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Mar 22, 2024

Camera Traps Help Researchers Explain Animal Behavior During Global COVID-19 Lockdowns

A new study using thousands of cameras around the world reveals how animal behavior changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 18, 2024

Sassorossi Family Establishes Scholarship for Paper Science Majors

Sarah and Deanna Sassorossi hope the scholarship will be a small part of an overall solution to help increase the affordability of an undergraduate degree.

Mar 13, 2024

Hunting Has A Diversity Problem, and An NC State Program Aims To Fix It

WUNC
“A census of different outdoor recreation activities showed that 90% of hunters were men,” said Richard von Furstenberg, a Ph. D. candidate at NC State in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

Mar 7, 2024

Improving Wood Products Could Be a Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Harnessing the ability of wood products to store carbon even after harvest could have a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions and change commonly accepted forestry practices, a new study from NC State researchers suggests.

Mar 4, 2024

New Partnership Supports Workforce Pathways for Youth in Parks and Recreation

NC State has partnered with the National Recreation and Park Association to deliver job training and develop summer and year-round workforce pathway opportunities for youth.

Mar 1, 2024

Farming NC: Agritourism and Exporting Spurs Tar Heel Growth

Business North Carolina
In a video produced by NC State University for its Women in Agritourism project, Carla Barbieri, a professor of parks, recreation, and tourism management, says there are two criteria for a commercial operation to be considered agritourism.

Feb 29, 2024

NC State Couple Donates Land for Natural Resources Education

Tom and Priscilla Terry have donated 138 acres of land to the College of Natural Resources for education and research in forest management.

Feb 28, 2024

No Trees at Sea

Sandy Wright ‘67 recounts his time at sea with fellow classmates as they embarked on secret voyages to safeguard the United States from nuclear war. 

Feb 28, 2024

Wildfires May Be Bigger Problem in Southern Appalachians

Wilkes Journal-Patriot
In a new study, NC State researchers found that more extreme and frequent droughts would dramatically increase the amount of forest burned by wildfire in the southern Appalachian region of the Southeast through the end of the century.

Feb 26, 2024

Climate Change Could Make Devastating Wildfires More Likely in NC

WRAL
Could North Carolina see quick-spreading wildfires like the recent ones in Maui, California and Canada? NC State researcher Robert Scheller says risk is growing across the state and climate change is fueling the flames.