It’s not too early to mark your calendar because the third annual Green Fest event for Dogwood Alliance in downtown Decatur promises to be the best one yet. A day of […]
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World Wetlands Day
Why should you care about wetlands? February 2 is World Wetlands Day There are people all over the world working for wetlands. On World Wetlands Day, celebrated on February 2 […]
Whooping cranes settle on Carolinas coast
Four of the rare birds, once almost extinct… …have made a home on the Carolinas coast. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/494609.html By Jack Horan Special to the Observer Posted: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 South […]
Business as usual forestry
See where paper packaging comes from… These images from Coastal North Carolina tell the story of the impact of insutrial forestry on the landscape. These images were taken last week. […]
New Clearcuts: Dogwood Responds With New Efforts
When you know to look for them, you suddenly find that mass-clearcuts in the Southern Swamplands region of North Carolina and Virginia are rife on the landscape. Though the paper companies seem to have figured out that a thin veil of pines, three or four trees deep, can fool the average 70 mph passerby on the highway, to the residents of this area – clearcuts are not easily overlooked.