Forest Protection

Smokey Bear celebrates 80th trip around the sun

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At roughly the halfway point from when allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to embark on the liberation of Western Europe (June 6) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s successful reelection bid that made him the only U.S. President to serve a fourth term (Nov. 7), another iconic household name took shape in 1944. Smokey Bear … Read more

Scorching weather is not what is scorching elm trees

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Elm trees throughout parts of North Carolina have recently begun to appear brown, or dead, as if they’ve been scorched by fire. Having been reported by many counties across the state, these ‘scorched’ elm trees have primarily been seen throughout the Central Piedmont. Upon closer examination, the leaves are skeletonized, meaning the tender green portions … Read more