NC State University - Extension & Outreach News

Sustainable Forestry Teachers’ Academy Garnering High Praise

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:03:52 GMT

The Sustainable Forestry Teachers’ Academy is just wrapping up another year and it is already getting fantastic reviews from its students — the teachers. The Academy is a four-day residential program that focuses on the social, economic, and environmental aspects … Continue reading →

Devine Receives CESU National Network Award

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:16:57 GMT

Congratulations to Dr. Hugh Devine who has been awarded the 2014 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) National Network Award. This prestigious award is presented biannually to recognize individuals who have contributed substantially to the development, implementation or accomplishments of the … Continue reading →

Sustainable Solution Is Changing Lives

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:57:54 GMT

Forest Biomaterials junior and former Marine Tyson Huffman in NC State University’s College of Natural Resources, is working in Rwanda with Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE). The work he is doing is changing lives. In the developing world, the absence of … Continue reading →

Dr. Hess’s Teaching Award Spotlighted in Eastern Wake News

Thu, 22 May 2014 19:06:03 GMT

A focus on sustainability and hands-on activities for students are what Knightdale Land Use Review Board member George Hess considers some of the reasons he was chosen to receive North Carolina State University’s Board of Governor’s award at the university’s … Continue reading →

Opinion – Insurance Industry Behind The Curve In Addressing Wildfire Danger

Thu, 22 May 2014 18:40:03 GMT

Dr. Toddi Steelman, co-director of the Fire Chasers Project at North Carolina State University’s Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources and executive director of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, asserted in a Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Noted Quantitative Population Ecologist to Deliver Global Environmental Change Lecture at NC State

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:11:12 GMT

Dr. Barry Brook, the Australian Research Council Future Fellow III, Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change, and Director of Climate Science for The Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide in South Australia will deliver the inaugural Global Environmental Change … Continue reading →

People First Tourism is subject of WCOM radio program

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:33:06 GMT

NC State Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management professor Duarte Morais and two of People First Tourism’s micro-entrepreneurs were guests on WCOM-FM 103.5 (Chapel-Hill-Carboro Public Radio). In the interview, broadcast on March 26, 2014, the guests discussed with host Lee Anne McClymont the … Continue reading →

North Carolina’s Arbor Day Celebration 2014

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 18:27:14 GMT

The public is invited to participate in North Carolina’s 2014 Arbor Day Celebration to be held at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, March 22, 2014, from 10am to 2pm. The NC State University Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources … Continue reading →

Borlaug Award Nominations Due By March 7

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:17:00 GMT

Award nominations are being accepted through March 7 for the Norman E. Borlaug Excellence in Service to Society and the Environment Award. This award is open to all tenure-track faculty of N.C. State University and is presented annually. This year’s … Continue reading →

NCSU Study Demonstrates Value of State Parks

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:15:53 GMT

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 the parks. And the total economic … Continue reading →

Slow Burn: Fall Foliage Taking Its Time

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:04:34 GMT

No, it’s not another sign of the federal government shutdown. North Carolina’s hardwood trees are taking their time to change colors this fall because of a low-stress growing season that included plenty of moisture and mild temperatures, a North Carolina … Continue reading →

Study Shows S.C. Forest Industry Positioned for Growth

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:54:01 GMT

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 Carolina State University. The goal of the new study was … Continue reading →

PRTM Team + Volunteers = Quality Visitor Impact Data

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:46:08 GMT

How do managers at the Rachel Carson and Masonboro Island Reserves learn about how visitors impact Reserve land and resources? In the past, monitoring visitor use of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve sites presented a challenge due to limited resources … Continue reading →

Mitchell is Kilndrying.org’s New Forum Moderator

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:37:49 GMT

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 industrial and academic experience in wood products and lumber industries, … Continue reading →

Sustainable Forestry Teachers??? Academy Garnering High Praise

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:52:14 GMT

Sustainable Forestry Teachers??? Academy Garnering High Praise

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:30:28 GMT

Devine Receives CESU National Network Award

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:52:14 GMT

Devine Receives CESU National Network Award

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:00:24 GMT

Sustainable Solution Is Changing Lives

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:52:14 GMT

Sustainable Solution Is Changing Lives

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:00:17 GMT