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mining bee with pollen sticking to her back legs

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…

The Next Harvest workshop — Jan 29, 8:30am–1pm at McSwain Center, 2420 Tramway Rd, Sanford

Upcoming Event: The Next Harvest - Farmland Preservation and Estate Planning

Protect your land's future! Learn about estate planning and conservation options to keep your land in the family. Free food & expert help! North Carolina is second in the country for farmland…

Get to Know the Insects! Free insect identification webinar — July 10, 2025, 1–3 P.M., Zoom

Insect Identification Webinar Is Set to Help You Count in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Do you want to help count pollinators during the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, but you don't know if you are looking at a bee, wasp or fly? This is the webinar for you!This free statewide…

Great Southeast Pollinator Census webinar - Aug 14, 2025, 1-3 p.m.

Registration Is Open for the 2025 Knowledge Is Pollinator Power: A Census Pep Rally

We are so excited to be hosting the third annual Knowledge is Pollinator Power Webinar in 2025! Registration is free and open to the public!This free statewide webinar, part education session and…

ladies tresses orchid flowering in a lawn that has not been mowed

Orchids and Lightning Bugs- Report From a “No-Mow May” Lawn

Folks who know me know I am not particularly fond of turfgrass (think bermudagrass, centipede, etc.). I have a high level of respect for property and golf course managers that keep the turf…

asian hornet sits on a white flower this is an invasive insect that is heading to NC

Scary Yellow “Stripey” Things: Understanding Your Garden's Unsung Heroes

Our gardens, often seen as personal sanctuaries of beauty and tranquility, are in fact bustling microcosms of the larger ecological web. Whether we are basking in the miracle of a newly emerging…

Lee County Counts Pollinator Census, Aug 23-24, 2024; learn more: lee.ces.ncsu.edu

Lee County Counts in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Gardeners are scientists!Join N.C. Cooperative Extension- Lee County Center and the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Lee County to count as part of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. We…

Register Now: 2024 Regional Small Farm Bootcamp Program

Apply for the Class of 2024 South Central Small Farm Boot Camp here!Are you interested in farming and want to take your first steps? Did you just buy a few acres and want to start growing something?…

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Understanding the Significance of Soil

In Lee County we are blessed (and possibly cursed) with a variety of different soil types. We are in the Piedmont, Sandhills and have a small part in the Coastal Plain. So what does this mean? Where…

Update From the Field/Office- July 28, 2023

We stay busy in Lee County, both in the office and in the field. Rhonda Gaster single-handedly held down the office throughout the week, as all the agents were out and about this week. Thank you,…