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Aug 8, 2022

Moving Inland: Painted Bunting Spotted in Raleigh

Spectrum News
“I do birding and bird education workshops for kids, and I also have a children’s book series coming out soon," said Murry Burgess, a Ph.D. student at NC State. She recently saw a painted bunting and could hardly believe her own eyes.

Jul 27, 2022

How to Make Sure Wildfire Shelters Save Firefighters’ Lives

Scientific American
NC State researchers have followed NWCG fire protection guidelines to evaluate the M2002, along with four prototypes developed by university researchers. Their work was detailed in a report published this past spring.

Jul 20, 2022

Officials Investigate After Fire, Explosion at Hoover Dam

AP News
All power plants have transformers, which are mainly used to increase the voltage of electricity generated to send over transmission lines, according to Jordan Kern, an assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jul 15, 2022

NC State Researchers Develop Potentially Lifesaving Fire Shelters

CBS 17
The researchers developed four new designs for shelters to protect firefighters trapped in wildfires. They believe these prototypes could increase the survival time inside the shelter compared to currently available shelters.

Jul 13, 2022

Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?

The New York Times
“Tree-planting is viewed as this panacea that can spur economic development, it can fight climate change, it can contribute to wildlife habitat, even health benefits, water protection, all of these things,” says Meredith Martin, an assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jul 7, 2022

Noisy, Silly, Friendly Pickleball – America’s Fastest Growing Sport

The Christian Science Monitor
Pickleball offers an encouraging range of possibilities from a public health perspective, according to Jonathan Casper, a professor of sport management at NC State who has studied the fitness and social benefits of pickleball.

Jul 6, 2022

The Current State of Citizen Science

COSMOS
“Participation in citizen science isn’t reaching as far into different segments of the public as we had hoped for in the field,” said study co-author Caren Cooper, an associate professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jul 5, 2022

White-tailed Deer Love the Suburbs. This Study is Tracking Them in Triangle Backyards.

The News and Observer
NC State researchers are working with the state's Wildlife Resource Commission on the Triangle Urban Deer Study, a dive into how deer population behavior differs across urban, suburban and rural areas in Durham and Orange counties.

Jul 4, 2022

NC State Experts Develop New Prototype Fire Shelters For Firefighters

WRAL
The new prototype shelters are different from many earlier fire-resistant shelters that looked more like pup tents. "It looks like a baked potato in the ground, a big baked potato," said Joseph Roise, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

Jul 1, 2022

State Parks Want to Attract More Visitors of Color

The Washington Post
Myron Floyd, dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State, recently co-led a webinar discussion encouraging officials to consider how Black people perceive their parks, how they prepare their visits and how they are treated.