media mentions

Apr 8, 2024

Raleigh Hit 2 New Tree Pollen Highs This Year. Here’s How Climate Change Factors In

The News & Observer
Robert Bardon, the assistant dean of extension at NC State's College of Natural Resources, said a mixture of warm temperatures, high winds and humid conditions in the midst of pollen season all came together to generate this week's record-high pollen levels.

Apr 3, 2024

Raleigh Set A New Record For Tree Pollen on April 1

Axios
Climate change is causing plants to produce higher concentrations of pollen for longer periods of time, according to Kelly Oten, an assistant professor and extension specialist at NC State.

Mar 29, 2024

When Will the Yellow Pollen Stop Falling in North Carolina?

The News & Observer
Robert Bardon, associate dean of extension and a professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State, has tracked the release of pollen in the Raleigh area since 2015.

Mar 28, 2024

What Is Sustainable Wood? Everything You Need to Know

Family Handyman
“If there’s an opportunity to take the extra step and use sustainable wood, it is even better for our environment and communities,” said Frederik Laleicke, a wood products extension specialist at NC State. “We must ensure that the forest stays intact as much as possible so it can continue to provide.”

Mar 26, 2024

Why Is it So Hard to Keep Cats Indoors?

Audubon Magazine
NC State professor Roland Kays worked with scientists and cat owners to uncover the secret lives of 925 felines in six countries in 2020.

Mar 13, 2024

Hunting Has A Diversity Problem, and An NC State Program Aims To Fix It

WUNC
“A census of different outdoor recreation activities showed that 90% of hunters were men,” said Richard von Furstenberg, a Ph. D. candidate at NC State in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

Mar 1, 2024

Farming NC: Agritourism and Exporting Spurs Tar Heel Growth

Business North Carolina
In a video produced by NC State University for its Women in Agritourism project, Carla Barbieri, a professor of parks, recreation, and tourism management, says there are two criteria for a commercial operation to be considered agritourism.

Feb 28, 2024

Wildfires May Be Bigger Problem in Southern Appalachians

Wilkes Journal-Patriot
In a new study, NC State researchers found that more extreme and frequent droughts would dramatically increase the amount of forest burned by wildfire in the southern Appalachian region of the Southeast through the end of the century.

Feb 26, 2024

Climate Change Could Make Devastating Wildfires More Likely in NC

WRAL
Could North Carolina see quick-spreading wildfires like the recent ones in Maui, California and Canada? NC State researcher Robert Scheller says risk is growing across the state and climate change is fueling the flames.

Feb 21, 2024

Can A Lone Wolf Affect the Environment? Red Wolf Researchers Have Surprising Data.

The News & Observer
“You kind of expect that they’re having an impact on the other species in the area but I think our research really showed that, and it really showed that not having that apex predator in the ecosystem can have a lot of ecological consequences,” said Alexa Murray, an author of the study who was a master’s student at NC State University at the time.