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A Big Stinking Premiere
NC State’s youngest corpse flower, Wolfgang, is blooming for the first time at the JC Raulston Arboretum.Urban Tree Planting is Booming, Just Not In Low-Income and Minority Neighborhoods
The distribution of trees remains inequitable in many American cities, with low-income and non-white neighborhoods typically having fewer trees.![Kaleb Goff taking a selfie at the top of a mountain peak](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pmbkalebgoffselfie061423.jpg)
Plants in Thin Air
CALS doctoral student Kaleb Goff is studying how plant species found on mountain summits are impacted by climate change.![Young woman smiling.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/black-farmers-featured.jpg)
Black Farmers Address Mental Health and Find Strength in Community
Black farmers like Temika Parker find that building social support networks is critical to circumventing systemic inequities in the farming industry and improving their mental health.![Sustainability Stewards posing at a Campus Green Haven, an outdoor green space designed to promote student wellness.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Stewards-2023-Green-Havens-360x216.png)
For Students, By Students: Campus Green Havens
Discover the Campus Green Havens, three new campus gardens designed by the Sustainability Stewards to promote student wellness.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rocky-branch-creek-360x216.jpg)
What is a Watershed?
NC State professor Katherine Martin breaks down why watersheds are critical to our social, environmental and economic well-being.![a bee on a purple flower](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bee-campus.jpg)
Keeping the Bees Buzzing
In this episode of Farms, Food and You, learn about honey bee health, the honey bee’s role in agriculture, and NC State’s bee research and outreach programs.![Photo of caddisfly in water.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mktaylorcaddisfly1500.jpg)
Newcomers May Change Ecosystem Functions – Or Not
Caddisfly study shows resident species can continue managing ecological processes when similar newcomers move in, but their role changes when newcomers are different.![a metal thermometer gently touches the back of a bee on a flower.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jewell-hot-bees-header-credit-goes-to-malianaumchik.jpg)