![A Live@Lake Raleigh spring event provides a social outdoor venue on Centennial Campus. Photo by Becky Kirkland.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lake-Raleigh-Summer-360x216.png)
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![A Live@Lake Raleigh spring event provides a social outdoor venue on Centennial Campus. Photo by Becky Kirkland.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lake-Raleigh-Summer-360x216.png)
![Acadian flycatcher perched on a dead tree branch in a marsh.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/acadian-flycatcher-judith-rawcliffe-istock-1500x844-1.jpg)
Some Birds ‘Win’ and Some ‘Lose’ with Sea Level Rise, Expert Says
Global sea level rise is accelerating every year due to climate change, and it could threaten the very existence of some coastal bird species.![](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gopass-umo-app.jpg)
Exciting News: GoPass Available to the NC State Community Starting July 1st!
Beginning July 1, GoTriangle will resume charging fares for its buses. NC State faculty, staff, and students can request a free GoPass to ride the GoTriangle buses. GoPass for July To…![peaches](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/peaches.jpg)
It’s Peach Season in North Carolina
Bite into these mouthwatering photos and fresh facts about North Carolina’s homegrown peaches.![a time-lapse photograph shows fireflies as blurs of light in a meadow surrounded by trees at dusk.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fireflies-header.jpg)
Why Do Fireflies Light Up? And How Can I Bring More Fireflies to My Yard?
Fireflies start out as dragon-like predators before becoming a beautiful feature of summer evenings.![The sun over NC State's campus](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/campus-sun.jpg)
Baby, it’s Hot Outside. New Toolkit to Help Reduce Heat-Related Health Problems
the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has issued a heat action plan toolkit for local governments to help their citizens avoid heat-related injury.![3 students crouch on ground while planting strawberries](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Learning-Garden-Stewards-360x216.png)
NC State’s Edible Gardens
Discover NC State’s edible garden spaces and the wide range of benefits they offer to campus and the world.![NC State campus on a sunny summer day.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Court-of-Carolina-360x216.jpg)
When Campus Becomes A Classroom
An applied learning program in sustainability provides real-world experience for dozens of students annually![A stack of coins and a wooden tile with a drawing of smokestacks illustrate the idea of greenhouse emissions taxes.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/carbon-policy.jpg)
How To Craft an Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy
Greenhouse gas emissions have global impacts, but solutions vary from country to country. A recent seminar explored the optimal policy for a fragmented world.![Staff, faculty and students throw wolfies in front of new battery energy storage system on Centennial.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BESS-Tour-360x216.png)