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Microbes Making Tree Methane ‘Farts’ in Ghost Forests Are in the Soils, Study Says

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Long exposure photograph of a flowing stream in Umstead State Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Jul 3, 2024

Open Space Has Increased in the Triangle, But There’s Still Work To Be Done

Population growth and development continue to outpace open space protection across the region, highlighting the need for continued investment in land conservation.
A student in his cap and gown stands in front of a concrete building.

May 6, 2024

Pack Reflections: Cory Norris ’24

Cory Norris graduated with a bachelor's degree in forest management. He plans to attend graduate school to study geographic information systems.
Aerial photo of a naval ship.

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. 
Wide-angle photo showing the exterior of the historic lodge at Slocum Camp in Rougemont, North Carolina - New Campaign Hopes to Bring New Life to Forestry Summer Camp - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Mar 22, 2023

New Campaign Hopes to Bring New Life to Forestry Summer Camp

Join the Slocum Camp Hill Forest Enhancement Campaign to contribute to the renovation of cabins and other facilities utilized by our forestry and wildlife students every summer.
Mary Marriott hugs a tree - Forestry Student Mary Marriott Awarded Prestigious Scholarship - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Mar 1, 2023

Forestry Student Mary Marriott Awarded Prestigious Scholarship

Mary Marriott, a junior majoring in forest management, has been awarded the Nicholas M. Curtis Memorial Scholarship Endowment from the North Carolina Forestry Association.

Wolf statue at Carter-Finley Stadium - New Scholarship Endowment Honors Legacy of Forestry Alumnus Dick Brake - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Oct 7, 2022

New Scholarship Endowment Honors Legacy of Forestry Alumnus Dick Brake

Dick Brake spent his life helping others, so it made perfect sense that his family should continue doing so in his name long after he was gone.
A firefighter points at a fire shelter - New Fire Shelter Prototypes Could Buy Time for Wildfire Firefighters - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Jun 21, 2022

New Fire Shelter Prototypes Could Buy Time for Wildfire Firefighters

New designs for wildfire shelters could increase the survival time for firefighters inside, researchers from NC State found in a recent study.
Green leaf - Study Finds Soil Composition Isn’t Key to Southeast Raleigh Flooding - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Jun 13, 2022

Study Finds Soil Composition Isn’t Key to Southeast Raleigh Flooding

Findings from a recent study suggest the soil is unlikely the culprit behind recurrent flooding in the Walnut Creek watershed.
Forested landscape - Can Biden's Tree Planting Initiative Save American Forests? - College of Natural Resources News - NC State University

May 27, 2022

Can Biden’s Reforestation Plan Slow Climate Change?

The administration wants to plant 1.2 billion trees. But it can be more ambitious, according to one NC State expert.

Ghost forest in North Carolina. - Microbes Making Tree Methane ‘Farts’ in Ghost Forests Are in the Soils, Study Says - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Feb 8, 2022

Microbes Making Tree Methane ‘Farts’ in Ghost Forests Are in the Soils, Study Says

Understanding how ghost forests create methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is important to calculating the environmental impact of the forest-to-ghost forest transition.