Charlotte garden and nature events: Oct. 24-29
Garden
Gardening Advice and Best Practices with Master Gardeners: Oct. 24, 8 a.m.-noon, Davidson Farmers Market, 120 S. Main St., Davidson. www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org; 704-336-4011.
Backyard Ecology – Garden Like a Master: Oct. 28, noon-1:30 p.m. Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Center, 1418 Armory Drive. Extension master gardeners will teach eco-friendly practices for a beautiful yard with biodiversity that attracts bees and birds with suggestions about native plants. Register online, in advance. $5. mecklenburg.ces.ncsu.edu/sustain; 704-336-2082,
Nature
Guided Nature Walk: Oct. 24, 10:15 a.m., Charlotte Nature Museum, 1658 Sterling Road. Join an educational walk around the Paw Paw Nature Trail with a naturalist to discover the beauty and diversity of the bottomland forest habitat. Activities included with museum admission. $8. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. www.charlottenaturemuseum.org; 704-372-6162.
Audubon Ambassador Training: Oct 29, 4-9 p.m. Co-hosted by Audubon North Carolina and NC Interfaith Power & Light at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Road. Join and learn about climate change and how it affects the bird population in North Carolina. Become part of the national Ambassador program, and help with the solutions. Advance registration required at climate.nc.audubon.org/ambassadors.
Send regional garden and nature calendar listings to: mecklenburgemg@gmail.com. Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
This story was originally published October 20, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Charlotte garden and nature events: Oct. 24-29."