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34576
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In an effort to create more public outreach programs, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has created Outreach North Carolina. With the help of federal grant money, Outreach North Carolina has brought environmental education programs to ten underserved counties that have a large amount of natural resources. Five different programs catering to the public, children, and Spanish-speaking communities are now in effect.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Sum 2004, p11-14
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34578
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With new technology becoming more easily accessible and cost-effective, the museum has begun incorporating different techniques to study animals in the wild. The Southern Hognose snake in Sandhills and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in the Appalachian mountain range are two species that have been studied using technological advancements. These approaches have already led to new observations regarding these species.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 13 Issue 1, Spring 2005, p2-5, il, por
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34579
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Two of the museum employees capture the natural world around them in different ways. One uses a digital camera, and the other one sketches and paints. By making their subject matter the natural life of North Carolina, they hope to inspire people of all kinds to go out into nature and try it for themselves.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p5-7, il
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34580
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Picture Creek Nature Preserve has the most diverse collection of native species to North Carolina. With the help of museum educators and the Department of Agriculture, this area will be opened up for education, prescribed burns, and seed collection in order to maintain the quantity and scope of native flora and fauna.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p8-9, il
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34581
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North Carolina State University Libraries is teaming up with paleobotanist Elisabeth Wheeler in order to catalog thousands of species of wood. The collection, “Inside Wood”, will be available on the free public database, and showcase thousands of samples from different trees around the world. Wheeler has also donated her personal collection of 25,000 samples to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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34582
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The Aurora Fossil Museum is just one of many museums in the North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative (GSMC). Since 1990, the GSMC has helped facilitate cooperative projects between members, enabled them to develop exhibits, and expand science education around North Carolina. There are now 25 member institutions in the GSMC, all of which benefit from acting as a cohesive unit for funding opportunities and intellectual sharing.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 13 Issue 3, Fall/Winter 2005, p7-9, il, por
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34583
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The Chimney Swift, a migratory bird that nests in North Carolina in early April, is well-known for their chimney roosting habits. These birds collect by the thousands in chimneys across North Carolina from dusk until dawn. With the disappearance or capping of chimneys in residential areas, conservationists have begun designing towers made from brick or concrete for the swifts to live in.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Spring 2008, p2-3, il
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34584
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The most severe drought on record has hit North Carolina, amounting to several ecological problems around the state. Droughts affect burning necessary for forests and plant species, the lower water levels have hurt native species and allowed invasive species to thrive, and ponds drying up are leaving amphibians and fishes without habitats.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 16 Issue 1, Spring 2008, p6-8, il
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34585
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The purple martin spends their breeding and nesting season in North Carolina and spend the winter in South America. After finding martin houses unattended, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences teamed up with the Wake Audubon Society to tend to the houses and move them to more desirable locations. The new locations also allow the public to observe the behavior of the purple martins.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sum 2008, p8-10, il
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34608
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The North Carolina native band, the Bowerbirds, based many of their songs off of the work they completed while helping the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The main guitarist and vocalist spent time together working to track the Swainson’s warbler for the museum, and as a result, created poems and songs based on what they experienced in nature.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 16 Issue 3, Winter 2008, p6-7, il, por
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34609
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Thirty years ago, the wild turkey was disappearing quickly from North Carolina. Now, after the Wildlife Resources Commission helped restock turkeys by taking them from overabundant areas to areas that were completely barren, the species is flourishing once again in North Carolina.
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34610
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has added a new exhibit that allows patrons to see the native saltwater species of the Atlantic Ocean. There are approximately 18 different species of fish, including a bonnethead shark and lionfish. The exhibit allows for visitors to learn more about native North Carolina species, their habitat, and dangers to them.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Winter 2014, p4-5, il
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34611
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The monarch butterfly in North America makes its way down to Mexico every year to lay eggs, passing through North Carolina in spring and fall. But with the decline of milkweed and other native plants, the monarch butterfly populations drop as well. North Carolinians can help by growing native species in their gardens.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 22 Issue 2, Spring 2014, p2-3, il
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34612
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Many native tropical insect species have counterparts in temperate climates of North America. The Eastern Hercules beetle, the Devil’s mare walking stick, and the Cloudless Sulphur butterfly are all common insects found in North Carolina that are closely related to tropical and desert insects.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 22 Issue 2, Spring 2014, p6-7, il
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34613
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The Prairie Ridge outdoor education facility of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opened its doors in 2004. Since then, many of the goals of the facility have been met, including a green classroom, a native garden, and trails through the land. They plan to continue research into bee studies, chimney swift surveys, and more after-school and at-risk youth programs.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 22 Issue 4, Fall 2014, p4-5, il, por