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Week of June 29th – July 4th
Read story →: Week of June 29th – July 4thDiscover how prairie strips can transform ordinary landscapes into vibrant habitat for pollinators, birds, and wildlife while improving soil and water health. In *The Living Edge: Prairie Strips in the Modern Landscape*,…
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Week of June 22nd – 28th
Read story →: Week of June 22nd – 28thUnearth A Story – Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt Unearth A Story invites preschoolers to dig into the wonders beneath their feet through stories, sensory play, and hands-on discovery.…
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Week of June 15th – 20th
Read story →: Week of June 15th – 20thLittle Chicks, Big Stories is a fun and engaging preschool program that introduces young children to the wonderful world of chickens through stories, songs, movement, and hands-on learning. Children will discover how…
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Week of June 8th – 13th
Read story →: Week of June 8th – 13thVermiculture: or How to Raise Worms In-Person Learn about the creatures beneath the dirt! Join us for a presentation by Southeastern Grasslands Institute about vermiculture, the process of using worms to create compost.…
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Week of May 11th-15th
Read story →: Week of May 11th-15thI don’t have any events this week. I am prepping for next week’s events and starting prep for June’s events. I am working up at Cherokee Veteran’s Park this week on the…
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Upcoming Events May 4th – May 8th
Read story →: Upcoming Events May 4th – May 8thTuesday, May 4th Soil, Clay and Rocks! Explore the hidden world beneath your feet in this engaging homeschool library program on soil, clay, and rocks! Participants will discover how different earth materials…
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Upcoming Events April 27 – May 1
Read story →: Upcoming Events April 27 – May 1Wednesday, April 29th https://seqlib.libcal.com/event/16419198 Emily Dickinson: From Botany to Poetry 5:00 pm EST R. T. Jones Library https://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org/rtjones Thursday, April 30th Google Meet Roots of Change: Creating A School Yard Prairie 1:15…
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Upcoming Events: April 20 – April 25
Read story →: Upcoming Events: April 20 – April 25Thursday, April 25th Hickory Flat Library 2740 East Cherokee Dr., Canton, GA 30115 Preschool Program – Tap the Magic Tree 10:30 AM Photo: Illinois Extension
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Sparrows affected by Pesticides
Read story →: Sparrows affected by PesticidesNeonics caused sparrows to drop a quarter of their body weight in three days. Sparrows eating pesticide laden seeds lost their ability to travel north. Affected sparrows lingered two to three days…