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    • Forest Sounds Class
  • Animals
    • Bobcat - Felis rufus
    • Cougar - Felis concolor
    • Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereogentus
    • Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
    • Gray Wolf - Canis lupus
    • Red Wolf - Canis rufus
    • Black Bear - Ursus americanus
    • White-Tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
    • Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus
    • Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana
    • River Otter - Lutra canadensis
    • Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - Sylvilagus floridanus
    • Raccoon - Procyon lotor
    • Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
    • Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans
    • Black Rat Snake - Elaphe obseleta obseleta
    • Corn Snake - Elaphe guttata
    • Northern Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
    • Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus
    • Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina carolina
    • Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentine
    • Brown Recluse Spider - Loxosceles reclusa
    • American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
    • Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos
    • Red-Tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
    • Green Heron - Butorides striatus
    • Barred Owl - Strix varia
    • Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
    • Screech Owl - Otus asio
    • Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
    • Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
    • Sicilian Donkey - Equus asinus
    • African Pigmy Goat - Capra aegagrus hircus
    • Angora Goat - Capra aegagrus hircus
    • Red Devon - Bos taurus
    • Dorset Horn Sheep - (Domestic Sheep) - Ovies aries
    • Dominique Chicken (Domestic Chicken)
    • Rhode Island Red Chicken (Domestic Chicken)
    • Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
    • The Magic of Butterflies
  • Native Trees
    • White Ash - Fraxinus americana Oleaceae - Olive family
    • Bigtooth Aspen - Populus grandidentata Salicaceae -- Willow family
    • White Basswood - Tilia heterophylla Tiliaceae - Basswood family
    • Sweet Birch - Betula lenta Betulaceae - Birch family
    • River Birch - Betula nigra Betulaceae - Birch family
    • American Beech - Fagus grandifolia Fagaceae -- Beech family
    • Paper Birch - Betula papyrifera Betulaceae -- Birch family
    • Yellow Birch - Betula alleghaniensis Betulaceae - Birch family
    • Yellow Buckeye - Aesculus octandra Hippocastanaceae - Horsechestnut family
    • Black Cherry - Prunus serotina Rosaceae - Rose family
    • Pin Cherry - Prunus pensylvanica Rosaceae -Rose family
    • Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida Cornaceae - Dogwood family
    • American Elm - Ulmus americana Ulmaceae - Elm family
    • Slippery Elm - Ulmus rubra Ulmaceae - Elm family
    • Winged Elm - Ulmus alata Ulmaceae - Elm family
    • Fraser Fir - Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis Ulmaceae - Elm family
    • Eastern Hemlock - Tsuga canadensis Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Bitternut Hickory - Carya cordiformis Juglandaceae - Walnut family
    • Mockernut Hickory - Carya tomentosa Juglandaceae - Walnut family
    • Sweet Pignut Hickory - Carya glabra Juglandaceae - Walnut family
    • American Holly - Ilex opaca Aquifoliaceae - Holly family
    • Honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos Leguminosae - Legume family
    • American Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana Betulaceae - Birch family
    • Eastern Hophornbeam - Ostrya virginiana Betulaceae - Birch family
    • Black Locust - Robinia pseudoacacia Leguminosae - Legume family
    • Cucumbertree - Magnolia acuminata Magnoliaceae - Magnolia family
    • Fraser Magnolia - Magnolia fraseri Magnoliaceae - Magnolia family
    • Tulip Tree - Liriodendron tulipifera Magnoliaceae - Magnolia family
    • Boxelder - Acer negundo Aceraceae - Maple family
    • Red Maple - Acer rubrum Aceraceae - Maple family
    • Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum Aceraceae - Maple family
    • Striped Maple - Acer pensylvanicum Aceraceae - Maple family
    • Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum Aceraceae - Maple family
    • Red Mulberry - Morus rubra Moraceae - Mulberry family
    • Black Oak - Quercus velutina Fagaceae - Beech family
    • Chestnut Oak - Quercus prinus Fagaceae - Beech family
    • Northern Red Oak - Quercus rubra Fagaceae - Beech family
    • Post Oak - Quercus stellata Fagaceae - Beech family
    • Scarlet Oak - Quercus coccinea Fagaceae - Beech family
    • Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua Hamamelidaceae - Witch-hazel family
    • Southern Red Oak - Quercus falcata Fagaceae - Beech family
    • White Oak - Quercus alba Fagaceae - Beech family
    • Eastern White Pine - Pinus strobus Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Pitch Pine - Pinus rigida Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Shortleaf Pine - Pinus echinata Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Table Mountain Pine - Pinus pungens Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Virginia Pine - Pinus virginiana Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis Leguminosae - Legume family
    • Sassafras - Sassafras albidum Lauraceae - Laurel family
    • Carolina Silverbell - Halesia carolina Styracaceae - Storax family
    • Sourwood - Oxydendrum arboreum Ericaceae - Heath family
    • Red Spruce - Picea rubens Pinaceae - Pine family
    • Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis Platanaceae - Sycamore family
    • Black Tupelo - Nyssa sylvatica Cornaceae - Dogwood family
    • Black Walnut - Juglans nigra Juglandaceae - Walnut family
    • Butternut - Juglans cinerea Juglandaceae - Walnut family
    • Black Willow - Salix nigra Salicaceae - Willow family
  • Naturalist's Notes
    • Habitat Enrichment For Captive Animals
    • Rehabilitating Wild Rabbits
    • Bats: Learning To Love Them
    • Bats: Let's Dispel the Myths!
    • Bears In Your Backyard
    • Black Bear Aware
    • Carolina Panthers
    • Coon Biz
    • Domestic Pigs
    • Farewell to the Queen
    • Hands Off!
    • Least of the Beasts
    • Mice Spice
    • The Monkey Fox
    • The Mysteries of Migration - Transmutation or Long-Distance Travelers?
    • The Mystery Wolf
    • Raccoons
    • Return of the Beaver
    • Squashed Squirrels
    • Tracking Them Down
    • The Truth About Reindeer
    • Feeding Winter Birds
    • A Kettle of Hawks
    • Saw Whet Owls
    • Thistlebirds
    • Late Summer Babies of a Different Kind
    • Mind Bog-A-Ling
    • Serpentine Labor Day
    • Summertime and Snakes!
    • Unearthly Discoveries
    • Winter Time Slime
    • Arachna-mania!
    • The Great Cicada Invasion of 1991
    • The Ladybug
    • Migrating Monarchs
    • Monarch Mathematics
    • Night Lights of the Forest
    • Unexpected Arrival
    • Animals on Ice
    • Nature Prepares for Winter
    • This Bud's for You
    • Exotic Encounters
    • The Appalachian Mountain Jellyfish
    • Unearthly Discoveries
  • Red Wolf Program
  • Summer Camp
  • Endangered Species
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