NC Longleaf Summit
NC Longleaf Summit
NCBP member David George will present an update on the survey currently being conducted at the Sandhills Game Lands.
Habitat Survey of the Eastern Section of Hollow Rock Nature Park
Habitat Survey of the Eastern Section of Hollow Rock Nature Park
The 2021-2 survey conducted by the NCBP of the New Hope Creek corridor in Durham County included the Hollow Rock Nature Park but focused primarily on the floodplain habitats along the creek itself. An upland area located east of Pickett Road was noted, however, for the maturity of its stand and its somewhat unusual composition, with a large number of Shortleaf Pines and Post Oaks intermixed with Northern Shagbark Hickories and Florida Maples. In 2024, Steve Hall and Carol Tingley conducted a more detailed habitat analysis of this site in a project funded by the Durham Open Space Program.
Breeding Bird Survey, New Hope Bottomlands, 2024
Breeding Bird Survey, New Hope Bottomlands, 2024
One of the noteworthy, but troubling, finds of the 2021-2 NCBP biodiversity survey of the New Hope Bottomlands was a strong decline in the number of breeding bird species compared to what had been recorded in a survey conducted in the 1980s.
New Hope survey featured in the news
This WUNC article about the upcoming moth night at Hollow Rock Nature Preserve features an interview with David Bradley of the Durham County Open Space Program. Bradley shares details about the NCBP survey of the New Hope Floodplain, and the threats faced by insect populations.
https://www.wunc.org/environment/2024-08-16/moth-night-durham-county-biodiversity-population-decline
White Pines Survey Trip
White Pines Survey Trip
Since the start of our year-long biodiversity survey at White Pines Nature Preserve in May, we have been making frequent trips to the preserve to catalog all of the various life forms present. On Sunday, June 16, we made a group trip which included day and night sessions.
Day Survey
White Pines Survey Trip
White Pines Survey Trip
NCBP members are invited to gather for a group foray to White Pines Nature Preserve.
White Pines Survey
White Pines Survey
The NCBP is conducting a year-long biodiversity survey at White Pines Nature Preserve in Chatham County.
White Pines Survey
The NCBP is beginning a year-long biodiversity survey at White Pines Nature Preserve in Chatham County in conjunction with the NC Natural Heritage Program's county-wide survey.
White Pines Survey
White Pines Survey
Last week (April 22nd), NCBP members Blanka Aguero, Lisa Gatens, David George, Meriel Goodwin, Steve Hall, and Gary Perlmutter made a scouting trip to the beautiful White Pines Nature Preserve in Chatham County.
New Hope Bottomlands Survey Meeting
New Hope Bottomlands Survey Meeting
NCBP members will meet at the New Hope Bottomlands Trail to discuss plans for monitoring leaf-mining insects.