Our friends at the Oyster Trail have reminded us that October is Oyster Month in North Carolina and we are ALL IN on the goodness. In our state, oysters bring tremendous economic value through the shellfish industry, but are also known as being a crucially important species for protecting our coastline from erosion, providing food…
Fall is one of my favorite times of year in North Carolina. We are extremely lucky to be in a latitude that allows for such beautiful changes across seasons. We’re not too far north so that our winters are fairly mild in most areas, but we’re also not too far south, so that we do…
Greetings! This is our second installment in the series: SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS, and here we have for you a first hand account of what a horticulturalist does, and what kind of job a horticulturalist might fill in North Carolina. I’m super proud to introduce you to our second science expert, Karen Kottkamp from Daniel…
For those of you looking for great leaf peeping experiences, we have a blog post coming next week that will highlight spots all over the state to satisfy that need, but perhaps one of the most famous locations, Grandfather Mountain, also has an expanding Conservation Campus. Grandfather is a rather famous spot in our state…
The 2024 NC Fish Frenzy from Citizen Science organization, Science Across NC, will take place October 5-31. You can participate anywhere in North Carolina! Before you get started, you may want to check out all of the resources available at https://ncfishes.com. Fast references: Sponsored by Science Across NC – https://scienceacrossnc.org/ Webpage: https://scienceacrossnc.org/events/nc-fish-frenzy/ iNaturalist Project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/north-carolina-fish-frenzy…
Welcome to the “What is…Science?” post all about physics. If you’re standing at an event banner right now, and you’re looking for the answer to the physics question on the banner, here it is: *The rock and the baseball will hit the ground at the exact same time if they are dropped from the same height because…
Geology is the study of rocks, the mineral composition of the Earth, and how the Earth has changed over time. Scientists who study geology are geologists, and one thing we know about geology is that North Carolina has a seriously awesome geologic past. Want to know more? Of course you do.(And if you’re looking for the…
This is the third installment in the “What is…Science?” series – all about Chemistry. So, what is chemistry? I was hoping you would ask. In very technical terms, chemists research the properties, composition, and structures of elements and compounds. Through chemistry, we look for changes in elements and compounds and we measure the energy that is…
When I was young, summers were filled with outdoor exploration. On warm summer evenings we would grill fresh fish for dinner outside while purple martins swooped and swooned in and out of the little houses that we had put up for them. At that time, it never occurred to me that the act of providing…
If you’ve never heard of TRACK Trails from the Kids in Parks program, I beg you to run to your nearest park (child in hand) to experience this incredible resource that is designed to get you and your kid outside to learn about science and nature in fun and engaging ways. Read the post below,…