Events & Media
Upcoming events
October 15, 2025 Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Mecklenburg County
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May 2025 Beyond Biophilia Workshop, Williams College, MA
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March 26, 2025 UNC Charlotte Sustainability Summit​
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February 22, 2025 19th Annual Joy of Gardening Symposium, Richburg, SC
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February 15, 2025 TEDx UNC Charlotte


Past events
September 7, 2024
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April 23, 2024
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April 17, 2024
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March 25, 2024
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March 12, 2024
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March 10, 2024
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February 21 2024
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January 22 2024
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January 16 2024
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November 8 2023
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October 23 2023
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October 5 2023
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September 4, 2023
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August 10, 2023
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March 27 2023
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Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC
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Wells Fargo Internal Audit Town Hall, Charlotte, NC
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DavidsonLearns, Davidson, NC
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Central Piedmont Community College Green Club, Charlotte, NC
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Charlotte Wildlife Stewards, Charlotte, NC
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Charlotte chapter of the North Carolina Native Plant Society, Charlotte, NC​
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Wildlife and Garden Keepers Club, Fort Mill, SC
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Charlotte Garden Club, Charlotte, NC
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Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary, Charlotte, NC
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NC Department of Environmental Quality Lunchtime Discovery Series
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Denison University, Granville, OH
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Mecklenburg Audubon Society, Charlotte, NC
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Nature Revisited podcast episode
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Backyard Ecology podcast episode
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Sedgefield Garden Club, Charlotte, NC
Media
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CBC Radio New Brunswick: Birding with Alain: Window Woes (February 21 and 28, 2025) https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-83-shift-nb/clip/16129728-birding-alain-window-woes https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-83-shift-nb/clip/16131409-birding-alain-window-woes-part-2
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WBTV Charlotte: UNC Charlotte program analyzing potential dangers to prevent massive damage (December 3, 2024) https://www.wbtv.com/video/2024/12/03/unc-charlotte-program-analyzing-potential-dangers-prevent-massive-damage/
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College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences: From landslides to food deserts: How collaborative research propels communities and may help NC rebuild after Helene (October 17, 2024) https://chess.charlotte.edu/2024/10/17/from-landslides-to-food-deserts-how-collaborative-research-propels-communities-and-may-help-nc-rebuild-after-helene/
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The Wildlife Society: Wildlife vocalizations: Sara Gagné (October 11, 2023) https://wildlife.org/wildlife-vocalizations-sara-gagne/
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BirdWatching: Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets (April 13, 2023) https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/science/most-plastic-eaten-by-city-vultures-comes-straight-from-food-outlets/
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ZME Science News: Urban vultures are feasting on plastic waste from local restaurants and stores (April 12, 2023) https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/urban-vultures-are-feasting-on-plastic-waste-from-local-restaurants-and-stores/
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Frontiers Science News: Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets (April 12, 2023) https://blog.frontiersin.org/2023/04/12/frontiers-ecology-evolution-urban-vultures-in-us-easting-plastic/#:~:text=Researchers%20have%20shown%20that%20black,up%20of%20other%20undigested%20foods
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Newswise: Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets (April 12, 2023) https://www.newswise.com/articles/urban-vultures-consuming-plastic-directly-from-food-establishments
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Phys.org: Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets (April 12, 2023) https://phys.org/visualstories/2023-04-plastic-eaten-city-vultures-straight.amp
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Earth.com: Vultures consume enormous amount of plastic waste (April 12, 2023) https://www.earth.com/news/vultures-consume-enormous-amount-of-plastic-waste/
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Inside UNC Charlotte: Solving UNC Charlotte bird collisions one building at a time (May 9, 2023) https://inside.charlotte.edu/news-features/2023-05-09/solving-unc-charlotte-bird-collisions-one-building-time
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Inside UNC Charlotte: Toby Creek: Restoration and an opportunity for learning (April 17, 2023) https://inside.charlotte.edu/news-features/2023-04-17/toby-creek-restoration-and-opportunity-learning
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Axios Charlotte: Coyotes, Charlotte’s loudest newcomers, are here to stay (February 12, 2023) https://charlotte.axios.com/320469/coyotes-charlottes-loudest-newcomers-are-here-to-stay/
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NCEAS News & Features: All hands on deck: Ecologists and environmental scientists identify priorities within synthesis research to address pressing issues (January 11, 2023) https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/all-hands-deck
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PHYS.ORG: Roadkill may accelerate local extinction of mammal populations (September 10, 2021) https://phys.org/news/2021-09-roadkill-local-extinction-mammal-populations.html
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Inside UNC Charlotte: City birds: Study shows impact of urbanization (August 13 2020) https://inside.uncc.edu/news-features/2020-08-13/city-birds-study-shows-impact-urbanization
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Keeping Watch: How can wildlife co-exist with city development? (January 26 2017) https://keepingwatch.org/programming/habitat/can-wildlife-co-exist-with-city-development
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WCCB Charlotte: Wilson’s World: Checking out the “Green” Roof at Autobell on Park Road (August 9 2016) http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2016/08/09/wilsons-world-checking-out-the-green-roof-at-autobell-on-park-road/
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte Office of Public Relations: UNC Charlotte Named a Tree Campus USA (June 30 2015) http://publicrelations.uncc.edu/news-events/news-tips/unc-charlotte-named-tree-campus-usa
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The Charlotte Observer: Neighbors hitch a ride on the Butterfly Highway (June 29 2015) http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/community/university-city/article25404076.html