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Sep 27, 2023

NC Fall Foliage: When Leaves Will Reach Their Peak Color

ABC 11
"Peak color in North Carolina varies. In the mountains it'll start around mid-October in the very upper elevations," said Robert Bardon, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Sep 22, 2023

Plant These Trees To See A Burst of Fall Colors in the Wilmington Area

Wilmington Star-News
Robert Bardon of NC State University explains, "Variations in leaf colors are due to the mixing of varying amounts of the chlorophyll and other pigments in the leaf during the fall season."

Sep 19, 2023

Factors For Finding the Best Fall Foliage In NC

Spectrum News
Robert Bardon, the associate dean for extension and professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State University, said fall colors will begin in higher elevations toward the end of September.

Sep 19, 2023

New Research Shows Canopy Gaps Promote Hemlock Health

Morning Ag Clips
Findings shows that when a gap is created around a hemlock by removing other trees, hemlocks exhibit greater new growth.

Sep 18, 2023

See This Pattern On Leaves? It Could Be An Invasive Insect

PIX11 News
The elm zigzag sawfly is currently considered a quarantine pest, meaning the U.S. Department of Agriculture has to confirm each new reported detection in individual counties, according to Kelly Oten, an assistant professor and extension specialist at NC State University.

Sep 7, 2023

Historic Rolesville Tree Falls To the Ax

The Butner-Creedmoor News
Oak trees can live for hundreds of years, but due to land-clearing for timber and agriculture, such old trees remain a rarity in the Piedmont area, said Steph Jeffries, a teaching associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University.

Sep 7, 2023

Legacy of Racist US Housing Policies Extends Even To Bird Data

Nature
The study is one of the first direct looks at how “systemic racism can play a role in the ecological process”, said Jin Bai, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State.

Sep 5, 2023

Citizen Science Inspires Kids To Take Local Action

National Science Foundation
"We've found that after participating in citizen science, students don’t just learn more science content or about the process of science, or have better attitudes or trust in science," said study co-author Caren Cooper at NC State. "It can be the basis for motivating action."

Aug 30, 2023

Rising Concerns: Loss of Wetlands Could Increase Inland Flooding Risks

North Carolina Health News
Pocosins are in the upper part of the Coastal Plain landscape and are fed by precipitation. So their water levels rise and fall depending on the time of year, said Marcelo Ardon Sayao, an associate professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Aug 23, 2023

North Carolina Leisure and Hospitality Sector Employment Now Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels

Island Free Press
“The record-setting level of visitor spending in North Carolina points to a need to continually evaluate and advance the sustainability of tourism across the state,” said Whitney Knollenberg, an associate professor of parks, recreation and tourism management at NC State University.