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mosquitofish - Human-Driven Habitat Change Leads to Physical, Behavioral Change in Mosquitofish - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jul 7, 2021

Human-Driven Habitat Change Leads to Physical, Behavioral Change in Mosquitofish

Human-caused habitat change drives changes in behavior and brain size in Bahamian mosquitofish.
Obtaining Gopher Frog Egg Mass - Head Starting Gopher Frogs in the Croatan National Forest - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 21, 2021

Head Starting Gopher Frogs in the Croatan National Forest

I’m walking through a national forest, carrying an endangered species, and I am lost. Off the trail. What do I do? We’ll come back to this later. In the Spring…
Lake Isabella in Kern County, California - Ask an Expert: How is the Western U.S. Drought Impacting the Power Grid? - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 11, 2021

Ask an Expert: How is the Western U.S. Drought Impacting the Power Grid?

Jordan Kern, an assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State, discusses the droughts potential impact on the nations aging electrical system.
Wilmer Reyes - Alum Leads Honduran University, Conservation Efforts Through a Pandemic - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 8, 2021

Alum Leads Honduran University, Conservation Efforts Through Pandemic

Wilmer Reyes discusses his work as a university president and professor in Honduras.
A forest in the mountains of Southwest Mexico - In Mexican Mountains, Some Tree Species Could be Vulnerable to Climate Change - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 8, 2021

In Mexican Mountains, Some Tree Species Could be Vulnerable to Climate Change

A study led by an NC State researcher found species of pine and oaks in the mountains of Mexico could be vulnerable to climate change.
American sycamore grove - Could Sycamore Trees Be an Alternative Source? - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 3, 2021

Could Sycamore Trees Be an Alternative Fuel Source?

NC State researchers found a native tree, the American sycamore, could be a bioenergy fuel source.
Wildlife management can play a role in the spread of zoonotic disease - Study Offers Insights for Communicating About Wildlife, Zoonotic Disease Amid COVID-19 - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 2, 2021

Study Offers Insights for Communicating About Wildlife, Zoonotic Disease Amid COVID-19

An NC State study found a link between the perception of information about zoonotic diseases and the message frame.
A great blue heron and turtles along a body of water - Ecology Wildlife Foundation Establishes Three Funds to Support Conservation Research - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

May 31, 2021

Ecology Wildlife Foundation Establishes Three Funds to Support Conservation Research

The Ecology Wildlife Foundation Fund has established three new funds that will support an undergraduate scholarship, graduate fellowship and distinguished professorship in the College of Natural Resources. The undergraduate scholarship and graduate fellowship will support students majoring in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology. The distinguished professorship will support a professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, with preference given to faculty with active research in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology focused on global change and wildlife conservation.
Natural pipeline construction - Natural Gas Pipeline Density Higher Overall in More Vulnerable U.S. Counties - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

May 27, 2021

Natural Gas Pipeline Density Higher Overall in More Vulnerable U.S. Counties

An analysis led by NC State researchers found counties with more socially vulnerable populations had a higher density of natural gas pipelines overall.

May 25, 2021

Science Communication for a Young Audience – My Internship Experience

With the pandemic forcing kids to stay home from school, parents have been looking for activities to keep them occupied. What better way to engage kids than to get them…