Youth Climate Summit
Youth Climate Summit
The NCBP will have a table at the Youth Climate Summit at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.
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
New Hope Moth Night
New Hope Moth Night
Join NCBP member David George for a moth night event at Hollow Rock Nature Park in Durham. The New Hope floodplain was previously surveyed by the NCBP and is an important reservoir of biodiversity within an urban area. Please register for the event online.
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.
Durham Butterfly Count
Durham Butterfly Count
Join NCBP member Jeff Pippen for the annual NABA Durham Butterfly Count.
Pack your binoculars and join us for the annual Durham Butterfly Count, which routinely sees between 50-60 species, vying for the highest species diversity of any count in the Carolinas. The Durham count circle harbors many excellent butterflying locations, so we can use all the eyes we can get! Beginners welcome (see below).
Durham Spring Bird Count
Durham Spring Bird Count
Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the Durham spring bird count.
Description: Butterfly and bird counts focus on identification and counting of subject critters, but we of course enjoy observing everything. Bring binoculars, camera, water, lunch, hat, sunblock and be prepared to be outside hiking all day in various terrains. Bug spray or tick shield clothing is helpful as we may go off trail some.
For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.
New Hope Monitoring Meeting
New Hope Monitoring Meeting
A meeting will be held to discuss continuing efforts to monitor biodiversity in the New Hope Bottomlands.
New Hope Biodiversity Survey
New Hope Biodiversity Survey
Read the report from the NCBP's 2021-2022 biodiversity survey of the New Hope Creek floodplain and associated areas.
A Survey of the Big Shellbark Hickory, White-nymph, and Other Species Associated with Rich Alluvial Forest Habitats in the New Hope Floodplain of Durham County
A Survey of the Big Shellbark Hickory, White-nymph, and Other Species Associated with Rich Alluvial Forest Habitats in the New Hope Floodplain of Durham County
The survey described in this report was a follow-up to a larger biodiversity inventory conducted by the NCBP in the Durham County portion of the New Hope Creek floodplain in 2021 and 2022. The current study focuses much more narrowly on mapping the distributions within the New Hope floodplain of two of its rarest species, Big Shellbark Hickory (Carya laciniosa), and the White-nymph (Trepocarpus aethusae), both of which appear to have their best (or only, in the case of the White-nymph) populations in the state along New Hope Creek.
New Hope Floodplain Report
This follow-up to the NCBP's New Hope Bottomlands survey was presented to the Durham Open Space Program, and focuses on some of the key species of conservation concern, including the Big Shellbark Hickory. Read the full report under the Resources > Publications tab.