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banner for the webinar about How to Get Started with the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in NC on April 15

Learn more and get involved with the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in NC in 2026

How can a single backyard help save pollinators? It starts with a 15-minute count.Since 2022, the Great Southeast Pollinator Census has transformed how we understand our local environment. By moving…

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Webinars about the GSEPC in NC

Knowledge is Pollinator Power WebinarThe Knowledge is Pollinator Power webinar is a free, state-wide (and open to anyone region-wide) webinar to:raise awareness about research being done in North…

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Participating in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

How Do I "Do" the Census?Grab a copy of the official datasheet, a pencil, a hat, a drink, and a chair.Identify a plant that has insects landing on it anywhere in NC, SC, GA, AL, FL or MS!You can join…

Great Southeast Pollinator Census 2026 Banner- The Census is on August 21 and 22 in 2026

Great Southeast Pollinator Census in NC

What is the Great Southeast Pollinator Census?Help us capture a snapshot of pollinator activity in communities across North Carolina, including the types of pollinators and which flowers they visit,…

Female Easter Tiger Swallowtail (Papillo glaucus) on lantana. Photo: Phyllis Smith

Our State Butterfly Needs Native Trees!

The Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio glaucous, was designated as the official North Carolina State Butterfly in 2012. As one of our largest and most distinctive butterflies, it lives and breeds…

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Getting Dirty in Your Garden, Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast-Interview-East Chapel Hill HS Pollinator Garden

Three students at East Chapel Hill High School, Brooke, Julia and Danielle, and Environmental Science Teacher, Mr. Edward Kaybay, share their experience starting a pollinator garden at their school.…

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Pollinator Gardening for the South: Creating Sustainable Habitats

This brand new gorgeous book by Danesha Seth Carley, pollinator expert, and Anne Spafford, Landscape Architect, was created for gardeners in planting zones 6-9. Full of beautiful functional designs…