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Did you know? Green, aquatic newts and red 'efts' are same species
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (15+ words) the-dispatch. com...
History, nature and community flow together at new Yadkin River Park Environmental Center
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (568+ words) State, county and city officials get a first look at the Yadkin River Park Environmental Center on Thursday. Davidson County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $2. 2 million building. A vision more than two decades in the making officially came…...
Land trust raising money to save land near Yadkin River
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (410+ words) After successfully protecting 2, 420 acres along the eastern shoreline of Tuckertown Reservoir in 2021, the Three Rivers Land Trust now is targeting land on the western shoreline. Kristin Bundy, an agriculture teacher at North Davidson High School, says she supports efforts to…...
From Texas fields to North Carolina roots: Castaneda steps Into top Davidson County conservation role
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (296+ words) Gabriela Castaneda is the new director of the Davidson County Soil and Water Conservation District. Gabriela Castaneda's path to becoming the new director of the Davidson County Soil and Water Conservation District began years ago in a high school FFA…...
Governments endorse greater protections for sharks
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) A person swims near a whale shark off the coast of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean in February 2025. Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that…...