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Red Foxes in Our Area: What to Know

Several calls have come into the Extension Centers recently regarding the Red Fox. You may have been lucky enough like myself to observe a Red Fox in the wild. The athleticism of the red fox was…

bears walking across a road and car stopping

Watch Out for Wildlife

As Spring is coming into full-swing, wildlife and people start to encounter each other more often, especially during the evening and early morning hours with low-light conditions. While driving on…

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What Is Cooperative Extension?

Did You Know? Your Local Cooperative Extension Office Does More Than You Think!Have you ever wondered what your local Cooperative Extension Office does? You may know it for soil testing and plant…

Woodland Owner Notes eNewsletter - a Great Resource

Welcome to the Woodland Owner Notes eNewsletter, the NC State Extension Forestry newsletter supporting private and family forest landowners in North Carolina.We hope that you will come to regard this…

Sketch of a rustic cabin above text: LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT (McEvoy)

The Leopold Education Project

Increasing urbanization, growing use of electronic devices and other indirect ways of experiencing our natural environment increasingly disconnects us from the natural world, such as a farm, that…

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Code of the West in Winter

Winter is fast approaching and we all know that the possibility exists for winter cold and storms that can change our daily routines. Frozen pipes; impassable roads and cold homes. Therefore, it is…

Harmony for the Holidays!

I find one of the best ways for me to regain peace and harmony at my house is to get everyone outside! Getting unplugged and exploring nature in “3D” always reminds me of all the marvels that bring…

Fall Color Cadenza

Cadenza - An exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic work. The mountains are so breathtakingly gorgeous, especially this Fall. How is it that these trees develop all these different colors? This…

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Eastern Tent Caterpillars

Spring is early this year. We know it, the plants know it and guess what? The Eastern Tent Caterpillar knows it too. Eastern tent caterpillars are somewhat hairy and black with gold, white and blue…

A Boot Stomping Good Time at Swain Ag Fair

Article Written by: Hannah Styles - hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com Smoky Mountain Times - August 26, 2021