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November 2024
Thanksgiving

Holiday Hours

County Parks:
Open regular hours

Echo Farms Park:
Closed November 28 & 29

Airlie Gardens
Closed November 28
Closing at 4pm on the 29th & 30th for Enchanted Airlie

Parks & Gardens Administrative Offices:
Closed November 28 & 29

SeedSaving

Seed Saving &
Rubber Stamping

  Join Environmental Educators for a lesson in saving and storing seeds. Learn how and when to collect seeds, the importance of storing seeds, and when to plant. Native seeds will be handed out and you will carve your own rubber stamp for labeling seed packets! All materials are included. You'll leave with a packet of native seeds and your new rubber stamp!
        When: Saturday, November 16
        Time: 9:30-11:00am 
        Cost: $10/adults (13+); $3/children (4-12). 
   For more information and to register: Click here.

What'sHappening

Projects planned for the coming months:

~ Tennis court resurfacing at Ogden Park & Laney H.S.
~ Trails End pier redesign
~ Echo Farms tennis court expansion
   (5 new tennis courts will be added)

Buzzworthy

BUZZWORTHY!
Art Exhibit 

  The Airlie Gardens' annual art exhibit "BUZZWORTHY!" will be on display throughout the gardens through December 31st. Each sculpture is uniquely decorated. Select turtles will be available through an online auction with a buy-now option in December.  (Special thanks to The Landfall Foundation for their support of BUZZWORTHY!)

New Hanover County Parks & Gardens strives to maintain and operate parks and facilities that enrich the lives of the community and promote an overall healthier lifestyle.

November Events

Nov 1: 2:00-3:30pm
Tree Walk

Nov 2: 10-11:30am
Guided History Tour

Nov 3: 9am-5pm
NHC Residents Free Day
*Last admission is 4:30pm

Nov 13: 8-9:30am
Bird Walk

Nov 14: 8-9:30am
Accessible Birding

Nov 16: 9:30-11:00am
Seed Saving/Rubber Stamping

Nov 16: 10-11:30am
Guided History Tour

Nov 20: 5:30-7:00pm
Evening Birding

Nov 25: 1-3:00pm
Homeschool Day

Nov 27: 8-9:30am
Bird Walk


Airlie Gardens

Open Daily: 9am-5pm*
Last admission, 4:30pm

Purchase tickets for Airlie
Gardens in advance at AirlieGardens.org.

* Closed Nov 28th
  Closing at 4pm on
  Nov 29th & 30th

shelter

Click here for Online Picnic Shelter Reservations


New Hanover County Parks & Gardens Office

896 Airlie Road
Wilmington, NC  28403

(910) 798-7620 phone

Parks.NHCgov.com

 

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