The Challenge —- Increase NHC Wildlife Certified Habitats by 30% The Gardening for Wildlife Committee of the Cape Fear Garden Club strives to assist club members and the members of the community by providing ideas for creating the essentials that are necessary to attract wildlife to their property. The National Wildlife Federation explains the complete
Please click on the question below. What is an endowment? Does the Cape Fear Garden Club manage the endowment? What is the North Carolina Community Foundation? What are the qualifications for grant applicants? What is the time frame for grant applications? Is the grant application submitted to the CFGC or to the NCCF What is
The Scholarship Committee was formed for the 2018-2019 year. CFGC established endowed scholarships at UNCW and Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) several years ago. The Committee was created to review contracts at both colleges and to assess the status and impact of the scholarship awards. The goals of this Committee were to: Reconcile Cape Fear
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Glaucus) A North Carolina State Symbol How did the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly become a State Symbol? Almost ten years ago, Cape Fear Garden Club, Inc. (CFGC) member Frances Baynor Parnell began researching the procedure for adopting a butterfly as a North Carolina State Symbol. North Carolina had established other State
Celebrating North Carolina’s New State Butterfly: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail North Carolina has a new state butterfly and Cape Fear Garden Club, Inc. is celebrating with the release of “North Carolina State Symbols: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly”, a documentary highlighting the history, science and worthiness of our new state symbol. The documentary is the culmination of
The club year 2021-2022 for the Media & Communications Committee started with the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. First on the agenda was publicity for the 2021 “Beauty Sport Awards” during National Garden Week in June. WWAY TV covered the awards of the Beauty Spot signage on June 10th during their evening news broadcast. The
North Carolina’s Newest Symbol: The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Grade Level/Subject Area: Grade 4: Social Studies and Science (may be modified for other grade levels). To print lesson plan click here. Standard Course of Study Objectives: Essential Standard 4.H.2 Understand how notable structures, symbols, and place names are significant to North Carolina. 4.H.2.2 Explain the
The Gardening for Wildlife Committee’s mission is to educate the public on how to create a wildlife habitat according to the National Wildlife Federation guidelines. One of the Gardening for Wildlife Committee’s highlights for the CFCG 2021/22 season was the nomination for the NC Wildlife Federation’s 57th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award. This award was
During a normal year, the Garden Therapy Committee meets seven times; however, the 2021-2022 year was no normal year with the pandemic still looming over us. We usually begin in October, and complete the year with November and December; we begin again in February, and continue through May. We meet monthly at the Elderhaus Facility
. The 2021-22 Flower Arranging Committee has had a full and fun year. With such a large group of members we can always count on our members to come through when needed. The Hospitality table was beautiful every month that meetings were held. Our largest project was the Christmas tea which was so beautiful