
Bee Hotel Workshop: Supporting Native Bees
Hands-on workshop building a take-home bee hotel while learning identification, nesting habitat needs, and conservation techniques for Western North Carolina native bees in a small-group nursery session; space is limited.
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Staff naturalists lead an observational walk through The North Carolina Arboretum, spotting plants, animals, and signs of wildlife while adapting topics to on-site discoveries and participant questions for hands-on field identification and ecology.

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