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Blackwood Farm Park is a public park in Orange County, NC. The Park sits on 152 acres, and the County hopes to continue to preserve the farmstead as an example of turn of the century farms in North Carolina’s piedmont region. We have also emphasized the reintroduction and cultivation of native grass and pollinator plant species in order to increase the overall biodiversity of the site and support bees, other pollinators, and bird species. We’ve partnered with local beekeepers associations and bird alliances in order to ensure that our activities and efforts are appropriate and beneficial for the species we want to support, as well as local volunteer groups to help remove non-native invasives in order to help our native species thrive.



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Our community is finishing our shared nature spaces in the next few months. We have walking/nature paths in two different areas, and plan to remove invasives and create native pollinator areas.



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Following our success with last year’s planting and learning about pollinators, we would like to introduce the concept again to the upcoming toddler class in the fall! They will be helping to plant them, learning about what eats or uses those plants, and how we can be gentle with plants and bugs.



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As part of our science curriculum, we teach students about how humans can impact the environment in both positive and negative ways. Most of the time, the negative side wins out and students feel like there isn’t much that they could do to help the environment in their everyday lives. Two years ago for Earth Day, we had students plant native seeds. We grew them in recycled newspaper pots and then students could take them home to plant. This was a huge success and something that the students could easily do to help our local environment. Your program is a perfect opportunity to extend that success buy incorporated native plants into our school’s landscaping. We hope to use this to show students how we can support threatened native species and make a difference in our school community.



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Cedar Crest New Life Center is an income based affordable housing community for Seniors 62 and older. We are located in southeast Raleigh right outside the hustle of downtown Raleigh. We plan to utilize our plant donations to enhance our existing native plant habitat by extending the size of our existing butterfly garden.



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Our school has a large garden area, which we use to grow vegetable and fruits. Our kindergarten and second grade classes recently finished a large pollinator project where we created a new garden area just for pollinator plants. It is located near the playgrounds (outside of the fenced play area) so students can see the progress of the plants and pollinators daily. Students studied different types of pollinators and their needs.



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We are building up our school garden and already have 2 polinator areas. We would like to expand to another dedicated area around the school building.



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The PTA would like to use these plants to expand our schools learning garden. Our students would greatly benefit from being able to visit and learn about pollinators up close! We plan to host a campus beautification/clean up day in the fall and would love to have the school community involved in planting these.



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I am the STEM specialist and will use these plants in all of my K-3 classes. We learn about what all plants need to grow and how different plants need different amounts of those things. I want to show them how beneficial native plants can be! I want to show them how one plant can be an entire ecosystem! I need to keep the plants in pots and a large raised vego bed so that I don’t have to submit a facilities modification and so I can maintain control (the county will cut back and/or spray things!)



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We are the PTA of Holt Elementary School in North Durham. After several years of dwindling membership and inactivity, we are working to rebuild a PTA presence in our school, to support families and educators and to build community. This past year our very small group took on the task of reviving the garden in front of Holt Elementary School, which had been neglected for years. We were so excited to have 25 people attend our first ever garden work day in March, when we cleared debris and arranged an outdoor classroom area. We also started a small pollinator garden with plants that volunteers brought from home. If we receive a Plant Grant, we will expand & diversify our garden space, both to provide habitat for pollinators and to be used as a teaching space for science classes. This area is located between our school and a heavily trafficked sidewalk, so the garden is visible to (and enjoyed by) neighbors as well as the school community.



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Latino Educational Achievement Partnership empowers Durham Children to achieve academic success by providing a high-quality, culturally affirming, dual-language preschool and on-going support through 8th Grade.

LEAP maintains a small community garden that is used both as an educational garden and to produce food for our low-income school community. We are in the process of starting a native plant garden to support our outdoor education programing – teaching our preschoolers about the importance of native plants and insect habitats for our environment. We also hope it will support the health of our food garden by supporting greater pollinator diversity.



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We are a non-profit nature-based preschool located in west charlotte. Our mission is to empower and engage underserved and marginalized students ages 2-6 and their families through holistic outdoor education. These donated plants will help to build a pollinator garden that will provide a habitat for bugs, provide education on conservation, insect life cycles and gardening.



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A vibrant educational garden community in the heart of Mount Holly, North Carolina



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We are a small Christian elementary school. We spend about half of the school day outdoors exploring and playing in nature. We have a lot of mowed lawn areas that would be great to add a garden to where we can observe and learn about the benefits of more native species. Plus it would bring awareness to the benefits of planting natives for all the families and visitors to our school.



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I am writing on behalf of the NC State Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County – 2024 Intern Training Class. Our group’s Intern Project focuses on The Pollinator Garden at the Bonnie B. Davis Pollinator Demonstration Gardens at the Orange County Extension office in Hillsborough.
The Pollinator Garden, initiated in 2022, consists of two garden sections that require restoration and plant selection modification. Our project includes:
1. Educational Programs: Designing two projects to educate elementary-aged children. Garden signage that educates on pollination and how gardens can attract and help pollinators.
2. Garden Restoration and Expansion: Amending the soil, enhancing the garden with better signage, pollinator sipping stations and a pollinator sculpture, removing overgrown and aging plants, and adding new plants to ensure succession blooming throughout the growing season.
3. Plant Identification: Placing signage to identify all plants in the gardens.

Unfortunately, our limited budget restricts us from purchasing many plants. Your grant plants would make wonderful supplements to the two Pollinator gardens and allow us to offer different food sources and nesting areas for pollinators. They would also help us educate the public about plant selections for their home gardens to support pollinators. We will have a sign with a URL code that will allow visitors to have more information about this Pollinator Garden and how they can use plants in their landscapes to attract pollinators.

