Staff

Feb 27, 2023

Meet Extension Forestry Associate Elliot Nauert

In his new role, Nauert oversees outreach, coordination, and education efforts aimed at promoting prescribed fire throughout the southeastern United States.

Feb 24, 2023

What Smells? Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Early in NC — and Stinking Up the Place

The News and Observer
Kelly Oten, an NC State Extension forest health specialist, talks about the weak branches and invasive qualities that make the tree an all-around bad idea.

Feb 24, 2023

Does Warm Weather In February Mean An Early Pollen and Allergy Season? What To Know.

The News & Observer
Experiencing allergy symptoms amid this warm weather? A forest health expert gives us an explanation.

Feb 15, 2023

Meet National Needs Fellow Kayla Stukes

Stukes, a master's degree student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State, talks about the impact she hopes to make through her research and her involvement in the USDA National Needs Fellowship Program.

Feb 8, 2023

NC State Researchers: Show Us What You’re Working On

Research can produce remarkable photography, microscopy, data visualization, and more. Share them with us!

Feb 6, 2023

Examining Why Some Earthquakes Are Never Felt in the Carolinas

WCNC
“A number of old fault zones here," Del Bohnenstiehl, a North Carolina State University professor of earth science, explained. "We call it plate boundary hundreds of millions of years ago. And so, there are some relic fault zones from that can get reactivated from time to time.”

Feb 6, 2023

NC State Scientists Work to Raise Awareness For A More Inclusive Outdoors

Coastwatch Currents
Field Inclusive, a nonprofit co-founded by Lauren D. Pharr and Murry Burgess, two Black Ph.D. students at North Carolina State University, strives to offer tangible and actionable improvements in issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) when it comes to individuals who are targeted based on their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or religion while working in or enjoying the outdoors.

Feb 2, 2023

Forest Inventory Will Be Greatly Reduced By Climate Change

Earth.com
A new study led by the North Carolina State University has found that, under severe global warming scenarios, the inventory of trees used for timber in the continental United States may decline by up to 23 percent by the end of the century.

Feb 2, 2023

How CRISPR Could Help Save Crops From Devastation Caused By Pests

MIT Technology Review
“Chemicals can only travel so far before they degrade in the environment,” says Jason Delborne, a professor of science, policy, and society at North Carolina State University. “If you introduce a gene-edited organism that can move through the environment, you have the potential to change or transform environments across a huge spatial and temporal scale.”

Jan 26, 2023

Generous Gift from Lee and Sunny Allen to Fund International Studies for Forestry Students

A well-traveled life can change you. Lee and Sunny Allen believe it can also change the world.