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A Marine Mission in the Lowcountry

Discover finned friends, a sea turtle hospital, and a quest for conservation at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston.

by Alysia Yates
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Protecting Wonder at Grandfather Mountain

North Carolina’s iconic mountain has been a place of wild beauty for hundreds of millions of years. The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation is determined to keep it that way.

by Susanna Klingenberg
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Escape to the Top of the World at Grandfather Mountain

When the neighborhood pool starts to feel like a bathtub and summer break’s novelty starts to wear away, cool mountain air and kid-friendly activities are restorative for the whole family.

by Lara Ivanitch
Living in North Carolina

Rewriting the Story of Cotton

On a sprawling farm in rural Northampton County, a young Black farmer-entrepreneur is teaching people the value of an ancient agricultural tradition with deep, dark roots.

by Latria Graham
sea turtles
Our State Knows Best

Our State Knows Best: Sea Turtles

Find out what three conservationists have to say about loving and preserving North Carolina’s sea turtles — and learn how to spot these special creatures in the wild.

by Tamiya Anderson
Living in North Carolina

Heirloom Earth

Letting kids discover what’s just over the horizon requires trust and faith, and yields the stewards of tomorrow.

by Drew Perry
Columns

Ramblin’ Man: Return of the Thunder Chicken

Our spring woods would be a lot quieter today if not for a North Carolina conservationist who was devoted to wild turkeys.

by T. Edward Nickens
History

Back in the Day: Savior of the Soil

Learn how Wadesboro native Hugh Hammond Bennett became North Carolina’s “Father of Soil Conservation.”

by Katie King
Western

A Perpetual Harvest

Filed away in card catalog drawers in a Watauga County library, packets of heirloom seeds await planting. And with every seed comes a story.

by Leigh Ann Henion
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