The Bonnie B. Davis demonstration gardens include several other types of gardens: Container, Native, Slope, Edibles, and a new Meadow garden, as well as the two Pollinator Gardens. Together these demonstration gardens are open to the public. We aim to arrange group tours with Master Gardener volunteers as guides, enhancing community engagement and education.
Thank you for considering our request. Your support would greatly contribute to the success of our project and the education of our community.



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Im the horticulture agent in Richmond county with NC Cooperative Extension. I’m creating an ornamental garden with native species at our demonstration farm. With many people moving to the county from across the state and country, I want to be able to show them how to make natives look nice in a landscape. I also plan for this location to be a count site for the great pollinator census. I also plan to do other educational programs related to pollination and insects with both children and adults. Plant propagation is another workshop I enjoy teaching and these plants will allow for many others to take them home and put them in their landscaping and know of to make more for themselves and others.



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Three years ago I began converting my school’s empty courtyard into a pollinator garden with a special focus on helping Monarch butterflies. We have a lot of milkweed plants, but we are now working to incorporate other native plants that are host plants to other pollinators. As a Biology teacher, I am also able to use this garden to educate students on the importance of pollinators and teach them how to care for nature. Since we have about 2000 square feet of garden space, any plant donations are a tremendous help.



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Oakwood Middle School in an International Baccalaureate World School. As a part of the IB program, students have to complete a service project each year. My service group is called Eco Guardians where we have created an outdoor classroom space with an accompanying native garden. The 2024-2025 year’s goal was to designate a spot for a classroom and select a space for a garden, which we have planted a few plants but we are in need for more native plants. For the 2025-2026 school year, students will research further on plants and create info cards for each plant that we plant for the public to learn about each plant. We will continue to maintain the garden through the winter and continue setting up the outdoor classroom for use in the coming year.



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Our farm’s focus is regenerative Urban Farming and agroforestry exploration. Our organization contributes to the local community by integrating regenerative farming practices with artistic and agricultural education. We prioritize creating a sustainable urban farm that not only grows fresh produce but also offers hands-on learning experiences in farming, gardening, and agroforestry. Porte NOIRE Gardens fosters food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment. The plants from the Plant Donation Program will be integrated into our existing pollinator education zones, forest-edge habitat restoration projects, and art-integrated garden installations along our Al’Umma Art Walk, a nature trail and outdoor gallery. These plants will serve as living curriculum for school visits, summer camp programs, and community workshops on native ecology, butterfly lifecycles, and environmental healing. By showcasing keystone and host plants, we aim to teach all ages how to steward and restore ecological balance.

These native plants will not only enhance habitat for butterflies and pollinators but also anchor our lessons in the beauty and importance of biodiversity. We are grateful for the opportunity to deepen our ecological impact with this generous support.



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I am the preK-5th grade STEM teacher at an elementary school. It is important to me to have kids work in the garden and understand the vital role that native pollinator plants play.



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Seedlings is a wonderful small preschool in Hillsborough, just a few minutes from Backyard Butterflies. As a parent there I love to see how much time is spent exploring and appreciating the outdoors and how much their amazing teachers support their curiosity. This is also a group of kids that really loves bugs! The plants would be used to create a pollinator garden used for educational purposes with the Seedlings kids and may help inspire us parents to do more native planting! One of the many things I love about Seedlings is how much time is spent marking the change of seasons. The slow process of watching a native planting garden grow, bloom, and hopefully play host to moths, butterflies, and any insect visitors would be a perfect addition to their days. This would be a great opportunity for these young learners to be introduced to the importance of the plants and pollinators in their community.



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I am a North Carolina Environmental Educator that created my own class at the school to teach our youth to be good stewards of the environment. We study native bees and pollinators. We have two pollinator garden areas. My students will study the native plants and determine what pollinators will benefit from them being in the garden. We will also have family engagement days where our families can come in to help work in the garden areas and learn more about how to help pollinators.



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I have recently joined the HOA board this year as the treasurer and we are working hard to get this community back into place. We passed the fund collection over to a property mgt company as as funds are coming in now we are beautifying the common grounds, repairing roofs and walkways, landscape and many other projects! This would be an amazing addition to our grounds near the pool area and dog park we could have a small butterfly/insect sanctuary! I would oversee the planting and care!



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Wake County Nature preserves focuses on the conservation of natural resources and wildlife with a recreational value for the public. Preserve staff manage Robertson Millpond Preserve while providing education to the public about conservation practices. Implementing native pollinator gardens is one of the practices that educate the public on providing natural resources to wildlife. The plants donated will be planted into an existing pollinator garden to bring more pollinators to the garden and adding another educational aspect of new plants to the garden for preserve guest.



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Wake County Nature Preserves focuses on the conservation and natural resources and wildlife while having a recreational value for the public. Preserve staff manage the Nature Presereves and bring education to the public whenever possible. The plants donated to Sandy Pines Nature Preserve will be planted throughout the nature preserve parking lot to fight against invasive species and in a existing pollinator garden. These plants will educate preserve guest on the variety of native pollinator plants that attract and host insects while also helping with fighting invasive species throughout the preserve.



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Wake County Nature preserves focuses on the conservation of natural resources and wildlife with a recreational value for the public. Preserve staff manage Turnipseed Nature Preserve while providing education to the public about conservation practices. Implementing native pollinator gardens is one of the practices that educate the public on providing natural resources to wildlife. The plants donated will be planted into a new pollinator garden at Turnipseed Nature Preserve for education to the public and resources to wildlife.



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We have a space that is a small garden that we are turning/revamping into a spiritual garden for the community and also a community walking track in northern Orange County on church property for anyone to enjoy in the community.



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A small group of dedicated and environmentally minded residents in Braddock Park Townhomes established a pollinator garden four years ago (with your guidance) It has flourished but we would like to fill in some sparse areas with additional plantings.



