The Forgotten Pine
Two long prized pine species have faced a drastic decline as a result past exploitation, a history…
“Squeaky Wheel” Warblers
Have you heard what sounds like a rusty bicycle making its way through the forest recently?…
Serving in AmeriCorps
Perhaps you have heard of AmeriCorps before, and likely its more familiar cousin, the Peace Corps. Maybe…
Preserving Creatures Great and Small
Steve Hall, invertebrate zoologist, recently conducted a landscape survey in the Uwharries,…
An Ivy League Education
Why are so many of us in the South infatuated with English ivy? Perhaps we use it to create a veneer of…
The Beautiful and Elusive Scarlet Snake
Last Saturday, we had our regular trail workday on the Uwharrie Trail, and a great group of folks…
Wild Foods
Growing up, we had a lot of wild foods, which I never really realized were in their own special category as…
Famous Female Scientists
As March is celebrated as Women’s History Month, this is as great a time as any to reflect for a few…
Map Turtles
While walking out at High Rock Lake this past week, a friend stumbled across a really nice and…
Siren Song
Brr… that’s cold!” US Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species biologist Sarah McRae exclaims putting on…