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Dec 6, 2024

Erin Seekamp to Co-Lead Climate and Sustainability Academy

NC State has launched a new Climate and Sustainability Academy to unite faculty, students and staff to promote sustainable and resilient solutions to climate and other global challenges.

Dec 5, 2024

Can We Save Christmas (Trees)?

WUNC
From the White House to your living room, North Carolina’s iconic Fraser fir is the most popular Christmas tree in America. But this holiday season, something is threatening to wipe it out — and the $250 million dollar industry associated with it.

Dec 3, 2024

Grad Student Profile: Muhammad Ikbal Putera

As the first park ranger from Komodo National Park — and possibly the first from Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry — to undertake this advanced degree, Ikbal aims to break barriers and inspire others.

Dec 3, 2024

The Race to Save the Fraser Fir, a Popular Christmas Tree

WGBH
"We’re really digging into the question of what happens when the Phytophthora starts to infect Fraser fir," said Justin Whitehill, director of the Christmas Tree Genetics Program at NC State.

Dec 3, 2024

Did City of Conway Buy A Hurricane-Ravaged Tree From NC For Its Holiday? What We Know

Myrtle Beach Sun News
In late September, strong winds and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene caused destruction in Western North Carolina. Some Christmas tree farms experienced damage due to landslides, according to North Carolina State University.

Dec 2, 2024

Natural Resources Professors Named Goodnight Early Career Innovators

Justin Whitehill and Kelly Oten, both professors of forestry and environmental resources, are among the 25 NC State faculty to be named to the 2024-25 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators.

Nov 30, 2024

Urban Biodiversity Is Not A Luxury — It Is Attainable For Everyone

Earth.com
Madhusudan Katti, an associate professor at NC State, noted that biodiversity in cities is not a luxury – it is something we can work to nurture.

Nov 27, 2024

County Educators Share Experience of Resiliency With Yancey County Teachers As They Recover From Hurricane Helene

Carteret County News-Times
Developed and piloted in Carteret County, “Ready, Set, Resilience” is the product of teachers and administrators from county middle schools, Duke University Marine lab students, faculty, and staff, and students and faculty from NC State’s Environmental Education Lab.

Nov 25, 2024

First Comes the Hurricane. Then Comes the Fire.

Heatmap
“What we expect from climate change is this layering of weather extremes creating really dangerous situations,” said Robert Scheller, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Nov 21, 2024

Goal is Frasers More Resistant to Climate Change

Wilkes Journal-Patriot
An NC State University program focused on developing Fraser fir Christmas trees better able to withstand threats related to climate change has been awarded a grant of nearly $7.5 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.