Record #:

10

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Originated by sportsmen, national wildlife refuges face a proposed ban on hunting that could threaten the entire refuge system.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 2, Feb 1992, p4-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges--Laws and legislation; Game--Laws and legislation

Record #:

109

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Weyerhaeuser planted twelve acres of endangered white cedar saplings at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge near Creswell.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 3, Mar 1992, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Atlantic white cedar; Tree planting; Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Record #:

425

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The zebra mussel from Europe is poised to threaten water supplies throughout the United States, including the waters of North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 6, June 1992, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water-supply; Zebra mussel

Record #:

680

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The sites of Civil War encounters in NC have rested in tranquil peace for nearly 130 years, occupied mostly by wildlife, but now many of them face an uncertain future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 7, July 1992, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Historic sites--Conservation and restoration

Record #:

696

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The old hunting lodge at Lake Mattamuskeet was originally built as a pumping station to drain the lake in 1913. Vacant since 1974, the lodge is in need of repair and renovation.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 11, Nov 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Hyde county; Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Hunting Lodge

Record #:

706

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

When the New River in Ashe and Allegheny counties was named a Wild and Scenic River in 1976, many citizens breathed a sigh of relief. Now the New River is engaged in a crucial battle with residential developments.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 8, Aug 1990, p8-15, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

New River; Housing development

Record #:

716

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

With brushes and paint, Alan Cheek records his affection for the Outer Banks, tidal marshes, commercial fishing and colorful artifacts of life in coastal Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 8, July 1989, p14-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Artists; Cheek, Alan, 1951-

Record #:

717

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

A strange and distressing disease sweeping down the Appalachians is killing native dogwoods.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 8, July 1989, p20-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flowering dogwood

Record #:

718

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

As a result of a restoration project by the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, red wolves, an important part of North Carolina's wildlife heritage, are reappearing.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 9, Sept 1989, p19-22, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge; Red wolf

Record #:

780

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Marion Lee and Nona Hison produced in Rockingham a 200-acre memorial to a beloved daughter that is now serving as the model for a new series of special wildlife areas.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 9, Sept 1992, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management areas

Record #:

809

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Michael Ehinger of Cumberland County was a gunsmith and the designer of the 18th-century replicas of the classic flintlock double-barrel shotguns.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 10, Oct 1992, p4-9, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ehinger, Michael; Gunsmiths--Cumberland County

Record #:

877

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Controlled forest fires, especially in the spring and summer, are critical to the health of the longleaf pine ecosystem.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 11, Nov 1992, p15-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Longleaf pine; Prescribed burning; Forest fires--Research

Record #:

1152

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Appalachian old-timers have always suspected that native \"speckles\" are different from brook trout. Recent genetic studies appear to confirm these suspicions.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 7, July 1993, p10-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trout fishing; Trout family

Record #:

1164

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Swift Creek meanders through the Piedmont and contains a rich diversity of wildlife, some of which is endangered.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 8, Aug 1993, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Swift Creek

Record #:

1345

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The ruffed grouse, a common gamebird in western North Carolina, faces an uncertain future due to environmental conditions, loss of habitat, and various other factors.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 1, Jan 1994, p19-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Habitat (Ecology); Ruffed grouse