Camera Trapping Spotted Skunks - Skunks stink! Well only when they need to stink. Normally when people think of skunks they think of the more common Stripped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis. North Carolina is home to a second type of skunk, the Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius....
You may be thinking, what happened to Asheville after the Hurricane or what even is the status of the Forest Service after the flooding. Or you may be wondering why the blogs stopped coming from this area.. Well after about 6 months of healing I...
A Nighthawk is a type of bird that hunts at night, usually with long tapered wings, large mouths for catching insects in flight, and cryptic camouflage feather colorations. Nighthawks are most active at dusk and are very hard to study and observe, due to this,...
North Carolina has been celebrating pride events as early as 1992. Blue Ridge Pride organized itself in order to help direct and organize the multiple vendors as the community grew and grew. Working in the forest service means working with a diverse group of wonderful...
Snot otter alert! Cryptobranchus alleganiensis the Eastern Hellbender is a type of salamander that resides in fast-moving clean streams here in western North Carolina. With the help of networking at the Reptile and Amphibian conservation conference I attended in early March, I was able to get in contact with the king...
Bat mist netting is a type of survey used to help estimate the populations and types of bats in an area. While working with the Forest Service, I was invited to join in bat mist netting events since I have acquired the rabies vaccine. While...
A Bio Blitz is a detailed study of biodiversity in a specific location over a specified period of time, bringing experts and amateurs together to collect data. As a resource assistant, I was invited to attend the Whetstone Branch and Rodgers Ridge Bio Blitz through the...
¿A ver, porque cres que vamos a atrapar mamíferos chiquitos? Unos de los mas comunes son Ratones y ratas pero ay otros tipos, unos sin cola, la nariz mas larga esos tambien se conocen como, ratones de campo, topos y musarañas. Trabajando en los bosques...
Crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs, mountain lobsters, and yabbies, are all names that people use to describe the type of mini lobster looking crustacean. In the state of North Carolina, we still have crayfish found throughout our watersheds. The state natural resource commission of North Carolina invited wildlife biologist...
Forest Service RAP Intern Insights Being in the forest service means collaboration with nature commissions and Non Government Organizations. As a team, the goal is usually also aligns with the Forests service goals and desired outcomes. I was encouraged to contact the North Carolina Natural resource...