The Wadesboro Garden Club

07/07/2023

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After 20+ years of Center advocacy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finally proposed Endangered Species Act protections for endangered dunes sagebrush lizards.

These lizards live in a small part of Texas and New Mexico — which sadly includes the Permian Basin, one of the fastest growing oil and gas fields in the world. They are further imperiled by burgeoning sand mining operations in the area — a secondary impact of the oil and gas industry, which uses the sand for fracking.

“Dunes sagebrush lizards are marvelously adapted for life in extreme environments, but they need our help to survive the oil and gas industry’s destruction,” said the Center's Michael Robinson. “The Service needs to move quickly to implement these long-overdue protections.”

Photo courtesy Mark L. Watson.

03/11/2023

Last month, a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals that killed thousands of small animals like minnows and frogs. Experts don't yet know what the spill will mean for birds, but there are steps we can take to mitigate future harm.
https://abcbirds.org/news/norfolk-southern-train-derailment-wildlife-impacts/

Photo: Palm Warbler with insect by Ryan Sanderson

03/11/2023

Did you know that we do FREE car seat checks? If you are unsure about your child's safety seat or need help installing it, we have nationally certified child passenger safety technicians here to help you. Just call our office at 704-694-4036 or stop by our ECRC at 115 E Morgan Street, Wadesboro for more info. We also offer car seats and booster seats at highly discounted rates for Anson County community members.

03/11/2023

Fresh Fromage for pimento cheese. opens next week…we’ll have all of our cheese there and pimento cheese too……GET READY YALL

03/11/2023

Kitchen Help Wanted: Experience preferred but will train the right person. Tues-Saturday 3pm-Close.

03/11/2023

POLKTON — Getting groceries. Ordering McDonald’s. Visiting the doctor. Calling for assistance. Signing into church.

03/11/2023

Hooray, finally!!

"Today's announcement of voluntary pesticide cancellations from the EPA gives us hope; some products containing bird-killing ingredients like carbofuran, malathion, and the neonic imidacloprid are being taken off shelves. The winds are slowly shifting; let’s keep up the gale force," says Hardy Kern, American Bird Conservancy's Director of Pesticides and Birds Campaign.

Learn more in the EPA press release here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/10/2023-04874/cancellation-order-for-certain-pesticide-registrations-and-amendments-to-terminate-uses

Bird in photo: Red-winged Blackbird with insect by Larry Master

03/11/2023

Don't forget, at 3 p.m. today, Mt. Gilead's own Alane Wilder Brown, vice president and branch manager at the Eastover branch of Regions Bank in Charlotte, will present a FREE seminar at the Paw on what entrepreneurs should be aware of when they want to start or grow a business. She'll talk about how to finance a business, budget for future success and take control of cash flow. Come on down!

03/11/2023

WOW!!

April & May Live Appearances & Updates
***Please use authentic links for tickets.

DALLAS, TX
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Winspear Opera House @ AT&T Performing Arts Center- 7:30 PM
Website: https://www.attpac.org/on-sale/2023/neil-degrasse-tyson/
New Event: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies: the Sequel

AUSTIN, TX
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
The Long Center – 7:30 PM
Website: https://bit.ly/NDT23AU
New Event: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

SAN ANTONIO, TX
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Tobin Center – 7:30 PM
Website: https://www.tobincenter.org/neil-degrasse-tyson
New Event: Astronomy Bizarre
Seats: 1702

MAY 2023

TULSA, OK
Monday, May 9, 2023
Cox Business Convention Center Grand Hall – 7:30 PM
Website: https://coxcentertulsa.com/events/neil-degrasse-tyson/
New Event: Astronomy Bizarre

ST. LOUIS, MO
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Touhill Performing Arts Center – 7:30 PM
Website: https://www.ticketmaster.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-an-astrophysicist-goes-st-louis-missouri-05-10-2023/event/06005D054433D262)
New Event: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, the Sequel

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Clowes Memorial Hall
Website: https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/neil-degrasse-tyson/
New Event: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies II

03/11/2023

Kiri is sitting in the dryer, waiting for warmth!