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Did you know that more than half the forest land in the United States is owned and managed by some 11 million private forest owners? These working forests benefit us all. Private forest lands:
Music -- (NPR) It's a packed release week with a whole bunch of notable albums to highlight, including the rock guitar heroics on Ex Hex's It's Real, the wistful wisdom of Jenny Lewis, Andrew Bird's "finest work yet," mind-blowing sonics from the genre-bending composers Emily Wells and Lafawndah, the German electronic artist Apparat and much more.
What can we each do to lower our Carbon Footprint? Wnctimes will be talking about how we, as indviduals can do to make a difference.
On Friday, March 15, 2019 high school students walked out of school worldwide in what was called "Climate Strike." Earther: "They are the first generation to grow up fully aware that they’ll suffer from climate change. And they refuse to accept inaction anymore."
U.S. Forest Service has opportunities for young people. Summer is coming, so let's take a look at what they have to offer....
The Asheville Fire Department is accepting applications for its Citizens Fire Academy, which will start March 27.
RALEIGH – You wouldn’t take photos in the middle of an interstate, so why stand on railroad tracks to get that one shot?
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Freeda George Forman, the daughter of former heavyweight champion George Foreman and briefly a boxer herself, has died at a suburban Houston home. She was 42.
Catawba Valley Community College provides an innovative approach to a traditional curriculum subject. Since 2004, students enrolled in selected history courses have gained a first hand perspective on the past through CVCC’s HandsOnHistory initiative.
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