Walking with Walter and William

…However, according to Park Superintendent Billy Hartness, the area which harbors the greatest display of Walter’s Aster was in past years burned annually. Clearly Walter’s Aster is a pyrophile! The…

Paul James Philson

…Oread (/ΛˆΙ”Λriˌæd, ΛˆΙ”ΛriΙ™d/; Ancient Greek: ὈρειΞ¬ς, romanized: Oreiás, stem ὈρειΞ¬δ-, Oreiád-, Latin: Oreas/Oread-, from ὄρος, “mountain”) or Orestiad /Ι”ΛΛˆrΙ›stiˌæd, –iΙ™d/; ὈρεστιΞ¬δες, Orestiádes) is a mountain nymph. They differ from each…

NEWSFLASH: Chip Cherry Update

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2023 NC Wildflower of the Year

…buttonbush explodes with small, fragrant white flowers with long protruding styles that are densely arranged in spherical clusters, resembling little pincushions or fireworks. Buttonbush is truly a pollinator magnet: these…

Percy H. Gentle

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Ivey Foreman Lewis

…The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 16 Dec. 2020. Web. 20 Jan. 2021 2. Dorr, Gregory Michael. 2000. Assuring America’s place in the sun: Ivey Foreman Lewis and the…