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Cary Presbyterian Preschool is a non-profit, community-based mission where children of all faiths, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds are welcome. We maintain three large garden beds for the purposes of teaching children about gardening, native plants, insects, and sustainable practices. I am the Science Specialist at the school and I design and implement the gardening activities for the children. I am responsible for the maintenance of the garden beds and can guarantee that no pesticides or herbicides are used. I am excited about the possibility of using native plants from the Backyard Butterflies Plant Grant in our garden. Thank you for your consideration.



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Charlotte Water provides drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and stormwater services for the City of Charlotte and surrounding communities in and around Mecklenburg County. At our Irwin Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility, we are beginning an effort to create a demonstration garden to serve as an educational space for tour groups that visit our facility. We plan study the benefits and impacts of our biosolids on soil health while highlighting native plants and pollinator-friendly gardening practices (we have bee hives on site as well). I personally completed the Northwest Piedmont Master Naturalist program in 2024 through Forsyth County Extension and have been developing a Naturalist’s tour of our facility and think a native plant installation would be a great addition to that effort.



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Christmount is located in Black Mountain, NC and is home to a retreat center that hosts camps for children with autism and adults with developmental disabilities (Camp Lakey Gap and Sunshine Retreats), Girls on the Run camps, group retreats and events and is home to over 90 residents. Christmount is known as a welcoming place for “all to discover community, acceptance and purpose”, opportunities for service learning and has hiking trials and event spaces to experience the wonder of western North Carolina. We recently had significant damage from Hurricane Helene. The community garden close to our home was washed away due to flood waters not previously seen for this area. We would like to use the pollinator plants for the guests, residents, and campers to learn more about pollinators and for the community to enjoy as we reestablish our native gardens. We often discover the wonder of nature here and would like to continue this experience moving forward after Helene.

You can learn more about Christmount at www.christmount.org



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We are a small HOA development in Western NC, We have wooded lots that are home to various wildlife such as Bears, Coyotes, Racoons, Bobcats and even a resident snapping turtle. We would like to be able to add native plants to our entrance to replace what was lost after Hurricane Helene.



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The plants will be used for the school’s gardens. Students learn about pollinators and their habitats in second grade. The donated plants will be used to help create a new pollinator bed by the second grade students. The bed will be located by the schools playground.



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https://greensborobeautiful.org/about/ We make and keep Greensboro Beautiful through private funding and volunteer support, initiating community enhancement projects and programs. Through our unique partnership with the City of Greensboro, City staff is provided to maintain these projects.



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Our Cooperative Extension Demonstration Garden is dedicated to providing an environment that attracts and supports the health of pollinators and birds. The goals of our Pollinator Garden are:
1) Provide nectar and host plants through 3 seasons
2) Educate the public about native plants that meet these criteria 3) Have a wide variety of suitable plants for home gardens available for viewing
4) Increase awareness of the importance of, and reduce fear of, native bees and other pollinators in our environment



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I am a part of the Environmental Committee at my children’s school, Jefferson Elementary. We plan to establish a native pollinator garden on campus that will help teach students about the importance of native plants and spark an interest in the natural world. Jefferson Elementary is a very diverse school with children from many different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. We hope to make this hands-on learning project something that will bring them together and get their families engaged in native gardening, as well. As a native gardener and beekeeper myself, I am committed to the this project and will make sure it is well cared for in the long term.



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KIPP Durham College Prep Elementary is a local charter school that currently serves grade K-3. Every year our kindergarten scholars learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. These lessons are built upon in each grade level. We would love to add plants to our courtyard as part of the kindergarten lessons each spring and create a space scholars are connected to each year.



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We are requesting a donation of plants to help revitalize the garden area at our public high school in Raleigh. Our garden, which was once a thriving space for hands-on learning and a beautiful site to see, has unfortunately been neglected over the past few years due to limited resources. With the donation of new plants, we aim to restore this important outdoor space into a vibrant, educational, and sustainable garden that will serve as a living classroom for our students. The plants will be used to create dedicated sections for native species and pollinator-friendly flowers, providing valuable lessons in biology, environmental science, and agriculture. This revitalization project will not only beautify the school grounds but will also foster a sense of stewardship and connection to the environment. We are excited about the opportunity to bring this garden back to life and use it as a tool for hands-on learning, community engagement, and promoting sustainability.



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I am the church gardener. I have completed the Master Gardener program in 2015. And I have been a gardener for over 60 years, learning organic gardening from my mom. These gardens are always open to the public and visible from the Highway. We will have signage identifying the plants ( as native) and a sign identifying the garden as a pollinator garden and why that’s important. We are a diverse congregation and we have a number of weddings and funerals every year. We are in a huge tourist area with 200,000 new visitors every week during the summer. It’s a great opportunity for teaching average Americans about native gardening and why it’s so important. The garden has been organic since its inception 20 years ago. I personally know about 10 native bee species in our area and we have monarchs migrating through. Thank you for your consideration of our church as a grant recipient. We look forward to hearing from you.



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We have renovated our neighborhood entrance to remove non-native species and lawns and to add native shrubs, grasses, and perennials. It is a gradual project as the expense of renovation was high. There is room for more native plants. The neighbors as well as the public can view the entrance gardens from their cars or they can walk to them from Marydell Rd. The HOA is trying to education the neighborhood on the benefits of planting natives and to urge them to decrease their lawn areas. These entrance gardens serve as an example. Last year we received 10 penstemon plants from you and look forward to their bloom this year. I also bought some plants for this garden from your plant sale. I think that it is better to plant swaths of a specie rather than one of each. This is not only for aesthetics but also a swath makes it easier for insects to find them.



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The Morrowtown Community Development Group, a community-led nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, was founded by two women who experienced the loss of family members due to gun violence, with the mission of improving their community. In 2021, a survey revealed strong community interest in a garden, leading to the establishment of a thriving vegetable garden, made possible by the efforts of Elon University students and plant donations from local stores. The garden serves as a space to teach local youth about gardening, plant life cycles, and where their food comes from, while fostering responsibility.

