2020 Grayson LandCare Presentation Schedule February 17-Reid Walters, Independence Town Manager, Town update March 16 – Britt Boucher, Forester, Planning for your forest’s future April 20- Michelle Pridgen, Native Pollinators & Build a pollinator box, Presentation is free, $5 covers the materials to build a box to take home Saturday April 25- LandCare Fair, GCHS[…]
Bring a dish to share and join us 5 pm, Monday October 21st, at Ward Manor, Saddle Creek Road, Independence for our annual meeting, pot luck dinner and silent auction. Auction items include stained glass, Mangum pottery, weekend stay at the Silo, weekend stay in Winston Salem, seafood dinner, english afternoon tea, alternatives to plastics[…]
The annual meeting, silent auction and pot-luck will be at 5 pm, Monday October 21st at Ward Manor. If you have an item you would like to donate please contact bev@graysonlandcare.org. We are particularly looking for people who would like to host a dinner, event, or activity donate a home-made item donate a lesson to[…]
This year we had 10 projects entered in the competition, involving 14 students. First Place went to “Little Free Pantries”, presented by Laura Wingate, from the Grayson County CATE Center. Second Place went to “Medication Disposal”, presented by Michael Bean, from Grayson County CATE Center. Third Place went to “Rural Beekeeping”, presented by Natalie Hoch,[…]
Come to the Grayson LandCare Land Stewardship contest THIS Saturday, April 13th at the Grayson County High School Cafeteria. You can see the entries between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm and are invited to attend the awards ceremony which will follow the final tabulation of the judging scores. The competition, which is sponsored by Grayson[…]
Grayson LandCare has announced the Twelfth Annual Land Stewardship Competition. All students grades 8-12 enrolled in a school in Grayson County (Grayson County Schools, Galax City Schools, Oak Hill Academy) or who are residents of Grayson County and homeschooled are encouraged to participate. The Land Stewardship Fair will be held Saturday, April 13, 2019, at[…]
The 11th Annual Land Stewardship Competition was held on May 5th, 2018 The Competition’s mission is to encourage local students to explore real economic, environmental, and social problems facing Grayson County and suggest innovative solutions that meet the triple bottom line: grow the economy. 1st Place Winner: “Did You Know Brochure” Mary Ellen Wingate 2nd Place[…]
On Saturday, May 5th, 2018 Grayson LandCare invites students from Grayson County and the City of Galax (including homeschoolers), grades 8-12, to submit projects to the 10th Annual Land Stewardship Competition Projects should explore opportunities in our community to: Increase livelihoods Enhance the environment, and Improve quality of life Students first submit a written report to our Land[…]