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More than Mycology: Connecting Ecosystems

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Protecting Sea Turtles: Science and Wonder

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ecoEXPLORE | See it. Snap it. Share it.

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"The Fungus Gnat" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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"The Perfect Fit" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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"The Beeswax" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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Join ecoEXPLORE! A nature science activity for kids and families!

Do you enjoy being outdoors and learning about nature? Want to earn prizes, badges, AND help scientists while you do it? Then join ecoEXPLORE! EcoEXPLORE is incentive-based science enrichment program for kids and families within North Carolina. By joining ecoEXPLORE, you'll get to share photos of the wildlife you find and receive feedback from one of our naturalists, who will also award you points that you can cash in for prizes. We have many events, challenges and fun badges to earn that will help you to keep EXPLORING all year long! So what are you waiting for! Sign up today at ecoEXPLORE.net.
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More than Mycology: Connecting Ecosystems

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More than Mycology: Connecting Ecosystems

zhlédnutí 246Před rokem

Todd Elliott is an ecologist from Western North Carolina, but he's been all over the world studying mushrooms and how they interconnect the ecosystems where they live. In this video, he'll tell us his story and share some super neat mushroom facts. CHECK ECOEXPLORE OUT! You can find out more about the program and start participating yourself on www.ecoexplore.net/ Keep up with all our latest co...

Protecting Sea Turtles: Science and Wonder

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Protecting Sea Turtles: Science and Wonder

zhlédnutí 847Před 2 lety

Where the waves crash at the very bottom on North Carolina's coast, Paul Hillbrand rises early and stays out late patrolling the beaches and using science to protect the sea turtles that nest there. This video explores Paul's Journey, his work conserving sea turtles, and the wonder they inspire! CHECK ECOEXPLORE OUT! You can find out more about the program and start participating yourself on ww...

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ecoEXPLORE | See it. Snap it. Share it.

zhlédnutí 136Před 2 lety

Join ecoEXPLORE, a family citizen science program for kids ages 5 to 13 who live in North Carolina! Participants go outside and SEE wild plants and animals in their own neighborhood. They SNAP photos of what they find and then they SHARE those photos to ecoEXPLORE. We then publish those photos for scientists to use in real research projects! Participants can also earn prizes from the photos the...

"The Fungus Gnat" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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"The Fungus Gnat" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

zhlédnutí 661Před 2 lety

Budding, buzzing, blooming! Join us on a storybook nature adventure into the world of flowering plants and their pollinators. We’ll learn all about the critters that make our world colorful by helping the flowers out! Not all pollinators are so bright and colorful as butterflies, or as clearly busy and buzzing as bees. To prove it, we’ll follow a fungus gnat going about their daily business and...

"The Perfect Fit" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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"The Perfect Fit" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

zhlédnutí 898Před 2 lety

Budding, buzzing, blooming! Join us on a storybook nature adventure into the world of flowering plants and their pollinators. We’ll learn all about the critters that make our world colorful by helping the flowers out! In a world full of colors and flutters right here at The NC Arboretum, pollinators search for the tastiest flower, and flowers wait for their perfect pollinator. Follow Ms. Flora ...

"The Beeswax" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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"The Beeswax" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

zhlédnutí 878Před 2 lety

Budding, buzzing, blooming! Join us on a storybook nature adventure into the world of flowering plants and their pollinators. We’ll learn all about the critters that make our world colorful by helping the flowers out! What happens when all the food for pollinators in a certain area just disappears? That very thing happened near a boy named Adam, leading him to ask the question: “Where did all t...

"On the Wings of a Monarch" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

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"On the Wings of a Monarch" | Pollinator Stories for Kids

zhlédnutí 793Před 2 lety

Budding, buzzing, blooming! Join us on a storybook nature adventure into the world of flowering plants and their pollinators. We’ll learn all about the critters that make our world colorful by helping the flowers out! First, we’re following a monarch butterfly on her incredible journey from egg to an intercontinental traveler! There, we’ll also meet a community dedicated to keeping the butterfl...

Studying Sapsuckers with a Woodpecker Scientist

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Studying Sapsuckers with a Woodpecker Scientist

zhlédnutí 523Před 2 lety

In this video, we're still exploring our WOODPECKER field-focus badge! John Gerwin from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences tells us all about the special birds he studies: Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers! #Woodpeckers #Kids #Nature #Birds #Citizenscience #Ecoexplore #Education #Outdoors #Science #Wilderness

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Nature Nook: Woodpeckers

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In this Nature Nook video, we will focus on the WOODPECKER field-focus badge! Get ready to learn all about the diversity of woodpeckers, what makes them unique, and which ones call North Carolina home!

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What's Ornithology?

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Find out what makes a bird a bird and how to start studying them on your own! For more information, go to www.ecoexplore.net REMEMBER TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! follow @ecoexplore on Instagram like our ecoEXPLORE page on Facebook #ecoexplore #ilovebirds #seeitsnapitshareit #naturekids #citizenscience

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Becoming an Ornithologist!

zhlédnutí 7KPřed 2 lety

Meet our Ornithology Science Mentor, Andrew Laughlin, as he shares his personal journey to becoming an ornithologist. For more information, go to www.ecoexplore.net REMEMBER TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! follow @ecoexplore on Instagram like our ecoEXPLORE page on Facebook #birds #ecoexplore #citizenscience #nature #ornithology #scientist #ecosystems

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Meet a Mammalogist!

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Dr. Liesl Erb is a professor of conservation biology at Warren Wilson College. She uses her science skills to listen to what mammals have to say about the health of their ecosystems! Watch this Mammalogy Season video to learn about how she became a scientist and the work she does. Thanks to Dr. Erb for providing photos. #ecoEXPLORE #Mammalogist #Biologist #Animals #CitizenScience #Biology #ecoE...

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Nature Nook: Rodents of North Carolina

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In this Nature Nook video, we will focus on the RODENT field-focus badge! Get ready to learn all about the diversity of rodents, what makes them unique, and some of the many rodents that call North Carolina home! #ecoexplore #rodent #scienceforkids

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How to Find Mammal Signs

zhlédnutí 652Před 2 lety

There is an amazing diversity of mammals in North Carolina. However, they can be kinda hard to spot sometimes. In this video, learn how to spot the signs of mammals with Andrew as he tries to follow mammals signs to find the Welcome Winter party! #animals #citizenscience #ecoexplore #environment #education #explore #inaturalist #mammalogy #mammals #nature #ncarboretum #tracking #wildlife