Beach Birds: Take a Closer Look at your Surfside Companions
Birds and people alike love the beach! Learn how to identify our fine feathered friends on your next trip to North Carolina’s coast.
Tag: nature
The Night Shift: The Beauty and Variety of North Carolina Moths
Move over lightning bugs — these winged creatures are the ones to watch for on summer evenings!
Pack a Pole! Five Nearby Hikes To Go Fishing
Check out these spots in the Triangle to cast a line in the water after a short hike, a quintessential summer pastime or many.
The Incomplete Gardener
Just like the plants in his garden, this writer finds we’re always learning and growing, dreaming and scheming.
Clay Masters: These Wasps Make Good Neighbors
Mud dauber wasps are non-aggressive insects that are unlikely to sting — and expert architects that build intricate nests
A Month of Firsts: Mother Nature Shines in April
From unfurling leaves to early butterflies, it’s a good time to head outside to note the changes happening in your neighborhood.
Love in the Rain: A Salamander Congress
On damp nights in the winter in North Carolina, a mating ritual surfaces where thousands of salamanders gather to lay eggs.
The Chosen One
Columnist Jim Dodson on spotting a red-tailed sentinel , his a faithful, four-legged soulmate and the concept of spirit animals
The Feel of Fall
A visual celebration of the beauty of autumn leaves in and around Raleigh.
Wild Miracles: Artist Elizabeth Bradford’s A House of One Room
North Carolina painter Elizabeth Bradford’s work showcasing the natural world is highlighted in an exhibit at the Cameron Art Museum this summer.
Hope Springs: A Photographer Captures the Season of Renewal
For my family, spring is about celebrating every flower and cherishing longer days. It’s about the extra warmth from the sun, the eternal hope, and the promise of Easter.
The Winter Woods
Among the bare-branched trees, writes Jim Dodson, nature speaks my favorite language.
Quoted: How Do You Know it’s Finally Spring?
Here’s how five buzzy locals know that spring is back for good.
What I’m Doing: Writer and Yogi Andrea Rice
Navigating the new normal—how I’m finding steadiness during unsteady times.