Cherokee County Extension Center Updates

Fall is here, but summer 2022 will be here before you know it and so will our great opportunities for youth to join in some fun at one of our three great 4-H Camps!!

While our 4-H camps and conference centers are each uniquely different based on their geographic location, each camp and conference center offers most of the same activities and resources, including: Archery, Cabins, Campfires, Canoeing, Challenge Courses, Climbing Walls, Dining Halls, Hiking Trails, Outdoor Education, Nature Study, Recreation Halls, Team building, and uniquely different Waterfronts.

NC 4-H has three awesome camps to choose from.

NC 4-H Camps

The Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Cherokee County are providing free online and in-person assistance for anyone in Cherokee County. If you need information about gardening, lawn care, and residential establishment and maintenance of plants the Master Gardener volunteers of Cherokee County can provide NC State University research-backed information. The Master Gardener℠ volunteers have three ways to assist:

Call the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center at 828-837-2210, Extension 3, and leave a detailed message. The information is sent automatically via email to a Master Gardener℠ volunteer and they will respond.
Currently, a Master Gardener volunteer will be available for in-person advice each Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center.
Visit the Master Gardener volunteers of Cherokee County website and provide and click on Ask a Master Gardener. Leave them a message and they will respond to your request.

If you would like to become a Master Gardener volunteer please call our office or visit our online Master Gardener volunteer training information.

The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cherokee County have several on-going projects that welcome the public as volunteers. Our projects all involve non-profit organizations that need help with education, planting, maintenance, design, and manpower. If you are interested in volunteering to help in our County, take a look at our project list and sign up to volunteer.

Projects where public participation is welcome:

A Master Gardener program will be taught this fall in Cherokee County. The classes will be taught March 3-April 21 each Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 12:00 p.m. Topics will include soils, botany, insects, diseases, diagnostics, composting, landscape, design, native, plants, firescape principles, and much more. Classes will be taught at 699 Connahetta Street, in Murphy, NC. The cost is $150.00. Signup for the free orientation session through Eventbrite.

Sign up here!

N.C. Cooperative Extension, in conjunction with other government agencies and universities, presents a 13-part, online webinar series open to anyone interested in learning about the biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation efforts in North Carolina. Topics include climate, soils, plant biology, entomology, plant-insect interactions, mycology, coastal ecology, invasive species, and climate change. Classes are presented live online most Wednesdays from 6–8 p.m., September 15– December 15, 2021.

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center will stream all the webinars free at the conference room located at 699 Conahetta Street in Murphy, NC.

Webinar Dates & Times:

Since 2010, Tractor Supply has partnered with 4-H to help create Opportunity4All and raise more than $14 million through the Paper Clover campaign. 100 percent of funds raised through the bi-annual Paper Clover campaign directly benefits 4-H youth. 90 percent of donations directly support 4-H youth in the state where the funds were raised, and the remaining 10 percent supports the overall mission and growth of 4-H nationally. NC 4-H returns over 80% of the funds raised back to the county they were raised in to support local 4-H youth in 4-H leadership and 4-H camping opportunities.

How you can donate!

Two hours of “V” training and 2 hours of “X” training will be offered on November 15, 2021, and January 10, 2022, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Meeting Room at 699 Connahetta Park in Murphy, NC (the presentation information will be the same for both dates).

The V training will be from 5–7 p.m. and X training will be from 7–9 p.m. The X training will also provide 2 credit hours for commercial pesticide license with A,B,D,G,H,I,K,L,M,N,O,T, and X designations.

Learn more about process.

The Appalachian Beekeepers Club helps promote healthy bee colonies in the Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina — particularly the Murphy, NC area. If you are a new beekeeper, an experienced beekeeper, or simply thinking of becoming a beekeeper, come join us! We have resumed in-person meetings and our meeting are on the first Monday of each month starting @ 7:00 pm at the Konehete Park, Parks & Recreation Office Building at 699 Connehetta Street in Murphy, NC.

Masks will be required.
Social distancing will be practiced.

Visit The NC Appalachian Beekeepers Website