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752
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Tourism is the backbone of coastal economics but it is a double-edged sword. There are real, and sometimes irreversible, costs to the environment.
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843
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Excavation sites of Indian burial grounds dot the central and eastern North Carolina landscape.
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906
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Satellite technology is aiding North Carolina fishermen in various ways.
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988
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The author interviews four North Carolina fishermen, who relate their frustrations and hopes for the future.
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1299
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A wide variety of birds, insects, mollusks, and other creatures exist at the ocean's edge, which is why beachgoers should respect the creatures and refrain from disturbing their habitat.
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A controversy is broiling over the Hatteras Lighthouse, the nation's tallest brick beacon, which is imperiled by an eroding shoreline. One side wants to move the lighthouse, the other to leave it and shore up the coast.
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Since a 1988 inventory revealed the precarious position of our maritime forests, North Carolina and such private concerns as the Nature Conservancy have made progress in assessing and protecting the remnants; yet hard choices lie ahead.
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Eight maritime forests on North Carolina's barrier islands are especially important because of their ecological significance and their potential for preservation. These eight have been rated as high-priority sites for preservation efforts.
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Nonpoint source pollution is proving to be a complex problem along the coast, closing shellfish waters and causing concern about the general degradation of the water supply.
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Researcher Mary Kay Clark is working to establish the extent to which old-growth forests and abandoned buildings serve as habitats for the eastern big-eared bat, and to learn if populations are declining.
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1684
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Sea Grant researchers Robert Roer, Richard Dillaman, and Thomas Shafer from UNC-Wilmington's Center for Marine Science Research are studying the changes a crab undergoes when it sheds and what controls the hardening of its new shell.
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1685
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Sea Grant specialists Walter Clark and Barbara Doll will be analyzing the state's management of its coastal areas and resources. Target subjects include wetlands, special area management, cumulative impacts of development, and ocean resources planning.
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2349
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With the state's goal of a 40 percent reduction in waste entering landfills and incinerators by the year 2001, residents are learning to precycle, recycle, and compost.
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2408
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At the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright's planning and first flights on the Outer Banks is told on the hour.
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With the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' flight approaching in 2003, the National Park Service is studying ways to upgrade the Kill Devil Hills visitors center to tell their story better.
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