The Morrowtown Community Group’s mission is to Educate, Empower, and Encourage through acts of service and giving, utilizing the skills and talents within the community to create a safe and united neighborhood. Our vision is to change the narrative and perception of the Morrowtown neighborhood by fostering unity and addressing key issues such as environmental blight, food insecurity, violence, and drug use.

In October, the group hosted a Red Ribbon Week event titled “Plant the Promise,” where local children participated in an activity to learn about patience and delayed gratification. Just as planting tulip bulbs in the fall results in beautiful flowers in the spring, staying drug-free today can benefit their future.

We are now looking to expand this educational initiative by including lessons on pollinator lifecycles and their crucial role in our ecosystem. With the relocation of a building, we have identified the perfect location for a butterfly garden, to be situated slightly apart from the vegetable garden. Middle school students will assist with planting, and volunteer expert gardeners will provide guidance. The addition of pollinator plants will deepen our community’s connection to nature while enhancing our garden’s educational impact.



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As advisor of the environmental club at Page High School, my students are working to re-establish garden spaces including a community garden space to grow produce for our school food pantry that serves students in need of basic food supplies.

Getting grants for growing will help us meet our goals to beautify, educate, and grow produce successfully as we attract necessary pollinators.



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We’re a nonprofit animal sanctuary committed to making our corner of the world better for everyone. Along with caring for rescued animals, we launched a pollinator garden and orchard last year. In our first season, we were thrilled to host many monarch caterpillars! We plan to expand these efforts in the years ahead, and your support with these plants would be a true blessing.



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Rocky River Elementary is creating a time capsule garden. The local NCWF Chapter, Habitat Builders, is helping with design, procuring plants, installation and maintenance. The time capsule garden is part of a career awareness and development project and will hold student’s individual statements about their potential future careers. Years from now the students will return to open the time capsules. We want a beautiful garden to help them see the potential for a beautiful future. Habitat Builders created a design to support native pollinators and to educate the public about the importance of native wildlife and native plants. We plan to certify the garden through NCWF and NWF. There will be a circular path and benches. The garden is also visible from several classrooms.



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Sandy Ridge Elementary School is a small rural school dedicated to fostering a love for nature and environmental stewardship among our students. Nestled in the heart of Stokes County, Nc, we serve 250 students from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about hands-on learning and making a positive impact on our local ecosystem.

Our school is committed to integrating science, conservation, and outdoor education into our curriculum. A butterfly garden would provide a unique opportunity for students to study pollinators, their life cycles, and their critical role in biodiversity. It would also enhance our existing outdoor learning spaces and serve as a vibrant habitat for native plants and butterflies, promoting environmental awareness within our school and the surrounding community.

With this grant, we aim to create a sustainable, student-led project that will inspire curiosity, nurture responsibility, and contribute to the preservation of local wildlife for generations to come.



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The Downtown School is a preK through magnet school in Winston Salem committed to nurturing the unique gifts each student contributes through Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences framework and educating the whole child to be lifelong learners and positive contributors to society.



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Transplanting Traditions Community Farm (TTCF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting refugee families from Burma/Myanmar by providing opportunities for economic self-sufficiency, cultural preservation, and community building through sustainable farming. TTCF not only serves as a space for farmers to grow and sell produce but also creates educational and cultural programs for families to stay connected to their roots while building a new future in North Carolina.

This summer, the donated plants will play an essential role in our Children’s Summer Camp, a program designed to engage youth in hands-on learning about nature, agriculture, and their cultural heritage. We plan to use the donated plants to teach children about North Carolina’s native plants, emphasizing their importance in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Campers will explore the benefits of these plants, such as their ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, which are vital for the health and productivity of the farm.

In addition to fostering an appreciation for native plants, this project will provide children with an opportunity to understand how these plants contribute to the overall sustainability of the farm. By integrating this knowledge into our camp activities, we hope to inspire the next generation to value and protect the natural world while strengthening their connection to their community and cultural heritage.



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This garden was established in Spring 2022 as a creative space for College of Visual and Performing Arts students within Peabody Park on the UNC Greensboro campus. It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, exploring the intersection of nature and mental well-being, the study of both bee and non-bee pollinators, creativity and science, and the impact of small, supplementary pollinator habitats on pollinator abundance and biodiversity.

We are actively seeking to expand the garden space from 14′ x 40′ to 14′ x 60′ and to include a greater diversity of plant species to further enrich the site’s ecological value. The garden is located in an area that was formerly lawn space along the side of a paved pathway, and we aim to transform it into a vibrant pollinator-friendly habitat. Prior funding has allowed us to make progress toward our goals by supporting the purchase of native plant starts from local sources. We have an approved list of plants for the area, and the plants offered through this grant align perfectly with that list. By incorporating these species, we can enhance resources for pollinators and continue fostering education and awareness about the importance of sustainable practices and environmental stewardship in public spaces.

The garden also provides opportunities for students to engage with nature in meaningful ways. They can sit quietly or work in designated areas near the garden to take photographs, participate in on-site projects, or explore the use of landscape as material for art research. Additionally, students and visitors will be able to contribute to monitoring pollinator activity by submitting observations through a QR code on our garden signs, supporting citizen science efforts. In the future, we envision registering this area as a certified Monarch Waystation or using it as an introductory plot for the UNCG Plant and Pollinator Center.

With donated plants from this program, we aim to grow this unique pollinator-friendly habitat, engaging the UNC Greensboro community in meaningful efforts to support biodiversity and ecosystem health.



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I am a member of the Waterstone Residential HOA in Hillsborough, NC. My own yard includes several native species and I’d like to expand our collection of native plants within the neighborhood. We have several small flower beds and a large swath of greenspace available. Our local neighborhood community park has a pollinator garden and I’d love to continue educating the neighborhood on the importance of native and pollinator species. Unfortunately, our community is one where yards were pre-planned with non-native evergreens. There are few plants aside from those members have planted on their own to host local insects. By bringing ongoing awareness to the importance of natives and pollinators, my hope is that members will re-consider what plants and flowers they plant in their yards and opt for those friendlier to our native bird and insect populations.



