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Prescribed burn

Help Your Home Survive a Wildfire

Protecting your home from wildfires may be as easy as pruning shrubs, cleaning gutters, and raking leaves. There are many resources available regarding wildfire in our state that can help you keep…

Cherokee County 4-H Needs Assessment Survey — https://go.ncsu.edu/cherokeecounty4hneedssurvey

Please Complete Our Cherokee County 4-H Youth Needs Assessment Survey

N.C. Cooperative Extension helps to strengthen our North Carolina families and communities. Our mission and our work are dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives. We rely on…

Fire In The Woods

Firescape Training

Learn practices that a homeowner can adopt to help protect the home and neighborhood such as fuel breaks; cleaning the roof and gutters and trees from leaves; tree and plant spacing in the landscape.…

farmers learning about controlled grazing

Farm School Series 2024

Welcome to Farm School 2024. This is the 3rd year that Cherokee and Graham County will be working together to provide you with classes related to farming, gardening, and agriculture. Some of the…

hand sprayer

Credits Can Be Earned for Pesticide License Renewal in 2024

Classes will be taught in 2024 to renew private pesticide applicators license (V training) and commercial applicators can attend the X training for 2 hours credit. Classes will be taught at the N.C.…

native plants

Native Plants in Western North Carolina

Providing habitat for wildlife and lessening maintenance chores for yourself are just 2 of the many benefits of using native plants over non-natives in your home landscape. On October 11, 2023, come…

companion planting

Better Harvests With Companion Planting

Did you know plant growth can improve or decline based on what gets planted next to it? Join Master Gardener Volunteer Arleene Ward to discuss the advantages of Companion Planting, September 13,…

Young boy standing by chain-link fence holding a large black rooster

Enter the Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest Now!!

Cherokee County 4-H lets get ready to show off your photography skills by entering the Dr. Kim Ingold 4-H Photography Contest. If you are interested in entering the contest and are not a member of…

Shiitake Mushroom on a log in nature

Learn to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms

Extension Master Gardeners in Cherokee County will teach a hands on Shiitake Mushroom class. The class will be taught September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM at our classroom located at 699 Connaheeta Street…

computer class

Seeking Applications for a Digital Skills Educator

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center is seeking applications for a time limited, grant funded position for a digital skills educator. This Educator will interact with the public…