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Dec 26, 2017

Can Bears and People Coexist? Scientists Find Answers with Asheville Study

The five-year urban bear study focuses on Asheville and Buncombe County. That’s where the most human-bear interactions are reported. The study involves trapping bears and giving them radio-collars with which they are then tracked. Some of the bears Ruiz recorded and posted on his neighborhood website can be seen wearing the collars.

Dec 22, 2017

Ash Seeds Key to Protection of Trees

Scientists at NC State and elsewhere are working to conserve the genetic resources of native ash species so that they are available for future breeding and restoration efforts. Seeds from the Carolina ash represent a part of that conservation effort.

Nov 26, 2017

Carolina Hemlock: Isolated and Imperiled

Hemlocks are under attack. U.S. Forest Service scientists and their partners are working to save the native conifers from the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect from Japan. Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) trees can survive HWA infestation for a decade or more but often die within four years.

Nov 25, 2017

New Arkansas Industrial Wood Pellet Mill Raises Green Stakes

More than 150 wood pellet manufacturing mills operate across the U.S., many supplying the domestic woodstove pellet market with home heating fuel.

Nov 19, 2017

Research Analyzes Pokémon GO Student Players

Claudia Alberico, a graduate teacher and research assistant in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Aaron Hipp, associate professor of community health and sustainability in the College of Natural Resources, and Oriol Marquet, researcher in parks and management, recently shared their research on video games that incorporate physical activity, including Pokemon Go.

Nov 18, 2017

What’s a Fair Price to Pay for Conserving Tropical Forests?

In a study published in World Development, NC State researchers estimated the opportunity costs of foregoing deforestation (and related activities), using surveys at 17 sites in six tropical countries.

Nov 17, 2017

Is Wood for Energy Better than Coal? It’s Complicated.

An increased European demand for turning wood into biofuel has spurred the growth of a wood-pellet industry in the United States. But is this renewable fuel source truly a good way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Some experts say yes, and some say no – and both sides can point to research proving their point.

Nov 14, 2017

Ghost Forests: More than Halloween Scenes

Ghost forests, as scientists refer to them, provide a stark visual indicator of sea-level rise. Bare, pale trunks line areas where once healthy coastal forests thrived. These coastal forests just can’t keep pace with the encroaching saltwater that is creeping farther inland into the soil and surface waters of the coastal plain.

Nov 12, 2017

Meeting on Community Engagement Board Focuses on Talks from NC State Professor

Mickey L. Fearn, a professor at N.C. State's College of Natural Resources and a former deputy director of the National Parks Service, delivered a forty-four-minute leadoff of the meeting. It dwelled in significant part on his planning experience in settings such as Oakland and Seattle.

Nov 11, 2017

Women Faculty’s Research Garners Support from all University Colleges

Marian McCord, associate dean for research in the College of Natural Resources and member of the Association of Women Faculty steering committee, spoke on how she views the showcase as a way to create opportunities for research and scholarly work.