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We are a small, older townhome community in Cary. The landscaping for 108 units has been neglected in the past few years, and we are looking for low-cost ways to beautify our community while supporting pollinators and other wildlife. We have taken advantage of the Town of Cary’s My Tree, Our Tree program to plant some native redbud trees, but we would like to add some native blooming plants to our sunny spots. These plants would go in a well-traveled spot near several of our buildings, so they would be seen by many residents and visitors each day.



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We are a birth to 5 preschool that focuses on project based learning, so these plants would be a great opportunity to inspire projects for our students. I am a 3-5 year old teacher at the school and personally plan to use the plants to continue our insect appreciation work, helping the kids to understand how the bugs around us are not only helpful, but also living beings that should be respected whether they directly give us a product or not. For the toddlers I believe they’re doing similar work, and the plants would be a great lead in to learning about butterfly life cycles. For the infants I believe the plants would be a great place to visit and get early exposure to wildlife areas.



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Briarcliff Elementary School has a school garden that is located between several school buildings and so hundreds of children walk past the garden on a daily basis. The garden is open to teachers and classrooms, and we also have an after school garden club. We typically host two garden clubs per year – one club for Kindergarten-2nd grade and then another club for 3rd-5th graders. We would use these plants for our fall session of garden club and create a special butterfly garden – educating students (and teachers) about butterflies and their life cycle.



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We’re planning to install a monarch conservation station/pollinator garden. If we’re able to get butterfly weed to thrive, then it will be a monarch conservation station; if not, it will be a pollinator garden. We’re inviting classrooms and families to propagate plants and create signs that say what the plant is, what classroom or family propagated them, and how the plant benefits wildlife (host, nectar, seeds, etc.) We’re inviting classes to paint stepping stones so students can get a close look at the plants without stepping on them (fingers crossed). The garden will be located right up against the fence on Foster St. where there’s lots of foot traffic and we’re inviting classes to make signage. Some have already made signs about leaving the leaves and keeping cats inside. The school also has a pond where we hope to have swamp milkweed in pots.



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Durham Academy signed/approved a Sustainability Commitment in fall of 2023 aiming to decrease our waste and carbon emissions and to increase education about sustainability and biodiversity on our campuses. Since planting a small Pocket Prairie in our inaugural Biodiversity class (spring semester 2024), we are expanding to other parts of campus – planting natives with lower schoolers who are learning about the benefits of native plants and pollinators, and creating an “outdoor classroom” learning space with native plantings.



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The Durham County MGV program is in the process of developing a pollinator garden on the grounds of the UCAN property for the purpose of providing host plants for Lepidoptera, nectar and pollen for pollinators, habitat for all insects, beautification of the landscape, and contributing to ecosystem functions of the property. The pollinator population and beneficial insects that are supported by the garden will be beneficial to the community vegetable gardens cared for by community members. The MGVs are currently designing signage to provide the public with education about native plants and individual, permanent labels for each plant.



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I am going to be using the plants in a pollinator garden for my Girl Scout Gold Award Project to raise awareness of native pollinators.



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Guilford County Extension Master Gardeners have over the past 2 decades created and cared for an acre garden which includes approximately 11 unique spaces. A pollinator garden, a bird garden, a pond area, native garden and vegetable garden to name a few. Our goal is to demonstrate to visitors, the public at our garden events and to educate our new master gardener students. You organization is providing a generous service and our garden care team would be delighted to receive this gift. We invite you to visit our demonstration garden anytime.



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We would like to use these plants in our school’s Learning Garden. We have been wanting to build out our “Pollinator Garden” where the students can visit and learn about pollinators and other insects, and how they contribute to our environment.



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We are a non-profit children’s museum located in Chapel Hill. We have a small pollinator garden at our location at University Place Mall where we have weekly children’s programs, monthly garden parties, and other special events. This garden could use some new plants to replace ones that have died or replace a few non-native ones that were planted before I took over management of the garden. The museum has also acquired a new large property nearby where we would like to build a future museum and host programs in the meantime. We’ve started a small pollinator garden there but it is very sparse and could really use a lot more plants to fill it in and make it more educational. Thank you!



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The Lake Royale Community Garden creates a space where neighbors connect with one another in a hands-on, peaceful, and respectful environment around the activity of growing produce. While tending to vegetables, fruits, and other plants that will be shared with the gardeners and the community, the Lake Royale Community Garden group educates residents about gardening and the nutritional value of fresh produce while strengthening bonds among community members through inclusive community activities.

Find out more information on our website here: www.lakeroyalecommunitygarden.com

The plants will be used in our pollinator garden, which is located on the fence perimeter. We encourage native pollinators for the health of our garden and ecosystem as well as public education to both members and non-members.



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We are in our third year of a pollinator garden planted in front of the Liberty Public Library. The plants are primarily native to the Southeast, perennial, sun-loving, and low water requirements. We have been working to try and have a variety of blooming plants that bloom at different times of the year to benefit insects, particularly bees, throughout the year. We have started to collect seeds from some of our plants and will be distributing them through our Seed Library inside of the library. The garden compliments programming we have with the EcoExplore program through the Greensboro Science Center, food and gardening programming through the NC Cooperative Extension, and some of our own programming with kids like storytime and our annual growing of butterflies in the library to educate and raise awareness of insect pollinators.



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We are a Title I elementary school and our PTA has undertaken a new learning garden this spring. We are slowly adding native plants to our flower beds in hopes of changing the pollinator “landscape” of our grounds a bit at a time. We have classrooms that are participating in the learning garden and will be able to use these native plants to help students study bees and butterflies and learn about pollination. An added bonus is making our campus gorgeous!



