NEWS

Yes, you read that right! One of our most popular trees is not a poplar tree, although that is a popular name for one that is not a poplar! Liriodendron tulipifera is commonly called a tulip poplar, yellow poplar or tulip tree among other names. Tulip tree would be a more correct common name as… Read More >

Are you looking for something to do to keep your brain active and engaged? We’re here to help with Science at Home! This week, the Museum’s own Bob Alderink walks us through the fascinating details we can learn by studying a tree’s growth rings. You can always visit the Museum’s Science at Home page for… Read More >

It was a nice April afternoon to be outside exploring the woods behind my house. I was enjoying some wildflowers when my eye caught the pattern of something partially hidden by leaves and fallen tree branches — a box turtle! I’m always happy to see my first box turtle of the year! The Eastern Box… Read More >

I met my first pink lady’s slipper in the spring of 1977 in eastern North Carolina. For most of my youth, I didn’t give plants a second look. They were in the background of the forests and swamps that I searched for my favorite critters—reptiles and amphibians. I was a college student on this sunny… Read More >

March is the month when I first see mayapples emerge from the forest floor behind my home in Johnston County. For me, they show up right after the peak of the early spring spawning of Least Brook Lamprey in my little stream. (That’s another story!) Their emergence is quite magical as little green knobs start… Read More >