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1 | Year | Recipient / Organization | Location | Project / Purpose | Funding Note | Amount (where known) | Source | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2002 | North Carolina Coastal Land Trust — B. W. Wells Savannah | Pender County | Purchase/stewardship of the 'Ghost of Big Savanna' (Pellum tract), later named B. W. Wells Savannah | Founding Wells allocation; Maude Wells bequest ultimately directed to this project | $15,000 | Board minutes, Feb. 17 and Aug. 24, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2002 | UNC Charlotte Botanical Garden / Charlotte Chapter — André Michaux Native Plant Trail | Charlotte | Develop wildflower trail in Van Landingham Glen honoring André Michaux; signs, brochure, labels and plants | Approved as a B. W. Wells stewardship/endowment project | $1,000 | Board minutes, Feb. 17, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2007 | Friends of Meadowlark Sanctuary / Piedmont Prairie | Greensboro | Native plant seeds for Meadowlark Sanctuary / Piedmont Prairie project | Approved from B. W. Wells Stewardship Fund | $500 | Board minutes, Nov. 17, 2007; 2007 Journal | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2010 | Daniel Boone Native Gardens | Boone | Plant labels / improved educational signage in the native garden | Board approved $800; later treasurer/newsletter record shows $975 disbursed as BW Wells Grant | $975 | Board minutes, Aug. 16, 2010; Native Plant News, Nov–Dec 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2012 | The Haven of Transylvania County / Hidden Road Landscape Design | Brevard | Purchase and install native plants at new homeless shelter to create a low-maintenance sanctuary landscape | Awarded to Nina Shippen / Hidden Road Landscape Design for The Haven | $908 | Native Plant News, Feb. 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 2014 | Bee City USA / Center for Honeybee Research | North Carolina | Pilot project engaging neighborhoods in native plant/pollinator corridors and propagation of plant material | Approved from B. W. Wells Grant | $500 | Board minutes, Feb. 22, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2015 | North Carolina Botanical Garden — Trees initiative | Chapel Hill | Sponsor a program in the NC Botanical Garden's Trees initiative | Approved from B. W. Wells budget | $600 | Board minutes, Mar. 21, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 2016 | Catherine Zimmerman — Hometown Habitat | Statewide / film outreach | Support Hometown Habitat, a film featuring Doug Tallamy and native-plant habitat | Additional contribution explicitly from B. W. Wells funds | $1,000 | Board minutes, Aug. 27, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 2016 | Dilworth Community Association — Latta Park | Charlotte | Native-plant restoration project at Latta Park | Initial 2016 award; later records show continuing/multi-year support | $850 | Board minutes, Aug. 27, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 2016 | Downtown Greensboro Greenway | Greensboro | Purchase native plants for the Downtown Greensboro Greenway | Approved from B. W. Wells funds; exhausted budgeted 2016–17 Wells funds | $250 | Board minutes, Nov. 12, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 2016 | Piedmont Land Conservancy — Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve | Winston-Salem | Construct a new trail and rain garden at the Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve | Approved from B. W. Wells funds | $2,000 | Board minutes, Aug. 27 and Nov. 12, 2016; Native Plant News, Winter 2016–17 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 2018 | Blue Ridge Chapter NCNPS with High Country Audubon | Boone | Native plant demonstration garden at a school | General budget (chapter project) | $1,000 | Committee report, May 19 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 2018 | Highlands Biological Foundation | Highlands | Native plant / botanical garden project | $1,000 | Committee report, May 19 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2018 | North Carolina Arboretum Society | Asheville | Plants of Promise garden renovation: native plants and interpretive signage | $1,000 | Committee report, Mar 24 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2018 | Rockingham County Naturalist Club | Reidsville | Native plants for the Chinqua-Penn Walking Trail | $1,000 | Committee report, Mar 24 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2019 | Arete Project at Arthur Morgan School and Celo Community | Yancey County | Native plant stewardship project | Committee report, May 18 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 2019 | Catawba County Cooperative Extension | Catawba County | Community native plant project | $1,000 | Committee reports, Nov 10 2018 / May 18 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 2019 | Dilworth Community Association — Latta Park | Mecklenburg County | Native plant restoration following invasive removal | Continuation / multi-year support; initial $850 award documented in 2016 | Committee report, May 18 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 2019 | Greensboro Beautiful, Inc. — Bog Garden | Guilford County | Bog Garden stewardship/native plant project | $1,000 | Committee reports, Nov 10 2018 / May 18 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 2019 | Three Rivers Land Trust — Bittinger Property | Davie County | Removal of invasive Chinese