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This preserve is a part of Wake County’s Open Space Program, and we have begun planting many native pollinator beds in our other two preserves, Sandy Pines is the next on our list. We plan to use the help of volunteers to plant and manage the beds and also use them for classes on native plants and native insects



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Founded in 1994, SEEDS is a two-acre urban garden and kitchen classroom in the heart of Durham. SEEDS develops the capacity of young people to respect life, the earth, and each other through growing, cooking, and sharing food. Developing the capacity of young people includes responsibility, teamwork, leadership, environmental stewardship, equity, community, problem solving and experiential learning.

We will use the plants to increase species diversity in our Healing Garden. This area focuses on native plants, keystone species for pollinators, and medicinals. We use this space to demonstrate the beauty of native plants and importance of habitat building when one gardens while highlighting our native bees, wasp, butterflies, and other wildlife who use them.

We offer learning opportunities and green space to the greater Durham community and strive to steward the land well and teach this to others. The donation of native plants would help us to serve this mission.

Thank you for considering our organization.



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Founded in 1994, SEEDS is a two-acre urban garden and kitchen classroom in the heart of Durham. SEEDS develops the capacity of young people to respect life, the earth, and each other through growing, cooking, and sharing food. Developing the capacity of young people includes responsibility, teamwork, leadership, environmental stewardship, equity, community, problem solving and experiential learning.

We will use the plants to increase species diversity in our Healing Garden. This area focuses on native plants, keystone species for pollinators, and medicinals. We use this space to demonstrate the beauty of native plants and importance of habitat building when one gardens while highlighting our native bees, wasp, butterflies, and other wildlife who use them.

We offer learning opportunities and green space to the greater Durham community and strive to steward the land well and teach this to others. The donation of native plants would help us to serve this mission.

Thank you for considering our organization.



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The Stough Elementary Wildlife and Garden Club is finishing its second year as the school year comes to an end. The school was reconstructed four years ago leaving many parts of the school ground without plants. Last year, the Garden Club was started as a partnership between the teachers and PTA. Students have been involved in replanting areas adjacent to the school and carpool loop with plants to aid pollinators and beautify the school grounds. The garden areas are also used as learning tools by teachers. Neighbors use the carpool loop to walk dogs and enjoy a stroll.



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We currently have a beautiful pollinator garden, however, our school is being torn down and we are not allowed to move to the new location for a few months. So, we are donating all of our pollinator garden to another school. We would really appreciate the opportunity to plant a pollinator garden at the flex space to continue our education but also beautify the empty space.



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The Hawbridge School is a place-based charter school, specializing in outdoor education. My name is Susan Anderson. I am entering my second year as the Horticulture teacher here at Hawbridge. The wonderful faculty and staff here have laid the foundation of native plant gardens, promoting pollinator awareness, and educating students about native plants. The Backyard Butterflies Plant Donation Program would help me promote and reiterate the keystone species, nectar species, and host species that you are offering, no matter what you’re able to donate to our program. We have a brand new Terrace Garden that needs lots of plants to enhance the area. We have two outdoor classroom areas that have paths leading to them. Any plants donated would enhance these areas. We have two riparian areas that need more plants. We are also closely associated with the town of Saxapahaw so lots of citizens walk the paths and use the trails. The plants would help educate others, not just students, about natives, nectar and host species. I wanted to let you know that a wonderful parent let me know about your program, Michelle Fronk. She will be assisting with planting. A special shout out to her for bringing this opportunity to my attention.



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The Environmental Committee within the HOA for The Legacy at Jordan Lake, is seeking to become a certified wildlife habitat area. We hope to provide education to our neighborhood about the value of native plants, insects and animals. We are striving to support as many native plants and wildlife as possible, while providing the public common space with an area that can be walked through and enjoyed for mindfulness and the mental health benefits that nature brings. We intend to have specific education about the plants in the pollinator garden so that we can inspire an appreciation of the native wildlife. This will be a garden area that will have paths to walk through and benches throughout. We have installed multiple bird houses in the area and also hope to install bat boxes, butterfly houses and bug homes, additionally. We would very much appreciate being considered for the plant program.



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We are a year-round elementary school with about 700 students in prek-fifth grade. I’m am the STEM teacher at our school and teach all students on a regular rotation. I plan to focus on gardening with third grade throughout the year. They have learning goals about understanding pollinators, native plants, plant care, and parts of plants. I just started our native garden and would love to be able to add to it.



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Watts Street Baptist Church, a progressive congregation located in a leafy residential section of the city (2 blocks from Duke University East Campus), requests plants to be used in its pollinator garden. There is an elementary school across the street, and a synagogue with a pre-school in the next block. The sidewalk in front of the church is a busy pedestrian throughway for the neighborhood, connecting the schools and the University. The pollinator garden was planted in 2023 on a small parcel that is right up against the sidewalk and has a blacktop parking lot behind it. Even in its first season, the garden attracted butterflies in a very visible spot. There is a small sign indicating that it is a pollinator garden.



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We would love to beautify our neighborhood as well as educate our neighbors on these native plants! We are excited and hoping we get this opportunity!
Thank you for your consideration and doing this!



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We are a Kindergarten-8th grade private Christian school in the foothills of North Carolina. A Boy Scout troop recently revamped our existing greenhouse, added four raised beds, and laid gravel pathways throughout the garden area. The garden has a water pump and hose, full sun, and it is enclosed with a fence. It will be available for all students to come with their homeroom class, science teacher, or with me. I am the school’s part-time technology teacher. I have a Monarch Waystation in my own yard, and I would like to volunteer my time to take students out to the garden and greenhouse to teach them about butterflies and native habitats. Our raised beds are filled with dirt, and our empty greenhouse is ready for plants. We would love your help getting started planting our new garden!



