/tags/nature Nature en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:18:54 GMT /show/due-south/2025-04-23/north-carolina-snakes-copperheads-what-to-do-if-you-get-a-snake-bite As warm weather emerges in North Carolina, so do the snakes. A reptile expert tells us how to observe — and enjoy — snakes from afar. Then, an emergency medicine doctor tells us what to do if you’re bitten by a venomous snake: first, stay calm, and second, seek medical care. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:18:54 GMT /show/due-south/2025-04-23/north-carolina-snakes-copperheads-what-to-do-if-you-get-a-snake-bite Leoneda Inge, Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy /show/due-south/2024-04-24/what-to-do-if-you-get-bitten-by-a-snake-in-north-carolina-and-how-to-appreciate-them-from-afar As warm weather emerges in North Carolina, so do the snakes. A reptile expert tells us how to observe — and enjoy — snakes from afar. Then, an emergency medicine doctor tells us what to do if you’re bitten by a venomous snake: first, stay calm, and second, seek medical care. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:36:06 GMT /show/due-south/2024-04-24/what-to-do-if-you-get-bitten-by-a-snake-in-north-carolina-and-how-to-appreciate-them-from-afar Leoneda Inge, Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy /environment/2023-08-10/indigenous-activists-say-haw-river-should-be-a-legal-entity Indigenous activists are leading a movement to pass a state Rights of Nature law. They say the legislation would give the Haw River more environmental protection. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:52:55 GMT /environment/2023-08-10/indigenous-activists-say-haw-river-should-be-a-legal-entity Celeste Gracia /news/2022-04-22/callery-pears-an-invader-worse-than-murder-hornets Bradford pears and 24 other ornamental trees were developed from Callery pears — a species brought to America a century ago to save ravaged pear orchards. Now, their invasive descendants have been reported in more than 30 states. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:18:34 GMT /news/2022-04-22/callery-pears-an-invader-worse-than-murder-hornets Associated Press /news/2022-03-11/new-program-in-nc-puts-bounty-on-bradford-pear-trees It will allow people to get up to five new native trees for their yards in exchange for cutting down the same number of Bradford pears. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:29:50 GMT /news/2022-03-11/new-program-in-nc-puts-bounty-on-bradford-pear-trees Associated Press, Joe Jurney /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-03/movies-on-the-radio-how-films-about-nature-educate-and-enchant Man versus wild is an enduring theme in film that continues to draw movie-goers to the box office. From the 1998 IMAX epic “Everest” to the solo-survival… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:50:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-03/movies-on-the-radio-how-films-about-nature-educate-and-enchant Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-07-03/movies-on-the-radio-how-films-about-nature-educate-and-enchant Man versus wild is an enduring theme in film that continues to draw movie-goers to the box office. From the 1998 IMAX epic “Everest” to the solo-survival… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:50:12 GMT /arts-culture/2019-07-03/movies-on-the-radio-how-films-about-nature-educate-and-enchant Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-10/whats-your-favorite-film-about-nature-and-the-environment From Erin Brokovich's fight for environmental justice to the lush natural world in James Cameron’s “Avatar,” nature and the environment often play a… Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:50:52 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-10/whats-your-favorite-film-about-nature-and-the-environment Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-06-10/whats-your-favorite-film-about-nature-and-the-environment From Erin Brokovich's fight for environmental justice to the lush natural world in James Cameron’s “Avatar,” nature and the environment often play a… Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:50:52 GMT /arts-culture/2019-06-10/whats-your-favorite-film-about-nature-and-the-environment Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-08-31/photos-discovering-the-hidden-world-of-fungi-in-western-north-carolina For E.J. Dwigans, the intersection of nature and photography is where he most likes to be."My favorite place to take photos is the forest, any forest,"… Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:39:08 GMT /arts-culture/2016-08-31/photos-discovering-the-hidden-world-of-fungi-in-western-north-carolina Elizabeth Baier