Ecosystems

The edge of a pocosin swamp overlooks a drainage ditch.

瓜神app

Rising tides and drainage ditches threaten North Carolina's coastal freshwater wetlands

Zachary Turner

As sea levels rise along the North Carolina coast, saltwater encroaches on coastal freshwater wetlands. A network of drainage ditches has exacerbated the problem, transporting saltwater inland to invade forested wetlands.

Seagrass meadows in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary, like this one, are starting to decline because of changing landscapes.

Environment

NC Seagrass Decline Comes With Significant Economic Losses, Study Finds

Celeste Gracia

Environment

How The Cold War Boosted Conservation

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Today the European Green Belt is a stretch of rich and flourishing land in Western Europe that extends north to south for thousands of miles. However,鈥�

Environment

How The Cold War Boosted Conservation

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Today the European Green Belt is a stretch of rich and flourishing land in Western Europe that extends north to south for thousands of miles. However,鈥�

An image of an NSCU biology professor holding a St. Francis satyr butterfly

Military

Military Teams Up With Conservation Groups To Protect Wildlife

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Note: this program is a rebroadcast from August 17, 2016.For years, the Pentagon has partnered with conservation groups to protect hundreds of endangered鈥�

Military

Military Teams Up With Conservation Groups To Protect Wildlife

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Note: this program is a rebroadcast from August 17, 2016.For years, the Pentagon has partnered with conservation groups to protect hundreds of endangered鈥