Thinking about spring planting…?
Puxatawney Phil might have predicted 6 more weeks of winter, but that doesn't mean we aren't dreaming of getting out into our yards and spiffing things up [...]
Essays from Nature: #31 – Borrowed From Our Children
A Photo Series from NC photographer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt Borrowed From Our Children The last 12 months will not be remembered fondly. If my [...]
Fire at Foscue!
Controlled fire helps maintain longleaf pine forests by keeping the understory open and allowing more sunlight to reach the forest floor. Controlled fires are necessary to mimic [...]
Essays from Nature: #30 – Common Ground for Healing
A Photo Series from NC photographer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt Common Ground for Healing No events of my adult life—including the death of John F. [...]
Linda Murchison to serve as Interim Director
LINDA S. MURCHISON WILL SERVE AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COASTAL LAND TRUST FOR RELEASE January, 2021 WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coastal Land Trust has named Linda S. Murchison, [...]
Essays from Nature: #29 – No Better Time and Place
A Photo Series from NC photographer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt No Better Time and Place In reflecting on the year 2020 it would be easy [...]
Essays from Nature: #28 – Dark Places and Bright Stars
A Photo Series from NC photographer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt Dark Places and Bright Stars Whenever I pass near Columbia, NC I try to stop [...]
New Land Saved – Tar River, Riggs Property
On Thursday, December 3, 2020, the Coastal Land Trust saved a beautiful high bluff on the Tar River, in Pitt County. The 10.9-acre conservation easement was donated to the [...]
Essays from Nature: Week 26 – A Sleuth, a Scurry, and a Raft
A Photo Series from NC photographer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt Wishing you a Sleuth, a Scurry, and a Raft this Thanksgiving This past week I [...]
Essays from Nature: Week 24 – A Vote for October
A Photo Series from NC photographer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt A Vote for October If you could choose only one month each year in North [...]