ecosystem

Dan River flowing through Stokes County near Walnut Cove.

Environment

Piedmont Land Conservancy protects 848 acres on the Dan River

3:05pm April 03, 2023

Hundreds of acres of land along the Dan River will soon be open to the public for recreation, river access, and plans are in place to eventually make the land part of the state’s nearly 1,200-mile-long Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

As the climate warms, drought is killing large numbers of trees in California. Scientists are looking to the past to try and understand how the ecosystems of today may be changing.

To Predict Effects Of Global Warming, Scientists Looked Back 20,000 Years

8:37pm August 30, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

More than 40 researchers concluded that climate change would make ecosystems such as deciduous forests, grasslands and Arctic tundra unrecognizable.

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New Study Shows Some Invasive Plant Species Could Help The Environment

7:46am July 18, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

A new study shows how a type of Japanese seaweed could help protect North Carolina's shoreline.

This is one of several canals that will be filled to slow the movement of water through the Everglades, restoring an ecosystem environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas called the "river of grass."

Once Parched, Florida's Everglades Finds Its Flow Again

9:52am February 19, 2016

by Greg Allen

The Everglades lost half its ecosystem after Tamiami Trail was built through the heart of the national park in the 1920s, cutting off water flow. Now, restoration efforts are finally taking effect.

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The decline of honeybees has been attributed to a variety of causes, from nasty parasites to the stress of being transported from state to state to feed on various crops in need of pollination.

Biologist Says Promoting Diversity Is Key To 'Keeping The Bees'

3:32pm July 09, 2014

Laurence Packer says humans need to appreciate both domestic bees and the some 20,000 species of wild bees. His book Keeping The Bees explores all types, including some that feed on tears.

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