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We are a group of Kindergarten teachers teaching at a Title 1 school in a rural area. Each year we do a big project on insects. Being able to plant a pollinator garden would tie in so perfectly with our bee hotels we created last year as a part of this project. We already have empty raised beds from years ago that were abandoned by teachers that left the school pre covid. Students will be involved in learning about the plants, how they benefit pollinators, and will assist in planting them.



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We are a museum on the Outer Banks that focuses on Native people across the country. Our Nature Trail, however, puts focus on the indigenous people that once populated the island. With so many invasive plants being brought in for tourist home decoration, we are working on bringing native plants that used to be prevalent. We are also working on a trail book that will be including plants that were known to be utilized by the indigenous people of the island. In the future, we will be creating a similar trail book to bring attention to native pollinators that need our appreciation and awareness like wasps and beetles as well as our native bees. With the donated plants we’re hoping to receive, they will be placed along the trail out of direct reach. There is also a possibility for them to be placed in a planter box in front of the museum to help protect some from storm surge.



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Junior Girl Scouts to complete Bronze Award project at their school creating a garden for educational resource for the students (science).



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Graystone Landing is located on Graystone Place in Beaufort, NC 28516. The HOA agency we use is located in Morehead City.
Each street in our neighborhood is a cul de sac which has a 6×6 circular garden bed for plants. Currently there are no native plants in these garden beds. I would like to plants native natives in one of these beds located on my street.
People walk by this cul de sac often during daily walks in the neighborhood. My hope is that this garden can raise awareness of the beauty and importance of native plants.
I will share information about native plants and pollinators on the HOA resident website.



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At Holly Grove Elementary School Garden, our primary goals are threefold: fostering environmental literacy among K-5th grade students, growing fresh produce for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard, and actively participating in the protection of pollinator populations. These initiatives are at the core of our educational and community-oriented mission.

Environmental Literacy: Our garden serves as an outdoor classroom where students have the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning about plant life cycles, ecosystems, and the importance of biodiversity. Through various educational activities, we aim to instill a deep understanding and appreciation for the environment in our young learners.

Hunger Relief: A significant portion of our garden’s harvest is dedicated to supporting the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. By growing and donating fresh, locally sourced produce, we contribute to addressing food insecurity in our community and promote healthy eating habits.

Pollinator Conservation: As a registered Monarch Waystation, we actively work towards creating a supportive habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Our garden is designed to provide nectar-rich flowers and host plants necessary for the complete life cycle of these essential pollinators.

We are incredibly grateful to you for considering us for your donation of plants, which will play a crucial role in sustaining and enhancing our garden’s impact. Your support enables us to continue our mission of educating the next generation, addressing community needs, and actively contributing to the preservation of pollinator populations.



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Lowes Grove M.S. has a pollinator garden, adjacent to the community garden. It has recently been extended, using native seed mixes over 1600 sqft, and we wish to add more native plant diversity to it, in order to support a wider range of pollinators; butterflies, moths and bees. The students will plant these plants and monitor the site for visiting wildlife.



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Lyons Farm E.S is a new school in South Durham. It has an area designated as a pollinator meadow, which is in it’s infancy. We would like to have the students add more plants to increase diversity for butterflies, moths and bees, while making their campus more beautiful as this site is at the front of the school.



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We have converted one of our entrances from mostly grass and shrubs to a drought resistant mostly native garden. Due to budget constraints we could only fund some of the intended plants. We would like to add more native perennials. At least half of the neighborhood uses this entrance daily. Showcasing natives would help educate and encourage their use in their own yards.



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The PTA supports the school garden by providing education and a safe space for kids to observe nature. The plants will be located around the inside perimeter of the school garden, in the areas designated to the pollinator garden.



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We have newly formed a Beautification and Landscaping committee with a focus on removing invasive plants, planting native species, reducing erosion, and more in our neighborhood. We will use the donated plants to convert an open area where we have removed English ivy into a pollinator haven that all our neighbors can enjoy.



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Poe Magnet Elementary School is a public school located in downtown Raleigh, NC. With less than 300 students, almost 60% of whom are identified as qualifying for free and reduced price lunch, Poe is a small school that cultivates the interests and passions of its diverse student population to prepare them for the challenges of the future. Poe staff and parents alike recognize that climate change is one of these challenges. Together we are looking to grow environmentally conscious students who can impart their own knowledge to their families and friends. As one step towards this goal, the PTA, working with staff and students, started a native pollinator garden in the spring of 2023. We are planning to expand the native species in the garden and would love to be considered for donated plants.



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Raven Rock State Park recently added a public pollinator garden. This was a project that took years to finish because of Covid and staffing shortages. I am the coordinator and project lead for the park. We are still growing our garden and it is registered with the butterfly Highway with NC. We had a few local organizations donate some seeds and plants but native plants are hard to find. A lot of the plants I purchased out of my pocket. We would greatly appreciate some more donated plants to aid in expanding the variety of native plants so we can host more pollinators. The donated plants will be added to our newly opened garden to help build a more natural environment for pollinators.



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We are a Charter School in Hillsborough. I am a 6th grade science teacher and in Q4 we are studying local ecosystems, and part of that is companion gardening, pollinators and native vs invasive plants.



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We started a native plant pollinator garden last year. These plants would be an addition and would help with general maintenance of this garden. The children of our church are often taught lessons using the garden.



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Wendy Olson Arboretum is a demonstration garden in a residential neighborhood dedicated to promoting native plants, habitat restoration, education, beautification and enjoyment for all.



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Grandmother that has elementary and middle school aged grandchildren whom I care for for multiple days a week . I live in an area with low pollinators and have been working to bring pollinators back to our area through planting native plants. I also have been teaching gardening and food preservation.



