The Greensboro Sustainable Landscapes Project is an educational initiative led OSR in partnership with other City Departments and community partners to encourage residents to use environmentally friendly landscaping practices to enhance the natural environments in and around their homes and businesses. Learn more at www.greensboro-nc.gov/OSR.
Beneficial Bugs for Your Garden
Saturday, June 21, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Keeley Park Community Garden, 4100 Keeley Rd., McLeansville, NC 27301
Tour the beautiful community garden at Keeley Park and learn how to attract beneficial insects to support your vegetable or flower garden. Hosted by the City of Greensboro’s Parks and Recreation Department.
Composting 101
Thursday, July 10, 6 - 7pm
Keeley Park Community Garden, 4100 Keeley Rd., McLeansville, NC 27301
Learn how to turn yard and food waste into high-quality compost, to use in your garden. Join Parks and Recreation and the Greensboro Recycling and Waste Reduction Team, for a 1-hour beginners class in home composting, at Keeley Park Community Garden.
Build a Bug Hotel
Saturday, August 2, 10 am - 12 pm
Kathleen Clay Edwards Library, 1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro, NC 27410
Explore the importance of bugs and what you can do to protect them. Build a bug hotel to take home! Family friendly. Hosted by the City of Greensboro’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience.
Backyard Nature Photography
Thursday, September 25, 6 - 7:30pm
Kathleen Clay Edwards Library, 1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro, NC 27410
Join Heather Russell, a nature photographer and advocate for wildlife conservation, for a conversation about her photography journey and an introductory session on photographing plants and wildlife that are native to the NC Piedmont. Whether you are using a professional camera or a smartphone, you can capture beautiful photos in your backyard! Hosted by T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society.
DIY Screech Owl Nest Box
Thursday, October 2, 6 - 8 pm
Kathleen Clay Edwards Library, 1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro, NC 27410
Explore the importance of owls and what you can do to protect them during breeding season. Build a screech owl nest box to take home! Recommended for adults. Hosted by the City of Greensboro’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Parks and Recreation Department, and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society.