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For Two Backyard Bird Species, More Light Pollution Is Linked to Lower Survival

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Richard Haynes headshot - Richard Haynes '75 Honored with Marcus Wallenberg Prize - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Oct 27, 2023

Richard Haynes ’75 Honored with Marcus Wallenberg Prize

Haynes' contribution to forest economic modeling has been influential for many in the forestry field.
The trunk of a loblolly pine tree - Can You Find the Witch's Brooms? Forestry Experts Need Your Help - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Oct 25, 2023

Can You Find the Witch’s Brooms? Forestry Experts Need Your Help

If you’re in need of a challenge this Halloween season, you can forgo the pumpkin carving contest to help NC State researchers find “witch’s brooms” in loblolly pine trees.
Two women pose for camera - Seen in Science - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

Seen in Science

NC State students have launched a nonprofit to address concerns of researchers from marginalized communities.
Large group of abstract people icons - Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say, Now What? - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Oct 2, 2023

Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say. Now What?

NC State researchers want to broaden engagement in large-scale citizen science projects by providing practitioners with the knowledge, awareness and resources to support inclusion, equity and accessibility.
Lauren works in the woods - Lauren Pharr Named Young Conservationist of the Year - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Sep 25, 2023

Lauren Pharr Named Young Conservationist of the Year

Pharr, a Ph.D. student studying fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology at NC State, has been a longtime advocate of wildlife conservation.
woolly adelgid - Canopy Gaps Help Eastern Hemlock Outlast Invasive Insect - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Sep 20, 2023

Canopy Gaps Help Eastern Hemlock Outlast Invasive Insect

Gaps in the forest canopy help eastern hemlocks withstand infestation by the woolly adelgid.
Portrait of Jason Delborne - Natural Resources Professor Names AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Sep 19, 2023

Natural Resources Professor Named AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow

Jason Delborne will spend a year as a staff scientist in the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office under the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The copper wolves at Wolf Plaza near Talley on main campus - Forestry Alum's Legacy Honored at Slocum Camp - College of Natural Resources News NC State University

Sep 5, 2023

Forestry Alum’s Legacy Honored at Slocum Camp

The newly renovated dining hall at Slocum Camp will be named in honor of J. Baxter Johnson Jr., a 1948 graduate of the College of Natural Resources.
Prescribed fire in long-leaf pine forest - How Wildfires Impact Wildlife - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Sep 1, 2023

How Wildfires Impact Wildlife

Wildfires can not only wreak havoc on human communities, but they can also affect wildlife and their habitats.
House wren - For Two Backyard Bird Species, More Light Pollution Is Linked to Lower Survival - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Aug 17, 2023

For Two Backyard Bird Species, More Light Pollution Is Linked to Lower Survival

New findings led by NC State researchers could be important to whether backyard birds will thrive as urbanization expands.