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For the second year, volunteers are needed to build "exclosures" and plant native vegetation in Lake Gaston, North Carolina. Source: ncwildlife.org.

NC Wildlife Seeking Volunteers for Aquatic Planting

May 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Wildlife Commission Seeks Volunteers for Lake Gaston Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Project Released by Jodie B. Owen, ncwildlife.org For a second year in a row, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission is asking for volunteers to help with […]

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The Strange-Ness: Eastern Hercules Beetle

July 19, 2015

By Kay Whatley, Editor A few weeks ago, my youngest and I came across a strange sight: a beetle on the school sidewalk which measured more than two inches long. It looked more like an […]

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The Strange-ness: Morpheus Bridge Spectre

October 31, 2016

For Halloween, let’s look at a local “legend”. We’ll visit the Morpheus Bridge on the aptly named Morpheus Bridge Road in Wendell, North Carolina. The story goes that a mother, father, and child — alledgedly a daughter — were driving along […]

US UFO Sightings by State January 2018

February 4, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]