"After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the resulting “Chernobyl plume” spread radiation throughout much of Europe, including Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. As radioactive Cesium isotopes contaminated soil throughout these geographical regions, mushrooms began to guzzle the element from the ground, and in the process, became radioactive themselves. “A Gift From the Forest: The Impact of Chernobyl on Mushrooms” examines the shifting role of mushrooms in a post-Chernobyl world and the ways in which the impact on the lowly buttons rippled upwards to inflict larger consequences on people and animals."

"The marshes of Currituck Sound on the Outer Banks are always moving with life, from the egrets and bitterns that patrol the tall grasses to the tiny aquatic organisms that drift with the tide. A new living shoreline project at Audubon’s Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Sanctuary at Pine Island will protect this habitat on the sound while allowing life to continue flowing through the marsh. ."

"At Audubon’s Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Sanctuary at Pine Island, birds may already have noticed their newest companions in the sky—drones. Elizabeth City State University’s drone technology team is partnering with Audubon North Carolina to conduct aerial surveys of the Outer Banks sanctuary and the Currituck Banks National Estuarine Research Reserve. "

"It’s been a banner year for American Oystercatchers, the iconic shorebirds named after their diet of mollusks and small sea animals. Along with Least Terns and Wilson’s Plovers, they nest between April and July on Lea-Hutaff Island, an uninhabited 5,641-acre barrier island protected and managed by Audubon North Carolina."

"A new web tool from Audubon will help land managers and conservationists better understand where marshes are most threatened on Currituck Sound."