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Some of the topics today on Nature News with host Carlton Burke include autumn spiders, migrating warblers and shorebirds, hummingbirds, and more.

Today on Nature News, host Carlton Burke reports on female copperheads giving birth, a RoadKill Report concerning armadilllos, early fall wildflowers in bloom, a summary of celestial/astronomical events for September and much more.

Today on Nature News, Dan and Carlton walk around Holmes Educational State Forest near Hendersonville and comment on mushrooms, plants, trees, and other natural things they discover along the way

On today's United Way Moment, we talked with Kat from United Way of Henderson County, and Lelia from Big Brothers Big Sister, about how much BBBS does to help out with our Q-munity, and the need for more volunteers! Learn out how you can help, and how to become a Big at: https://www.bbbswnc.org/

Today on Nature News we discuss the meteorology of summer thunderstorms, August mushrooms popping up in the woods, groundhogs on our Road Kill Report, listener questions, and much more

Dan and Carlton record the program today sitting on the porch of the Nature Center at Camp Rockmont for Boys in Black Mountain NC. Some of their topics today include a recent hike by Dan in the Craaggy Mountains off the Blue Ridge Parkway, August happenings in the world of nature, a repeat live performance of Dan's "Ode to a Katydid" Poem and more

Dan Lazar and Carlton Burke host Nature News this week from the NC Arboretum with reports on high elevation wildflowers in bloom, a special field trip report from Dan at the Kellogg Center in Henderson County, along with some unusual reptile stories including a two-headed snake found recently in NC, and also a report of three new salamander species discovered here in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Today Host Carlton Burke talks about katydids, the bizarre life cycle of the horsehair worm,  discusses the differences between turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, and plays a variety of summer insect sounds