Wildfires in North Carolina
Six months after Helene’s flooding devastated parts of western North Carolina, wildfires have now added to the destruction in the region. While fire officials say the current fires are getting under control, the conditions that led to them are not going away. Jeff Tiberii talks with NC State's Robert Scheller about why wildfires are becoming so common in our state and across the Southeast -- and what the future might hold.
Robert Scheller, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Natural Resources and Professor of Landscape Ecology in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University

As black bear population rises in North Carolina, more bear sightings in populated areas
Black bear sightings are up in North Carolina, including in cities and in suburban backyards. Colleen Olfenbuttel of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission joins us to talk about where you might find black bears and what to do if you encounter one.
Colleen Olfenbuttel, Wildlife Biologist, Game and Furbearer Program, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival to feature several Southern stories
Documentary film fans in North Carolina have only one place to be when early April rolls around --in Durham for the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Festival Co-Director Emily Foster joins Due South’s Leoneda Inge to talk about some of the documentaries at this year’s Full Frame that tell stories from the South.
Emily Foster, Co-Director, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival