To help address the hazards of these trees, the N.C. State Extension has a free service called the Bradford Pear Bounty ...

Firefighters continue preparing firebreaks and protecting structures in anticipation of elevated temperatures, high winds and ...

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re really good at that.” ...

fires helped maintain Long Leaf pine forests. In the state’s Piedmont and in Western North Carolina, fires helped oak trees thrive. “What we’re seeing now, is there’s actually not enough ...

“In my career, 20-year career, this is the most fuel I’ve seen on the ground,” North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson Jeremy Waldrop told WLOS, describing the large number of leaves and trees that ...

this is the most fuel I’ve seen on the ground,” North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson Jeremy Waldrop told CNN affiliate WLOS, describing the large number of leaves and trees that fell ...

Spring has sprung and you want to clean up the garden. But wait! Leave stalks and leaves alone because they are beneficial ...

It’s been a bad year already for wildfires in North Carolina, with fires in Polk County ... Clear the roof and gutters of dead leaves and debris that could catch fire. Move any flammable ...

At 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, the North Carolina Department of Public ... “Right around when the leaves start coming up on the trees, right around green-up,” he said. “There’s a lot of dry ...