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Troop 236 has planted a pollinator garden at and with the permission of New Horizon Church. We currently have prairie sundrops, yarrow, rudbeckia, hoary mountain mint, bee balm, showy goldenrod, asters that are purple- not sure what kind, wild (volunteer) white asters, obedient plant, native columbine, and spiderwort. We did see a monarch fly by at our last meeting and the girls REALLY want to single-handedly save them so we’re happy to work with Lior to find some way to plant milkweed.



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Montessori School of Durham is committed to the joy of learning and seeks to educate the “whole child,” addressing each aspect of development. With the help of the MSD community, the school has been working to create a bird and pollinator friendly campus by using native plant species. Creating a natural environment on campus provides students with an opportunity to learn about native plant species and the insects and birds that they support. By participating in campus beautification, the MSD community becomes invested in their campus environment and are provided with a peaceful and beautiful place for outdoor learning and gathering. Additionally, the school hosts bees with Budda Bee Apiary and has been working with New Hope Audubon Society to develop a certified bird friendly habitat on campus. Planting native species will help support and maintain both of these efforts. Thank you for the consideration.



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We are a title one elementary school in East Durham. We are in the process of starting our very first raised bed vegetable garden for the purpose of educating our kids about botany/biology as well as healthier eating. The presence of pollinator plants would be beneficial to the vegetable garden, and would also provide our students with opportunities to observe caterpillars/butterflies/bees. There will not be paths around these areas, per se, but students and teachers will be able to approach/work in the gardens. There won’t be pets. We also have huge, sunny areas of land and hope to be able to expand the pollinator garden idea to additional areas in the future to add beauty and functionality to our school space.



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DWC is a civic group. The Environment is one of our 5 key areas for volunteerism. We are redoing a pollinator garden at Parkwood Elementary School, a low performing school in south Durham. This week we pulled out all of the weeds and plants that had grown up in it. As far we could see, it is now an empty slate. The classes at the school will be able to use the garden to teach the kids about pollinators.



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Girl Scout troop establishing pollinator garden in public park in Apex. The garden’s purpose is to both support the pollinator insects but also educate the community on native plants and insects.



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I’m a parent volunteer with the school’s PTA. Last year we converted several empty dirt beds on the school’s ground to gardens with the hopes of attracting pollinators. We were largely successful and attracted black swallowtails and monarchs (we had caterpillars) as well as frogs and hummingbirds. We used a combination of some native and nonnative annuals and perennials as well as some leafy greens and herbs. This year I’m hoping to devote one of the larger beds to mostly native plants to attract more butterflies (hopefully milkweed and monarchs). The bed is adjacent to the school playground so there’s plenty of opportunity for student engagement – both structured and spontaneous.



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A local eagle scout installed a small pollinator garden at the Iron Ore Belt Access of our park during May-June 2022 and we would like to expand it further along the embankment where it’s planted. The spot is designated as a Monarch Waystation and due to its location between a parking lot and mowed grass field, we could use more nectar sources for pollinators in the immediate area. I’m not particular at all about which plants are donated, they just need to be native and able to thrive in full sun and subsist on natural precipitation cycles since they are located far from a water source.



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Hi there! I just filled out the form to request a class or workshop for the PTO at our school! I am the sustainability chair for the PTO at Marvin B. Smith Elementary School in Burlington, NC. This spring, we are converting a vegetable garden at the school into a pollinator garden. We are hoping to teach the students about how plants provide important food and cover for wildlife and pollinators! We are looking for businesses to donate native perennials for the garden — especially those that will bloom in the spring and early summer or in the fall, so the children can see them blooming! We are flexible about what plants, and are open to your suggestions. We will highlight your organization to all our families on our social media and email newsletters. Please contact me with any questions, and thank you for considering!



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MCES already has an established garden that needs attention and support from teachers, staff, students, and parents. We want to give the community and especially all the MCES students an opportunity to engage with nature while learning practical lessons. School gardens are an effective way to promote life-long healthy eating habits and connect students to the natural world. Gardening provides educators with opportunities to enhance student education through practical, reality-based learning. With the Plants donated we will be able to restore the Monarch Waystation, replace non-native flowers and increase the space already established. Students will be able to observe the pollinators that will visit and enjoy the food source from the flowers. Please visit Middle Creek Elementary School Garden facebook page to see some pictures of the garden in past years.



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South Mountains State Park is located in the rural southern end of Burke County, NC. We have one small native plant garden in front of our visitor center with educational markers illustrating the plant species and the butterfly species it supports. We would like to expand this to another location around our visitor center. The area planned will be approximately 20′ x 7′ and between the sidewalk and building. This would eliminate one difficult to mow area and provide the best viewing by visitors.



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The Episcopal Church of the Advocate is a small active church on the outskirts of Chapel Hill with 15 acres, a pond, and a serious commitment to land restoration and social justice. Increasingly, every year, huge swaths of adjacent land are being razed to build multi-story living developments. Before the pandemic, we started a “Piedmont Patch” along the circular path that crosses the small pond dam and circles the lake. Without upkeep and oversight during the time of zoom only services, we lost many of our original plants due to competition from invasives and deteriorating signage that set boundaries for weed eating. While we still have a few plants, we are in dire need of plants to rebuild our Piedmont Patch. We have the oversight now to be sure that the new plants would be protected. Personally, I have a few pollinator plants from my yard to donate but I would love to see more diversity to cover the various seasons that insects are active. We were hit hard by the pandemic in terms of losing members and we are challenged right now to have ample financial resources to fully support our current programs in 2023. So we would welcome any donated plants that you may be able to share with us. I am an Orange County Master Gardener and church member, and I am a great admirer of your program. Thank you for your consideration,



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Youngsville Academy is a newer charter school. The school is currently K-9 and adding a grade each year. We just installed a green house this year for the garden club and look forward to planting a pollinator garden next to it in the spring. The building is new construction so a lot of the habitat has been destroyed around it. We want to teach the surveys the life cycle of pollinators and help them understand how these plants and pollinators effect our environment.