NCMNS-Green Team

Amid the swirling pollen and swelling flower buds I found this little miracle in a new nest box.

When my boys were little, we often prepped by playing a "lifesaving game" where we assessed our options in case of different kinds of disasters. The boys knew where to meet up and who to contact in case something happened to us. Even our dogs knew what to do in case of a tornado watch. I've realized that it's been a few years since...

I asked a lot of different people what local environmental concerns they were aware of and one I did not expect was lithium mines! I know that lithium is often used for green energy but the effects of its mining often go overlooked. Lithium mining can be extremely harmful to the earth it is harvested from, including contaminating local water...

I was surprised that driving used so much water - due to water to produce gasoline. I will shower less and find alternate transportation when I can

My daughter is a member of Beta in high school and one of her community service activities was to assist the Kiwanis Club with a log of the cemetery plots and headstones to cross check the records. I helped her with this project and we spent the afternoon being humbled by the fragility and strength of life.

My wife and I take our lunches rather eating fast food during the day. We use paper bags and reusable bottles for our beverage. When eating fast food like McD--- the amount of non recyclable waste is magnified exponentially. Those little aluminum foil ketchup packets create tons of waste.

Hosted and attended my friends' and I's Raleigh Really Really Free Market at Eliza Pool Park this Sunday! It was a beautiful day at the park and so many cool things were shared amongst the community!! There was also a drumline playing during the market 🥁 This picture is before everyone showed up!! The sun looked so pretty coming through the...

I recently completed the Beginner Beekeeper course with the Wake County Beekeeper's Association and earned my certificate as a certified beekeeper! This 10-week course was a wonderful experience, and I learned so much that I didn't already know about bees and pollination. Did you know that strawberries take multiple pollinations to make a...

I picked up packages of bees and we installed them in our 2 new hives at our home!

most likely using a car to get to work. I will need to figure alternate methods of work or potentially working remote more frequently.