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Ruth Ann Grissom

Biography

Ruth Ann Grissom grew up on a farm in Montgomery County and earned degrees in journalism and social work at UNC Chapel Hill. She divides her time between Charlotte and the Uwharries.

Stories by Ruth Ann Grissom

Appreciating an unsung N.C. pine
April 25, 2013
In 1963, the General Assembly boldly proclaimed the official state tree of North Carolina would be – drum roll, please – the pine. The legislature missed the opportunity to herald an...

Longleaf, far as the eye can see
April 11, 2013
A decade ago, the book Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest traced changes that reduced a forest once covering 92 million acres to less than 3 million acres. Now a new book...

Armchair birding

February 5, 2013
Birds flock to Mama’s feeders this time of year. She has several seed and suet feeders hanging from the maple outside her living room window. When the Cooper’s hawk swoops across the yard...

Clouds create dramatic skies
January 14, 2013
Old Man Winter is stingy with his days.  He seems to begrudge us every second of tepid light.  At sunset, though, he becomes an extravagant spender – the bon vivant who picks up the tab for...

How green is your ‘green’ tree?
December 13, 2012
What if you want a “green” Christmas tree but don’t share my sentimental attachment to scrawny, prickly cedars cut down from the fields – or don’t have access to one?...