Author: Jeremiah Murphy (Page 1 of 2)

More than two years after a large fire, plants at South Mountains State Park are thriving.

Producer, Rob Gourley; associate producer, Kara Kochek; scriptwriter & narrator, Minali Nigam; cameras/video editors, Gourley & Bob Gunter; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden; photographs courtesy of Amanda D. Lasley; additional video courtesy of Rahima Rahi.

Ginseng grows in the forests of the Appalachian mountains, but poachers are stealing it.

Producer & narrator, Nez Covington; associate producers, Allie Miszewski & Raymond Tu; scriptwriter, Charlotte Harris; camera/video editor, Bob Gunter; additional video editing, Covington; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

Drones help researchers and park officials get an accurate count of the deer population on Pilot Mountain.

Producer, Trent Brown; associate producers, Olivia Corriere & Lauren Glaze;  scriptwriter & narrator, Haley France; camera/video Editor, Bob Gunter; additional cameras, Brown & France; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

Staff at Carvers Creek State Park routinely burn pine forests to return the landscape to its natural state.

Producer, Mikaela Nerea Freundlich; scriptwriter & narrator, Jeremiah Murphy; camera/video editor, Bob Gunter, second camera, Murphy; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

Researchers study whether or not Merchants Millpond State Park provides refuge from a fungal disease that is devastating bat populations.

Producer, Jed Higdon, associate producer: Tasmia Zaman, Scriptwriters, Lynn Tran, Higdon; narrator, Lynn Tran; camera/video editor: Bob Gunter; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

State Park Wildlife biologists are keeping an eye on the interactions between alligators and people who live around Lake Waccamaw, near Wilmington.

Producer: Alex Kellogg; associate producers, Lucy Banny & Emma Karlok; scriptwriter & narrator, Bronwyn Bishop; camera/video editor, Bob Gunter; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

The New River flows north from Watauga County in western North Carolina toward Virginia. The river’s health is threatened by property owners who clear-cut the river’s first line of defense: the trees and shrubs along the banks.

Producer, Aubrey Patti; associate producer, Abbey Vinson; scriptwriter, Rossie Izlar; videographer/editor, Robert Gunter; graphic artist, Heather Dollar;

executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

Occoneechee Mountain is the tallest peak in Orange County. The mountain’s cliff faces tell the story of the Occoneechee’s formation.

Producer, Yasmin Bendaas; associate producer, Chrissy Garwood; scriptwriter, Larisa Bennett; videographer/editor, Robert Gunter; graphic artist, Heather Dollar; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

Hammocks Beach State Park is one of the state’s oldest parks, but it’s threatened by rising sea levels.

Producer, Brady Blackburn; associate producer, Charlotte Hopson; scriptwriter, Cinnamon Moore; videographer/editor, Rob Gunter; graphic artist, Heather Dollar; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

In 1977, top government officials proposed a one thousand-mile trail that would go from the Tennessee border to the Outer Banks. Nearly forty years later, those who first came up with the plan are watching it unfold.

Producer, Kate Moore; associate producer, Lindsey Sparrow; scriptwriter, Brooke Benson; videographer/editor, Mike Oniffrey; videographer, Matt Maisano; graphic artist, Heather Dollar; executive producer, Dr. Tom Linden.