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"BRINGING THE BEST OF NORTH CAROLINA TO YOUR FRONT DOOR"
COMING SOON TO YOUR
REGENCY PARK PARTNERSHIP
SAVING OUR ENDANGERED AQUATIC SPECIES.
In 2024, an Aquatic Conservation Laboratory opened at Yates Mill County Park. We will look at the significant contributions that NC State University and the NC Dept of Transportation made to this project, without which this facility may not have been possible.
WHAT’S BEHIND THEIR SPARKLING FLIGHTS?
Fireflies are a sign that summer is here. What’s behind their sparkling flights? What can we do to bring them to our yards? Learn the answers to these questions and many more in our upcoming Conversation about fireflies.
WAKE COUNTY OPEN SPACE AND GREENWAYS
Open space is natural land that has not been converted to residential or commercial development. It includes forests, greenways, parks, meadows, wetlands, floodplains and farms. Setting land aside for open space is important as growth and development continues throughout Wake County.
THE UMSTEAD RESEARCH STATION
One of 18 NCSU Research Stations, the Umstead Station was established in the 1940s, and was originally part of the John Umstead Hospital. A special report on this research station was prepared based on notes from staff at that facility.
SAVING OUR RED WOLVES
Red wolves once existed throughout the U.S. but were nearly driven to extinction by the mid-1900s. After a small captive population was established in the late 1970s, the red wolf was declared extinct in the wild in 1980. See what one NC nonprofit is doing to help the survival of the Red Wolf.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
Apprentices take college classes at Wake Tech while working with a mentor on the job to learn a checklist of applicable skills. Learn the benefits that Wake Tech offers, and see if one of these programs may be right for you!
WILL IT RAIN, WILL IT SNOW, OR WILL IT OR BE SUNNY?
What happens behind the scenes to help insure that your TV weather forecasts are as accurate as they can be. See what one local TV weather personality must do to prepare a forecast that may only take him a few minutes to present to you.