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Celebrate 100 Years of North Carolina's State Parks
Throughout 2016, North Carolina's state parks system will celebrate its centennial. Celebrate with us and rediscover North Carolina' parks as places to learn about our environment, relax with family, and to reconnect with nature.
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North Carolina’s Wildflower Program is Blooming
In 1985, First Lady Dottie Martin worked to create a program to beautify the highways of North Carolina. This set the stage for the establishment of the Wildflower Program. Today, the program has more than 1,500 acres of flower beds across the state
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