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28521
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Deer in North Carolina like to eat plants in gardens and can damage landscape. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension recommends three primary strategies to keeping deer at bay. These include physical barriers, repellents and making appropriate plant choices.
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Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are fun to watch and play a crucial role in the health of ecosystems. Gardeners can help create habitats for pollinators by growing plants native to North Carolina, including asters, bee balm, milkweeds, and blue lobelia.
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28523
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Dubbed as Nature’s Playground, Burke County, North Carolina offers a variety of activities such as hiking, kayaking, hang gliding, and wine tours. South Mountains State Park provides a backcountry experience for all levels of outdoor enthusiasts. There are also a number of waterfalls and lakes to explore in the area.
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Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) and Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) are both losing their habitat due to human progress. Many electric co-op members are working to reverse that trend by building birdhouses and nesting places for them. The efforts to provide homes for the birds are detailed.
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28525
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Clemmons, NC resident Tom Brown is preserving heirloom apple trees once thought to be lost to time. Brown keeps the old varieties going by finding the original tree, taking cuttings, grafting his cuttings, and planting them in his preservation orchard. Brown has more than 1,000 trees in his orchard and discusses how he goes about finding unique varieties.
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28526
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Fading D Farm is the only water buffalo farm and creamery in North Carolina. Owners David and Faythe DiLoreto started a herd to make the rare and coveted Mozzarella di Bufala cheese after they could not find a place which sold it near their home in Rowan County. The couple talks about their farm and creamery, the work they do to raise the animals and make the cheese, and how they got started in the business.
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28527
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The Butterfly Highway is a program that was started by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation in response to the decline of Monarch butterflies. The program works to restore habitat for the butterfly and other pollinators, including bees. The statewide conservation initiative, its history, and its successes are detailed.
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28528
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The Farmers and Communities Manage Deer program encourages licensed hunters to harvest white-tailed deer and donate them to drop-off sites and participating facilities. The processed meat is then used to feed impoverished people in need. The program, its success feeding the poor in Eastern North Carolina, and its impact on the deer population are detailed.
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Last summer, nine youths from the North Carolina Youth Conservation Corps helped to clear forest trails in Uwharrie National Forest near Asheboro. NCYCC crews have put in hundreds of hours to improve and expand access to North Carolina’s protected natural areas since the program was created in 2013. The program also mentors youth, focusing especially on those who are neither in school nor working through the Opportunity Youth Service Initiatives. The benefits the group provides the state and the positive work the group has done for its youth are detailed.
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28530
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The damage Hurricane Matthew did to Hatteras Island is documented. Residents describe how they are dealing with the storm’s destruction. The weather pattern that caused the catastrophic flooding is also detailed.
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28551
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North Carolina Electric Cooperatives attended the 75th annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. North Carolina representatives discussed communication methods during storm-related outages, voltage management, and sound board governance.
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28552
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In late spring, summer and fall, numerous farm operations in North Carolina are open for visitors, as well as for annual tours and events. Diverse forms of agritourism offer a way for farmers to teach people about food production and the importance of family farms.
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28553
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Archaeologists are exploring a sunken blockade runner off the North Carolina coast near the Cape Fear River. The wreck was confirmed as the Scottish-built Agnes E. Frye, one of three sidewheel steamers bested by Union forces during the Civil War.
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28654
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North Carolina ranked second highest in lightning-related casualties from 1959 to 2007. Tips for how to protect yourself from lightning strikes and data about lightning strikes in the state and country are detailed.
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28659
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North Carolina’s college students are finding new ways to support sustainable causes on campus. Students from UNC Pembroke and Edgecombe Community College are highlighted for their promotion of sustainable food source and renewable energy sources.
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