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Jan 5, 2022

Climate Change Makes West Coast More Susceptible To Blackouts

The Hill
“As it gets hotter and hotter and hotter, and demand for electricity gets higher, we expect the grid to fail,” said Jordan Kern, an assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jan 3, 2022

Some Triad Plants, Fooled by ‘False Spring,’ Could Suffer, Experts Say

Winston-Salem Journal
Perennial bulbs such as daffodils and crocuses, which bloom in explosions of early-spring color while most of the landscape remains in dormant doldrums, are most likely to poke through the surface well ahead of schedule, according to Robert Bardon, associate dean of extension at NC State's College of Natural Resources.

Dec 22, 2021

NC State Researchers Are Working on the Perfect Christmas

PBS North Carolina
Researchers are studying Fraser fir Christmas trees to improve qualities such as needle retention after they’ve been cut, as well as their overall smell and shape.

Dec 21, 2021

What It Means To Think and Do: Turning Passion Into a Career

Victoria Fuda graduates this month with some incredible experience under her belt, thanks to private support.

Dec 20, 2021

Millennials Drive Unprecedented Demand for Tree Growers

GSA Business Report
Demand exceeded even what “optimistic and hopeful producers could imagine 10 years ago,” said North Carolina State University’s Christmas tree specialist Jeff Owens.

Dec 17, 2021

The Great Danger of the Tiny Bark Beetle

WIRED
As the climate warms, this insect’s population is booming. That’s bad news for the ponderosa pines of the Sierra Nevada, according to Zachary Robbins, a researcher in the Dynamic Ecosystems and Landscapes Lab at NC State University.

Dec 14, 2021

Outdoor Recreation Has Historically Excluded People of Color. That’s Beginning to Change.

CNN
The truth behind the gap in outdoor recreation, like so much in the U.S., has its roots in systemic racism, said KangJae "Jerry" Lee, an assistant professor at NC State University, who studies race and outdoor leisure.

Dec 9, 2021

Building a Better Christmas Tree

NC State researchers are studying Fraser fir Christmas trees to improve their qualities using genetics.

Dec 8, 2021

As Christmas Tree Lots Get Up and Running, Shoppers Cautioned to Buy Early, Prepare to Pay More

Carteret County News-Times
Jeff Owen, forestry extension specialist with NC State University who specializes in Christmas trees, said Nov. 19 those shopping for trees will find a great selection, but he, too, recommended shopping early and being prepared to dig a little deeper into pocketbooks.

Dec 6, 2021

From the Ashes: At Pilot Mountain, Destruction, Rebirth, Glimpse of Future

Winston-Salem Journal
Warmer temperatures tied to climate change have and will continue to cause deeper droughts and drier conditions like those that contributed to the Pilot Mountain Fire in Surry County and a 40-acre blaze at Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County on Nov. 9-14, said Robert Scheller, a professor in N.C. State University’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources who is studying the potential impacts of climate change on forests in North Carolina.