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Tourism Extension Website Brings Resources to Local Communities!

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Tourism Extension at NC State University is proud to announce the launch of their new website! The site is designed to benefit NC Cooperative Extension Agents and other professionals working throughout North Carolina. The purpose of the website is to provide useful information on a variety of tourism-related topics, to identify additional resources, and to provide a forum to share current news and information related to tourism and extension within North Carolina and beyond. Be sure to visit often as new information and resources will be added on a regular basis. MORE

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Lawns, Gardens and Such - May 2012
Posted May 15th, 2012 in Lawn & Garden

Red Imported Fire Ants arrived in the United States in Mobile, Alabama around 1933. Since then, they have successfully moved into many southern and western states from Maryland to southern California. Fire ants live in a colony with a queen, much like honeybees, and form mounds. These mounds vary in size and can contain hundreds of thousands of ants. These ants swarm as winged males and females mostly during the spring and summer months ... MORE

Lawns, Gardens, and Such April 2012
Posted April 10th, 2012 in Lawn & Garden

The warm weather this winter has increased the potential problems the landscape will have this growing season. Azaleas are blooming and grasses are beginning to grow. For azaleas, once the flowers have dropped remove any that may have fallen around the trunk or base of the plants. Remove any dead branches and clean out other plant material so that the branches are visible. This will help reduce insect populations. Do ... MORE

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