Plants
What is one part of a tree you can use to ID it?
Acceptable answers: Bark, leaf shape, habitat, leaf bud scar
Who founded the PINES program?
At the foraging meeting, Kim shared that plants in this family have poisonous look-a-likes and that only experienced foragers should try to harvest these. What plant family was she talking about?
Carrot family
What is the NC state bird?
Cardinal
What is the name for the part of the tree that sends water from the roots to the leaves?
Xylem
What is Kayla's last name?
On our birding meeting, Brooks said that birders call these bird "little brown birds" because they're hard to tell apart. What bird was it?
Sparrow
How old are the blue ridge mountains?
Multiple choice:
3 million years
1 billion years
500 million years
2 billion years
1 billion years
What type of trees typically grow back first after a disturbance (i.e. fire) in North Carolina?
Pine trees
How many kids does Umar have?
2
Name two TLC staff members who have spoken with PINES, either at the staff interviews or another meeting (who don't regularly work with PINES) and their job.
Sandy, Olivia, Patrick, Kierra, Laura, Amaya
What environmental act was created to protect United States Waterways?
The Clean Water Act
What is the name of the plant that will stick to your shirt if you gently toss it?
Cleavers
What is Hanna's major at NC State?
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
What type of igneous rock is extremely common in the piedmont area because of our history of volcanic and tectonic plate activity?
Granite
What state was the birthplace of the environmental justice movement?
North Carolina
What is the name of the tree with 5 pointed leaves like a star?
Sweetgum
Did Meera grow up in: North Carolina, Virginia, California, or Indiana
North Carolina
Name the three trees we planted with Umar on our stewardship tree planting day.
Chickasaw plum, American Persimmon, and Black Cherry
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
The Earth