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Category: Flora

Making tree friends in the winter

Posted on February 3, 2011March 16, 2011 by Staff

Participants in winter plant identification classes at Sarah P. Duke Gardens and the N.C. Botanical Garden are making friends with numerous trees that are easily recognized when they are bare and leafless.

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Reading the landscape

Posted on January 27, 2011February 3, 2011 by Staff

Reading the landscape can be really engaging for those who take to our local trails with an intention to get more than exercise or a dog walk.

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Ivy removal success stories

Posted on January 20, 2011January 20, 2011 by Staff

What do Springer’s Point on Ocracoke Island and UNC’s Battle Park have in common? English ivy, Hedera helix – that’s what they have in common.

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A special place for flora and fauna

Posted on January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 by Staff

Not far from Chapel Hill’s Merritt Pasture stands Stillhouse Bottom.

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Birding and botanizing

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Staff

There are birders and there are botanizers. Birders are not necessarily ornithologists and botanizers are not necessarily botanists.

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New Year’s resolve for weekly explorations

Posted on December 30, 2010January 5, 2011 by Staff

By Ken Moore
Flora Columnist

This time every year, I encourage folks to resolve to walk a trail through local natural areas at least every weekend, beginning with New Year’s Day.

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Don’t orphan that special tree

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Staff

As we approach all the celebration and joys of Dec. 25, take a time out to reflect on the specialness of that tree you brought indoors to accompany your family traditions.

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Mistletoe in the news

Posted on December 16, 2010December 16, 2010 by Staff

Mistletoe was in the news last week.

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Bringing evergreens indoors

Posted on December 8, 2010December 9, 2010 by Staff

When I was a youngster, bringing evergreen holly branches indoors at Christmas time just seemed like the thing to do.

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Exploring with like-minded folk

Posted on December 2, 2010December 2, 2010 by Staff

Thanksgiving Day included a walk in the woods. Lingering fall color and the beautiful beginnings of the winter forest landscape were worthy of giving thanks.

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Thanksgiving explorations

Posted on November 24, 2010November 24, 2010 by Staff

Here we are observing another Thanksgiving. Folks remaining here at home most likely have family and friends joining them for the seasonal tradition.

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Celebrating North Carolina Native- American heritage

Posted on November 18, 2010November 18, 2010 by Staff

Two plants I mentioned last week when leading into the coral honeysuckle story are wax myrtle and yaupon holly.

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Botanical surprises on the beach dunes

Posted on November 11, 2010November 14, 2010 by Staff

Botanical surprises on the beach dunes
Thankfully, when my surf fishing is not successful, I can fall back on the pleasures of taking a closer look at the variety of plants holding the sandy dunes in place.

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A trail just for walkers!

Posted on November 4, 2010April 26, 2011 by Staff

Three cheers for the guys who manage UNC Carolina North’s 20-plus miles of trails! There is now a footpath reserved exclusively for walkers. Believe it or not, the markers at the trailheads state that the trail is for “walking only, no dogs, no runners, and no bikes.”

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Flora and fauna on Cane Creek Reservoir

Posted on October 28, 2010November 3, 2010 by Staff

I thank UNC librarian and Flora reader Margaretta Yarborough for sharing stories and pictures of her frequent Cane Creek Reservoir paddling adventures. As a kayak-birder, she manages to capture some engaging images from her kayak. Those images influenced me to go paddling on the lake this past Saturday.

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