Exploring North Carolina 2013 | UNC-TV

Fort Bragg covers over 160,00 acres and is home to over 57,000 military personnel. If you think extraordinary training and military readiness are incompatible with a environmental protection and sustainability, think again. At Fort Bragg, the longleaf pine forests are flourishing and the training has never been better. Exploring North Carolina will show you this great American conservation story.

Just a few generations ago, North Carolinians lived in small towns and on farms. Many Tar Heels owned a piece of land, and a few even owned grand estates. Today, more and more of us live in urban apartments and condos, without a yard. No matter where you live in North Carolina, you are still the owner of a great estate, our 40 State Parks...or "estate parks."

It is possible for Tar Heels to drive from Maine to Florida in one day without ever passing through a town or city, but you will go through dozens of communities. Within the borders of North Carolina, from our 6000 foot peaks to our southeastern coast, there are dozens of "natural communities" similar to the natural communities found from the sub-arctic (Maine) to the sub-tropics (Florida).