Andy Wood

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Commentator

Andy Wood has served for thirteen years as the education curator for the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Beginning in 1987, Wood reported his observations on nature as a weekly commentator on WHQR, public radio station for the coastal Carolinas. He took a year-long sabbatical from his volunteer post to complete work on Backyard Carolina and has again resumed producing new radio commentaries.

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Thursday Commentary
4:01 pm
Mon May 7, 2007

Doodlebugs

Ant-Lion

Commentator Andy Wood talks about doodlebugs, more correctly known as ant-lions.

Wilmington, NC – The spring drought we are experiencing may be a boon to a curious little insect that goes by the popular name of doodlebug.

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Thursday Commentary
12:04 pm
Mon April 23, 2007

Earth Day!

Commentator Andy Wood talks about small rare birds in honor of Earth Day.

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Thursday Commentary
3:11 pm
Mon April 9, 2007

Warm Spring

Commentator Andy Wood remarks on are unusually warm weather this spring.

04/09/07 – The UN has released its latest report on global warming. Commentator Andy Wood wonders if our unusually warm spring is part of it.

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Thursday Commentary
4:40 pm
Mon March 12, 2007

spring turtle

Naturalist Andy Wood finds a box turtle fresh out of hibernation.

Naturalist Andy Wood encounters a box turtle fresh out of hibernation.

Thursday Commentary
3:58 pm
Wed February 14, 2007

mudminnow

Andy tells us about the enigmatic little mudminnow fish.

Andy Wood explains some of the mysteries surrounding the little mudminnow fish.

Thursday Commentary
1:45 pm
Mon January 29, 2007

switchgrass

Naturalist Any Wood explores the potential of switchgrass for creating ethanol.

Naturalist Andy Wood considers the potential od switchgrass for creating alternative fuel.

Thursday Commentary
12:19 pm
Fri November 10, 2006

Bomber Beetles

Some curious little beetle climbed up near commentator Andy Wood recently, leaving him thinking about the little creature.

Wilmington, NC – Andy Wood is education director for Audubon North Carolina.

Thursday Commentary
9:49 am
Mon October 23, 2006

Here Come The Toads!

The sudden arrival of a very small amphibian around local small ponds can be traced back to Tropical Storm Ernesto and our wet autumn, says commentator Andy Wood.

Wilmington, NC – Andy Wood is education director at Audubon North Carolina.

Thursday Commentary
4:23 pm
Sun October 8, 2006

Migration of the Monarch Butterfly

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Commentator Andy Wood was recently on the road traveling to and from a small rocky island off the coast of Maine when he witnessed monarch butterflies in the midst of their annual migration.

Wilmington, NC – Andy Wood is education director for Audubon North Carolina.

Thursday Commentary
2:40 pm
Wed September 13, 2006

Remembering 9/11

As we mark five years since the attacks on 9/11, commentator Andy Wood goes back to that time when nature both comforted him and reminded him how vulnerable we are.

Wilmington, NC – Andy Wood is education director for Audubon North Carolina.

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