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May 19, 2022

When We Return to the Earth

Over spring break, I drove to Clayton, GA, to visit the Tallulah Gorge State Park. For five dollars in parking fees, you can descend into the valley, passing hemlocks, pines, and skeletal deciduous trees sheathed in ivy to stand in the shadow of the Tallulah Falls Dam. …

Essay

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When We Return to the Earth
When We Return to the Earth
Essay

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Apr 4, 2022

This Week Outside: Tree Hugger

Welcome to This Week Outside, a weekly round-up of environmental and climate news. This week, we’ll be discussing flowers, spacemen, and poop. The past couple weeks felt like a blur to me. Part of that might be my allergies, but also my campus buzzed all week in anticipation of last…

Environment

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This Week Outside: Tree Hugger
This Week Outside: Tree Hugger
Environment

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Mar 27, 2022

This Week Outside: Smokestacks in the Carolina Blue Sky

After a two-week hiatus, I’m back with another entry in this compendium of things that happened outside. This article will be short and sweet because all my classes collectively decided to enter warp speed this past week.

Environment

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This Week Outside: Smokestacks in the Carolina Blue Sky
This Week Outside: Smokestacks in the Carolina Blue Sky
Environment

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Mar 7, 2022

This Week Outside: Side Effects May Include a Weakened Geopolitical Response

Thank you for reading This Week Outside, a weekly climate and environmental news round-up. On today’s agenda: We’ll look at how dependence on foreign oil undercuts the United State’s ability to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We’ll check in on an ongoing saga centered on EPA officials who…

Environment

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This Week Outside: Side Effects May Include a Weakened Geopolitical Response
This Week Outside: Side Effects May Include a Weakened Geopolitical Response
Environment

4 min read


Feb 28, 2022

This Week Outside: Don’t Feed the Deer

Photo by Scott Carroll on Unsplash Hi. My name is Zack Turner. I’m starting a new weekly series, This Week Outside, which features a round-up of climate and environmental news from the past week. …

Environment

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This Week Outside: Don’t Feed the Deer
This Week Outside: Don’t Feed the Deer
Environment

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Jun 6, 2021

The Future of the Longleaf Pine Savanna

A team of researchers from the Koerner Biodiversity Lab at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is studying how increasing drought conditions could impact the longleaf pine (LLP) ecosystem. The lab, run by Dr. Sally Koerner, has set up 30 plots to test drought and nutrient enrichment conditions. Their…

Education

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The Future of the Longleaf Pine Savanna
The Future of the Longleaf Pine Savanna
Education

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Feb 24, 2021

Parent and Cheerleader

Edited by Allie Long For many parents, enrolling their child in an extracurricular activity seems like a no-brainer. Organized sports can teach discipline, foster self-confidence, and even improve a child’s relationship with their family. Or for the more musically minded, taking lessons boasts cognitive dividends beyond simply improving their ability…

Parenting

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Parent and Cheerleader
Parent and Cheerleader
Parenting

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Jul 24, 2020

When Bad Satire Becomes Reality

This treatise begins with a quest. Like many desperate writers in the age of creative entrepreneurship, I was scouring Facebook groups for a place to plug one of my articles. Through my digital travels, I subscribed to a myriad of pages, joined groups, shared my story, then promptly forgot about…

BlackLivesMatter

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When Bad Satire Becomes Reality
When Bad Satire Becomes Reality
BlackLivesMatter

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Jul 20, 2020

Chapel Hill Gymnastics’ “Well of Positivity” During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Edited by Allie Long This article is based on interviews I conducted with two members of Chapel Hill Gymnastics’ staff, Vahid Moavenzadeh and Hunter Brake. Due to the pandemic, many of us have been hunkered down in our homes for over three months now. If you’ve been living with roommates…

Interview

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Chapel Hill Gymnastics’ “Well of Positivity” During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Chapel Hill Gymnastics’ “Well of Positivity” During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Interview

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Jul 15, 2020

A Sustainable Solution to Veteran Homelessness

Edited by Allie Long This article is based on a series of interviews I conducted with Drew Robertson and the Mattersville team. They were kind enough to provide me with their time and trust me with the retelling of their story, which I will share with you now. “Do you…

Sustainability

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A Sustainable Solution to Veteran Homelessness
A Sustainable Solution to Veteran Homelessness
Sustainability

18 min read

Zachary Turner

Zachary Turner

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I write about the environment and climate change from Raleigh, NC. 🍁 🌳 ☀️

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