privet along the Yadkin River | $1,000 | Committee report, May 18 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 2020 | Cary Tree Archive | Cary | Lillian Mae Carroll Pollinator Garden along White Oak Creek Greenway | $1,000 | Committee report, Nov 14 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 2020 | Crain's Creek Middle School | Carthage | Native plant garden bed, trees and shrubs for school learning garden | $700 | Committee report, Nov 14 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 2020 | Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden | Gaston County | Piedmont Prairie Garden educational signs and materials | $1,000 | Committee report, Aug 17 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 2020 | Gateway Environmental Initiative | Winston-Salem | 0.5-acre pollinator and wildlife garden | $1,000 | Committee report, Aug 17 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 2020 | Jennifer Landin / NCSU — BotanyBench | Cary | Two public BotanyBenches distributing native pollinator-friendly seed and planting information | $700 | Board minutes, Feb 13 2021; NCNPS project report | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 2020 | Macon County Schools | Macon County | Porter's Creek streambank restoration with native grass seed | $1,000 | Committee report, Aug 17 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 2020 | Nash County Master Gardeners' Volunteer Association | Nash County | Educational native-plant signage for Nash County Arboretum gardens | $1,000 | Committee report, Nov 14 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 2020 | Rotary Club of South Granville County | Creedmoor | Community native plant project | $500 | Board minutes, Feb 13 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 2020 | Stanly County Cooperative Extension | Stanly County | Pollinator garden at Extension Center; native plants and signage | $1,000 | Committee report, Aug 17 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 2020 | Sylvan Heights Bird Park | Halifax County | Pollinator garden and educational signage | $1,000 | Committee report, Aug 8 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 2021 | Charlotte Wildlife Stewards — Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary | Charlotte | Native wetland plantings and educational signage in restored floodplain | NCNPS 2021 campaign page | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 2021 | City of Creedmoor | Creedmoor | Large native plant garden at local community center | NCNPS 2021 campaign page | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 2021 | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | Burke County | Restore fallow field along Henry Fork River to bottomland forest | $1,000 | NCNPS project report / 2021 campaign page | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 2021 | N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center | Winston-Salem | Tools and native livestakes for invasive-plant management workshops and riparian restoration | $400 | Recipient final report | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 2021 | Three Rivers Land Trust — Suther Prairie | Piedmont NC | Prescribed burn to maintain natural Piedmont prairie | NCNPS 2021 campaign page | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 2022 | Mason Wallace Park Advocates | Charlotte | Native pollinator garden at Mason Wallace Park | NCNPS Spring 2023 project report | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 2023 | Agroecology Education Farm, NC State University | Raleigh | Revitalize native buffer strip and pollinator garden; plants, seed mixes, and internship support | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 2023 | Campbell University Pollinator Meadows & River Park | Lillington | Native seed mixes for re-seeding pollinator meadow areas | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 2023 | Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve | Westfield | Pollinator gardens and educational materials at two local schools | Partially funded | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 2023 | Orange County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers | Hillsborough | Native plant demonstration garden at new Extension office | Partially funded | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 2023 | Parkwood Association | Durham | Replace non-native shrubs with native plantings; seed-starting workshops | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 2023 | San-Lee Park Pollinator Garden | Lee County | Educational signage and seed library for certified native habitat | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 2023 | Three Rivers Land Trust | Triad region | Free public wildflower adventures to rare/unusual bloom sites | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 2023 | Western Piedmont Community College / CREST | Morganton | Invasive plant removal and educational signage in Natural Heritage site | Committee report, Nov 14 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 2024 | Caldwell County Pathway | Lenoir | Two native gardens along a greenway | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 2024 | Eno River Association | Hillsborough | Educational signs for management of native Piedmont prairie meadows | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 2024 | Gateway Nature Preserve | Winston-Salem | Convert weedy field to native meadow | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 