Volunteers from Audubon NC, Wells Fargo, Mecklenburg Audubon Society and Mecklenburg Country recently gathered to install native plants at the entrance to Charlotte Nature Museum to attract birds and pollinators.

"Our native wildlife, our native flowers and our native plants are just as beautiful as a lot of the ornamentals," said Museum director Marvin Bouknight. "So by teaching people that they can make their yard look nice, look landscaped, but can also be beneficial to wildlife, that's one of the big goals of having a garden like this out here."

The garden features almost 100 bird-friendly native plants, including 17 different varieties. The project was completed thanks to a generous grant from Wells Fargo's Environmental Solutions for Communities program.