For the Latest Up Close and Personal Look at the Natural Wonders
That Abound Around our State!
UNC-TV’S EXPLORING NORTH CAROLINA
Season Four Premiere, Thursday, January 3, at 8:30 PM

Join host Tom Earnhardt for an all-new, fourth season of Exploring North Carolina—capturing the state’s diverse local landscapes and unique natural features. From the Black Mountains trails, and gold and gemstone mines lining the piedmont to the endless fossil digs within the clay beds of our coastline, in every exciting half-hour this popular exploration series takes you on Tar Heel adventures all across the state!

And for the latest up close and personal look at natural wonders that abound around our state, catch every minute of the latest season of Exploring North Carolina, premiering Thursday, January 3, at 8:30 PM, with Fort Bragging Rights. This engrossing episode takes you to Fayetteville for an eye-opening look at the area’s unexpected treasures.

Also premiering on Exploring North Carolina in 2008:

January 10, at 8:30 PM
The Naturalists
Get acquainted with North Carolina’s best-known naturalists and “The North Carolina Collection” at UNC-Chapel Hill where artwork and manuscripts of many early explorers are preserved.

January 17, at 8:30 PM
The Roanoke Super Highway
On this tidewater trip down the Roanoke River, get to know the creatures of the forest, air, and water in and along this remarkable waterway.

January 24, at 8:30 PM
Giving Nature a Hand
Meet the men behind the historic Civilian Conservation Corps—dedicated citizens committed to giving nature a helping hand.

January 31, at 8:30 PM
The First Lost Colony
Join Archeologists David Moore, Robin Beck & Chris Rodning as they reveal unearthed artifacts demonstrating the presence of Spanish Soldiers on a tributary of the Catawba River.

February 7, at 8:30 PM
Fossil Fields
Travel back in time with the talented paleontologists of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to visit lost worlds beneath piedmont clay and the sandy soils of our coast.

February 14, at 8:30 PM
Fords & Mills
Examine the social impact, geology, and geography of ancient river crossings and mill sites across the Tar Heel state.

February 21, at 8:30 PM
Basin Basics
Explore the state’s natural river basins and their self-contained ecosystems and visit with state and municipal water experts and biologists to learn all the best “basin basics.”

February 28, at 8:30 PM
The Edge of Life
Birds, turtles, mollusks, finfish, and crustaceans that depend on the state’s vast marshes are your hosts in this shallow aquatic world of beauty and productivity.

March 6, at 8:30 PM
Logos vs. Leaves
With educators, scientists, and children as your guide, debate the American child's need for more time in wild, wide open spaces.

March 13, at 8:30 PM
Colors of the Earth
With the help of a North Carolina Museum of Natural Science geologist, examine the geologic processes that helped create the mountains, piedmont and coastal plain of North Carolina and the precious stones thereon.

March 20, at 8:30 PM
Cradle of Forestry
Experts from the USDA Forest Service, School of Forestry at NCSU and the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources (DENR) share forestry facts as the series looks at the many ways we can best manage local forests for the future of our state's economy & ecosystems.

Join in on Exploring North Carolina Thursdays, at 8:30 PM, to find more unexpected natural surprises every week.  For more information about Exploring North Carolina, please visit our website at: www.unctv.org/exploringNC/index.html.

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