Published July 17, 2015 Rhododendron thicket Rosebay rhododendron grows from Canada south to Georgia and Alabama, but reaches its peak in the mountains and especially along streams in […]
Published September 1, 2015 Stick insects Stick insects, known locally in North Carolina as walking sticks, belong to the order Phasmidae, derived from the Greek phasma, meaning phantom. […]
Published December 28, 2015 Winter Lights?! For the second year, the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville has a special display called Winter Lights. Jerry Stripling, the former designer […]
Published July 19, 2017 Unbearably Cute Many years ago in graduate school I got a grant to study golden monkeys in China, rare primates living in the same […]