Follow NC State University - Extension & Outreach News, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/nc-state-university-d-extension-and-outreach-news Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:19:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPcn_B_kqOJKQ 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 →]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2014 01:03:52 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPcn_B_kqOJKQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPL89GmUvANgg 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 →]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:16:57 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPL89GmUvANgg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaNB7OHrGApGSw 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 →]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:57:54 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaNB7OHrGApGSw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMl2Tzz49AKmw 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 →]]> Thu, 22 May 2014 22:06:03 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMl2Tzz49AKmw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPOXFL7o5UQJg 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 →]]> Thu, 22 May 2014 21:40:03 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPOXFL7o5UQJg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMCO9Xd5SHCxg 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 →]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:11:12 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMCO9Xd5SHCxg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPv__RTR-_Sog 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 →]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:33:06 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaPv__RTR-_Sog https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMcinq_g7_RBg 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 →]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:27:14 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMcinq_g7_RBg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOyRt9b7G0jGw 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 →]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:17:00 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOyRt9b7G0jGw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaNFuM0aE4bB1Q 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 →]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:15:53 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaNFuM0aE4bB1Q https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOLhbWOUK4Tqw 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 →]]> Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:04:34 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOLhbWOUK4Tqw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOnolcWNQ7AFg 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 →]]> Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:54:01 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOnolcWNQ7AFg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMarqINDfLLWQ 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 →]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:46:08 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaMarqINDfLLWQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOOg46EjT9WsA 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 →]]> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:37:49 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/8PkMrNOWFaOOg46EjT9WsA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1oQByvkTSkLNPKljMTdTIQ 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 of sustainable forestry in North Carolina. This annual program is chock-full of learning experiences for […]]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:52:14 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1oQByvkTSkLNPKljMTdTIQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vf_YloHsFTUJUvfkmRLS3Q 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 of sustainable forestry in North Carolina. This annual program is chock-full of learning experiences for […]]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2014 03:30:28 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/Vf_YloHsFTUJUvfkmRLS3Q https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1oQByvkTSkLJlCSIc2ja9w 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 CESU Network. Dr. Devine is an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor in the Department of Parks, […]]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:52:14 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1oQByvkTSkLJlCSIc2ja9w https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/17UV-JcdszP_OPlUjDZJkQ 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 CESU Network. Dr. Devine is an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor in the Department of Parks, [...]]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:00:24 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/17UV-JcdszP_OPlUjDZJkQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1oQByvkTSkIgAzetMpWwsw 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 affordable sanitary pads is more than a health and hygiene issue its an economic […]]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:52:14 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1oQByvkTSkIgAzetMpWwsw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/IIDCtyeD-qsY6MHjEGbVHg 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 affordable sanitary pads is more than a health and hygiene issue its an economic [...]]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:00:17 +0300 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/IIDCtyeD-qsY6MHjEGbVHg