ridge, skirting towering beech and red oak trees, leading visitors to a watery site rich with more species than any other wetland in the North Carolina Piedmont. Welcome to the West Branch Nature Preserve in Davidson, the region’s newest nature preserve – and one [...]
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Walk the West Branch: The region’s newest nature preserve
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Davidson, nature preserve, West Branch Nature Preserve, wetland on June 25, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Friendship Gardens, Sow Much Good growing fast
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Friendship Gardens, garden, PlanCharlotte.org, Sow Much Good, uirban farm, Urban Institute on June 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Two charitable groups in Charlotte that harness the power of volunteer labor and borrowed land in order to feed the needy are making the leap from gardening to farming. Read more at PlanCharlotte.org, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s newest website. -Amber Veverka
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