Thursday, January 7 
Urban Walk with Walk Wise, Drive Smart.
Enjoy an urban walk 1 to 1 ½ miles long in Hendersonville. Call Project Manager Sam Lovelace at 864.457.6166, or visit HYPERLINK http://www.walk-wise.org to find out the location and time.

Saturday, January 9              
20th Annual Hendersonville Christmas Tree Recycling Project.
9 a.m.-2 p.m.at Jackson Park. Make this your seasonal gift to the earth.

Saturday, January 9              
Guided Bird Walk. 
9 a.m.  Jackson Park, Hendersonville. Cosponsored by ECO and Henderson County Bird Club.

Tuesdays, January 12 through February 9 and Monday February 15
Water Quality Master Classes. 
Six week course, starting on 1/12 from beginning 6:30-9:30 at ECO. 
Explore your watershed in 2010; ECO is hosting a Water Quality Master Class!  Taught by Diane Silver, the Mud Creek Watershed Coordinator, this class will give you an Feb 15 in-depth understanding of the problems facing the streams in your backyard, management strategies and the role of governmental agencies, businesses, nonprofits and citizens in protecting our water resources in Henderson County.  The $20 fee will cover all class materials.  Call to reserve a spot: (828) 692-0385

Tuesday, January 26
“North Carolina’s Rich History of Heritage Apple Trees.” 
7:00 p.m. at Hendersonville Public Library.
Tom Brown, NC’s leading “apple archealogist” discusses the 900 varieties of apple trees he has uncovered through is trailblazing work over several decades.  He and County Extension Agent Marvin Owings will also discuss the care and planting of apple trees leading up to the heritage apple tree sale in February.