Western North Carolina

Hunting for Hemlocks

January 20, 2023

Ken Donny-Clark spent his last semester at UNC-Chapel Hill in the woods searching for a dwindling population of trees that local wildlife depends on: Carolina hemlocks.

All Creatures Great and Small

January 17, 2023

Rada Petric's love for nature has led her to study how human presence affects the behavior of small mammals like bats and mice.

The People’s Historian

May 25, 2022

Darin Waters believes that through the study of history, we can find out where we’ve been and glimpse where we’re going – something he learned during his PhD project at Biltmore Estate.