Christmas tree economy: More than just ornaments
Christmas trees may be a whimsical addition to holiday decorations, but the Christmas tree industry is a serious business. Lining the highways of western North Carolina are more than 25,000 acres of...
View ArticleNC sees bumper crop of Christmas trees this year
Have you selected the perfect Christmas tree yet? Did you know that when you purchase a tree you are making a difference to North Carolina’s and the nation’s economy? According to the News &...
View ArticleFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology December Newsletter Released
Don’t miss the December issue of the NCSU Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology program newsletter. In this Issue - Nature Research Center in Raleigh highlights FWCB research Wildlife surveys...
View ArticleN.C. State Golf Management Students to Help Northgreen Country Club
N.C. State University has chosen Northgreen Country Club as a classroom case study for students this semester who are trying to make a career in the golf industry. The PGA Golf Management course...
View ArticleNC State and Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Team Up to Help Raleigh Startup...
From Research, Innovation and Economic Development, NC State University Release date 2.13.13 Raleigh, NC – An NC State startup company commercializing technology that removes salt and other materials...
View ArticleNC State Leopold Wildlife Club runs scavenger hunt at Dixie Deer Classic
From News & Observer, Dixie Deer Classic set to start, Correspondent Teri Boggess — Release date 2.27.13 If you visit a Dixie Deer Classic booth and notice teens, preteens and even younger kids...
View ArticleSeymour Delivers 2013 Borlaug Lecture at NC State
On April 16, 2013, Frances Seymour delivered the 2013 Norman E. Borlaug Lecture at the Hunt Library at NC State University. The lecture, cosponsored by the College of Natural Resources and the College...
View ArticleHussey Win Proves Southern Timbersports Powerhouse
For the second time in two years and the third time in four years, a North Carolina State University student has taken the Southern Collegiate Championship title of the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Southern...
View ArticleNC State Golf Management Program One of Five in the Carolinas
Professional Golf Management programs prominent in the Carolinas Excerpt from worldgolf.com / Robb Wade featured GREENSBORO, N.C. — Today, Michael Cooper, PGA, is the general manager at Harbour...
View ArticleMitchell is Kilndrying.org’s New Forum Moderator
The Wagner Meters Forest Products Division recently announced that Dr. Phil Mitchell will be joining the industry expert moderator team at Kilndrying.org’s forum. Dr. Mitchell has over 30 years of...
View ArticleKays’ Bird Migration Research Featured on UntamedScience.com
Wildlife researcher, Roland Kays’ is part of a team of biologists featured recently in a video on UntamedScience.com. The video, shot at the Pine Island Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Corolla, NC,...
View ArticleTrust Thy Neighbor
During times of community change, familiar sources of information feel more trustworthy Increases in population size may lead to a breakdown in social trust, according to Jordan Smith a professor in...
View ArticleResearchers Map Where Tree Species Survive and Thrive under Climate Change
Trees have existed on Earth for nearly 400 million years, and today about 100,000 species populate the planet. Increasingly, trees are placed at risk by climate change, which spurs heat waves,...
View ArticleStudy Shows S.C. Forest Industry Positioned for Growth
The forestry industry in South Carolina is positioned for significant growth in the decades ahead, according to a study conducted by nationally prominent forestry expert Dr. Robert Abt of North...
View ArticleAre we building our way to ruin?
Are we building our way to ruin? That’s the premise of a provocatively titled new book released this month: The Housing Bomb: Why Our Addiction to Houses Is Destroying the Environment and Threatening...
View Article5 Questions with CNR Dean Mary Watzin
Our college’s vision is to be the go-to place for solutions to natural resource challenges. We don’t think it is enough to make a name for ourselves by describing problems. We want to develop...
View ArticleTree Change – A Challenge for Planners and Policy makers
Is Raleigh, NC becoming more like Baltimore? According to a study published in the journal Ecosystems by researchers Kevin Bigsby, Melissa McHale and George Hess in NC State’s College of Natural...
View ArticleThe Origin of Flowers: Tree Experts Help Unravel Evolutionary Mystery
NC State scientists had a hand in a massive research project highlighted in Science that sheds light on how flowering plants suddenly came into prominence more than 200 million years ago – what Charles...
View ArticleIncrease in Human-Alligator Encounters Spurs Student Research
It’s becoming more and more common these days to run into an alligator, whether near your home, in the park, or somewhere else. Now wildlife researchers in Raleigh are interested in finding out why....
View ArticleNCSU Study Demonstrates Value of State Parks
For the third straight year attendance at North Carolina state parks and state recreation areas hovered at a record level with 14.2 million visits. Travelers spent an average of $23.56 per day to enjoy...
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