News: Parks and Gardens
Airlie Gardens and Cape Fear Museum Announce Participation in Museums for All Program
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – New Hanover County’s cultural attractions Airlie Gardens and Cape Fear Museum of History and Science are participating in Museums for All, to provide free admission … Read More »
County and City Complete Echo Farms Park Improvements
Posted October 29, 2020 at 1:44 pm Category: County Commissioners • News Release • Parks and Gardens
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County and the City of Wilmington celebrated the completion of a $3 million renovation project at Echo Farms Park today with a dedication … Read More »
Airlie Gardens closed Oct. 19 to complete innovative Stormwater Project
Posted October 15, 2020 at 11:39 am Category: News Release • Parks and Gardens
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County’s Airlie Gardens will complete the final phase of stormwater improvements on Monday, October 19 and the gardens will be closed to the … Read More »
New Hanover County continues COVID-19 protective measures, opens Museum, playgrounds, and splashpad, and adds more free Wi-Fi sites
Posted September 4, 2020 at 12:31 pm Category: Cape Fear Museum • County Manager • Information Technology • News Release • Parks and Gardens
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper announced the shift into Phase 2.5 of reopening. Mask mandates remain in place and starting at 5 p.m. Friday, September … Read More »
SQUIRRELS! Art Exhibit opens at Airlie Gardens on Saturday, August 22
Posted August 20, 2020 at 10:56 am Category: News Release • Parks and Gardens
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – Airlie Gardens will showcase SQUIRRELS! as its 8th-Annual Art Exhibit, from August 22 through November 30. This exhibit features ten oversized, fiberglass squirrel sculptures placed … Read More »
New Hanover County earns five national achievement awards for innovation
Posted July 16, 2020 at 11:13 am Category: Environmental Management • Finance • Library • News Release • Parks and Gardens • Strategy
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County has been recognized with five Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for the county’s composting program, stormwater management at … Read More »
New Hanover County renames Hugh MacRae Park to Long Leaf Park
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – At its meeting on Monday, July 13, the majority of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved changing the name of Hugh MacRae Park … Read More »
New Hanover County COVID-19 Update: Case Count Now 44, 19 Recovered, CDC Recommends Covering Face in Public, Clarification on Boat Ramp and Marina Closures, County Attractions Online Resources
Posted April 4, 2020 at 6:43 pm Category: Cape Fear Museum • Emergency Management • Emergency News • Fire Rescue • Library • News Release • Parks and Gardens • Public Health
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County health officials are investigating two new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the county’s total positive case count to 44. Both new cases … Read More »
New Hanover County declares State of Emergency, limits gatherings to 10, closes public beach access to prevent spread of COVID-19
Posted March 20, 2020 at 5:23 pm Category: Emergency Management • Emergency News • News Release • Parks and Gardens • Public Health
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County, authorized by Board of Commissioners Chair Julia Olson-Boseman, issued a State of Emergency today, March 20, prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 … Read More »
Artists Needed for Airlie Gardens’ Squirrels! Art Exhibit, Coming July 2020
Posted February 13, 2020 at 11:31 am Category: News Release • Parks and Gardens
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC – New Hanover County’s Airlie Gardens is looking for artists, or teams of artists, to decorate, paint, and adorn one of ten oversized fiberglass squirrels for the gardens’ newest … Read More »
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