by don | Nov 27, 2010
The answer is, in the case of the federally endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel, a resounding yes. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission with the aid of North Carolina Department of Transportation, Duke Energy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and...
by don | Nov 20, 2010
A beautiful morning and Lake Junaluska was calling again. I approached the lake along Golf Course Road on the side that borders U.S. Hwy 19. A thick white mist was rising from the warm water into the crisp morning air and the coots were disappearing from the surface...
by don | Nov 12, 2010
Waterfalls abound on the Headwaters tract Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is still hoping for a Christmas present from North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Most folk who follow conservation issues across the region are probably aware that CMLC and their...
by don | Nov 4, 2010
Last year around this time we talked about York University professor Bridget Stutchbury’s groundbreaking research with migrating purple martins and wood thrushes – see http://www.smokymountainnews.com/index.php/news/item/1383-the-naturalists-corner. Stutchbury, her...
by don | Oct 28, 2010
The clear night skies last week provided the perfect backdrop for this year’s Hunter’s Moon. The Hunter’s Moon is the first full moon after the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. This year’s harvest moon fell in September just six hours...
by don | Oct 21, 2010
Blue, white, lavender and purple corymbs, racemes and panicles will glow from shadowy woods and blaze from sunny meadows from now till the first hard, killing frost. Asters comprise a large beautiful complex and challenging group of wildflowers to pin down. More than...