2024 | Marshall Native Gardens Initiative | Marshall | Renovation of two native gardens at Madison County Public Library site | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 2024 | Mason Wallace Park Advocates Native Plants Project Group | Charlotte | Additional native plants for established park beds | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 2024 | Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation | Durham | Native pollinator garden at Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 2024 | North Carolina Arboretum Society | Asheville | Enhance Native Azalea Collection entrance garden with native plants and signage | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 2024 | Southbridge Forest HOA | Charlotte | 60 x 120 ft native pollinator garden in community park | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 2024 | Starworks | Star | Revitalize native pollinator garden | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 2024 | Waxhaw Elementary School | Waxhaw | Pollinator garden for student environmental education | Committee report, Nov 9 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 2025 | Alston Ridge Elementary School | Cary, Wake County | Convert a school garden bed to a native plant teaching garden | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 2025 | Asheville Botanical Garden | Asheville, Buncombe County | Restore Bird Garden after Hurricane Helene; sun plants, shrubs, and riparian plantings | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 2025 | Brevard Academy | Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County | Student-led stream restoration with native trees and shrubs | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 2025 | Carteret County Master Gardener Volunteers Association | Morehead City, Carteret County | 3,500 sq ft native plant demonstration garden at CMAST | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 2025 | Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville | Restore Oklawaha Greenway after Helene with native perennials, trees, shrubs, and children's garden plants | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 2025 | Daniel Boone Native Gardens | Boone, Watauga County | Convert storm-damaged pond site into a large native rain garden | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 2025 | East Burke High School | Connelly Springs, Burke County | Student propagation and installation of native plants with educational signage | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 2025 | EcoForesters | Asheville, Buncombe County | Invasive plant control with landowners after Hurricane Helene | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 2025 | Friends of Panthertown | Cashiers, Jackson County | Replant storm-damaged streambanks with native sedges, rushes, grasses, shrubs and trees | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 2025 | Green Valley Park | Todd, Watauga County | Native trees for flood-damaged riparian areas along the New River | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 2025 | Highlands Biological Station with NCNPS Oconee Bell Chapter | Highlands, Macon County | Develop Southern Appalachian Native Plant Studies certificate program | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 2025 | Holly Grove Elementary | Holly Springs, Wake County | Remove nandina and install visible native plant garden | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 2025 | Kenilworth Conservation Collective | Asheville, Buncombe County | Remove invasive understory and stabilize steep slopes with native plants | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 2025 | KidSenses Children's Museum, Inc. | Rutherfordton, Rutherford County | Native plant garden in new outdoor Discovery Garden space | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 2025 | Magna Silva | Blowing Rock, Watauga County | Restore native garden beds at Middle Fork Greenway trailhead | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 2025 | Native Plant Stewardship Committee, Town of Laurel Park | Henderson County | Control invasive growth in Laurel Green Park before replanting | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 2025 | RiverLink | Asheville, Buncombe County | First phase of invasive removal and tree replanting at Swannanoa River park | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 2025 | Rotary Club of Asheville | Asheville, Buncombe County | Replant and expand Carrier Park pollinator garden; repair infrastructure and signage | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 2025 | Saint Luke's Episcopal Church | Asheville, Buncombe County | Remove invasives and stabilize visible steep slope with native species | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 2025 | South Caldwell FFA | Hudson, Caldwell County | Native pollinator garden for agriculture and natural-resources students | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 2025 | Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources | Nashville, Nash County | Expand native garden at H.D. Cooley Library | Standard grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 2025 | Tryon Garden Club — Pearson's Falls and Glen | Saluda, Polk County | Replant storm-damaged areas after Hurricane Helene | Special western grant | Committee report, Nov 8 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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