Virtual Riverfest Transylvania County
Not to be deterred by the current restrictions on gatherings, the organizers of the annual Upper French Broad Riverfest …
Soil, Water & Air
Soil Testing and Choices of Amendments
Soil testing is the foundation for growing your plants and lawns as stress-free as possible! Soil testing not only …
Fall 2020 Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Fall 2020 Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in one …
Registration Open for FREE NC 4-H Summer CAMP OUT! 2020
REGISTER FOR THE CAMP OUT! Registration closes on June 12. Click to view the schedule and session descriptions Registration closes on June …
Meet Ashley Robbins, Area Specialized Dairy Agent - Commercial Dairy
Meet Ashley Robbins, the new Area Specialized Dairy Agent – Commercial Dairy. Welcome Ashley, we are so happy you joined …
Extension COVID-19 Resources Portal
COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and routines, from how we work, play and parent, to how we learn, shop …
Spring Ag Fest is CANCELED
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
10 Easy Winter Garden ‘To-Dos’
Although it is winter and time for a rest from gardening, sometimes you just need to get out there …
January 16 Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting: Unclog Our Rivers!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 9 a.m. til noon at the …
Transylvania Natural Resources Council Agenda January 10, 2020
Presentations: Collaborating on Campaigns to Reduce Consumption and Waste-Regional Initiatives as well as Local Activities. Speakers will be Joéle …
Save the Date for Our 2020 Spring Ag Fest!
The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest that was scheduled for March 28, 2020, at the Chatham County Agriculture & …
TNRC Minutes April 12, 2019
(Header by Shannon Lally) 4-12-2019 Meeting Minutes for TNRC regular meeting Presentation: “Kids in the Forest” 9:03 a.m. Lee introduced the purpose …
Extension Master Gardener Program, Recycling in Transylvania County
Transylvania County Director of Solid Waste Kenn Webb will present on the need for recycling and the items that …
Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)
Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a …
Transylvania Natural Resources Council Agenda for April 12, 2019
Transylvania Natural Resources Council Agenda for April 12, 2019 Presentations: (Beginning at 9 a.m.) Kids in the Forest, presented by various …
Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
April CCP Meeting: Become a Backyard Naturalist!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on April 18, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon at the Chatham County Agriculture …
Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of …
Join Us for the January 17 CCP Meeting on Habitat Fragmentation & Landscape Conservation
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on January 17, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon to learn more …
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- French Broad River Data at Blantyre
- French Broad River Data at Rosman
- NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
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More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Extension Soils Program
- Fisheries and Pond Management Extension
- NC State Stream Restoration Program
- Stormwater Engineering Group
- Water Quality and Waste Management Programs in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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- NC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Air Quality
- NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
- NC Division of Water Quality
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