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Medoc Mountain State Park: Wildflowers

Medoc Mountain State Park: Wildflowers

Medoc Mountain State Park is home to many kinds of wildflowers throughout the year, usually from February until November. But it’s early…
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Haw River State Park: What are Wetlands?

Haw River State Park: What are Wetlands?

What makes a wetland a wetland? Well, being wet is only part of the whole picture: Well, “wetness” is a big part of it. There are lots of…
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Haw River State Park: Eastern Box Turtle

Haw River State Park: Eastern Box Turtle

Have you ever seen an eastern box turtle? At Haw River State Park, rangers track these turtles using radio telemetry, a combination of…
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Falls Lake State Recreation Area: Forces in Motion

Falls Lake State Recreation Area: Forces in Motion

Forces are acting all around you! Objects including you are being pushed and pulled in different directions. Sometimes these forces cause…
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Stone Mountain State Park: Rock Formations

Stone Mountain State Park: Rock Formations

Each rock has a unique story about how it formed, and how the forces of erosion shape what it looks like today. While we don’t have any…
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Weymouth Woods and the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

Weymouth Woods and the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

The Longleaf pine is an evergreen conifer like other pines that you might see such as the Loblolly pine, but that gets its name because it…
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Weymouth Woods and the Red Cockaded Woodpecker

Weymouth Woods and the Red Cockaded Woodpecker

Welcome to Weymouth Woods Sandhills Preserve. There are so many unique plants and animals that call this type of ecosystem home, including…
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Lumber River State Park: Especially Unique Black Water

Lumber River State Park: Especially Unique Black Water

There are two main places on Earth we find blackwater rivers: the Amazon River Basin and in southeastern United States. The blackwaters of…
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Lumber River State Park: Navigating the Lumber River

Lumber River State Park: Navigating the Lumber River

Our big canoes hold 14-passengers — and they’re a great way to explore our waterways. We know that people in North Carolina have been…
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Carolina Beach State Park: Prescribed Burns

Carolina Beach State Park: Prescribed Burns

In the habitat of Carolina Beach State Park, fire plays an important role in the survival of the plants in the area (such as venus…
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Carolina Beach State Park: Rare Plants with Unusual Adaptations

Carolina Beach State Park: Rare Plants with Unusual Adaptations

Something that makes Carolina Beach state park special is plants with some unusual adaptations. Let’s take a look.
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