North Carolina's Two Coasts Part 2
A two-part episode which probes the natural forces that created our state’s coastline and the human impact on its future. Tom's interviews coastal spe...
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Join host Tom Earnhardt for this weekly series highlighting the state’s diverse local landscapes & unique natural features-- from the Black Mountains trails atop Mount Mitchell, and the gold and gemstone mines lining the piedmont to the endless fossil digs in the clay beds of the coast.
North Carolina's Two Coasts Part 1
A two-part episode which probes the natural forces that created our state’s coastline and the human impact on its future. Tom's interviews coastal spe...
Cafeteria Line
Spartina marshes behind our barrier islands--once considered wastelands--are now believed to be the most valuable and productive lands in North Caroli...
Living Collections
At the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences there are year-round collections of living things...20-year old snakes, 12-year old salamanders, rare...
Where Rivers are Born
Brownwater rivers are those that begin in the mountains and Piedmont and transport silt and clay particles. Blackwater rivers are generally short, slo...
Highway to the Future
North Carolina has its own version of the Appalachian Trail – the Mountains to the Sea Trail. It offers hikers a magnificent 1,000-mile adventure begi...
Native Intelligence
Wherever you go in North Carolina you will find a blanket of greenery – trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses. Much of the greenery, especially in our u...
Salamanders as Canaries
Coal miners once carried caged canaries to detect detect dangerous gases deep underground. The small caged birds--environmental indicators--served as ...
History and Future of Water... in North Carolina
With 17 river basins, all with an average of more than 40 inches of rain per year, North Carolina is extremely fortunate. Yet until the last half of t...
In Perfect Harmony: Camp Lejeune
The facilities at Camp Lejeune include beaches, pine forests, and wetlands. This legendary Marine Corps training facility is also home to a corps of c...