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15601
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Big Sweep in North Carolina is a volunteer effort started in 1987 to clean trash from beaches and waterways. The program now functions in all the state's one hundred counties and receives broad-based backing from citizens and companies like Reynolds American, Duke Power, and First Citizens Banks. This autumn the program marks its twenty-fifth anniversary.
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3144
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In 1955, bobcats were found mostly in coastal and mountain counties. Since then their range has expanded to include all the state's one hundred counties.
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25010
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The ritual of a mother sea turtle has been described as almost magical. From the lumbering out of the sea to the digging of the nest, the mother turtle dutifully does her task until the eggs are lain and the nest is hidden.
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9735
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One of Brunswick County's fastest growing areas is along the N.C. 211 corridor, where over 22,000 single-family and multi-family home permits have been issued since 1999. Such growth threatens the Lockwood Folly River and nearby wetlands and marshes. Smith discusses how a number of groups, including concerned citizens, county officials, state and federal agencies, and environmentalists, are working to preserve the river and surrounding areas.
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32206
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In June 2017, an industrial chemical called GenX was identified in drinking water drawn from the Cape Fear River in the Wilmington area of North Carolina. State officials have found GenX in private wells near the plant, as well as at several other locations, at varying concentrations. With increasing public concern, researchers are studying the effects of the chemical on human health.
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Coastwatch
(NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 1, Winter 2018,
p24-29, il, por, map
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25089
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There are many types of mollusks in North Carolina. Most people notice the shells when they go to the beach. These shells are identified and a description of the animal that lives within is given.
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40563
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A Category 1 hurricane by the time it made landfall, Florence wreaked water-related havoc as it crawled through Coastal and Eastern North Carolina. At speeds as slow as 2mph, Florence created 1,000-year rain events in towns such as Mount Olive, dumped nearly three feet of rain in Elizabethtown, and generated a surge exceeding seven feet in Jacksonville.
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25049
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Melvin Twiddy recounts his stories of fishing in Mann’s Harbor. He recalls various hurricanes that affected the pound nets as well as the sudden demand for carp.
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17725
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The North Carolina coast is widely known for dozens of species of gulls, waterbirds, and shorebirds. However, many who visit the region miss the change to see and hear, some of the state's most hidden treasures: songbirds of the coast.
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25035
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New controversy over seafood has people in the fish industry upset. The question is whether there should be a similar inspection for seafood like the ones for beef, poultry, and pork.
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19345
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Net making is a time-honored tradition in coastal North Carolina that is as synonymous with fishing as the fish themselves.
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4551
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Netmaking is as old as fishing. It is a specialized craft that is slowly fading away, with only six full-time net shops left in the state, and fewer still in Georgia and South Carolina. One reason for the decline is the increase in federal and state regulations governing commercial fishermen. North Carolina has requirements on the use of particular nets, including fixed, gill, trawl, and channel.
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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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1399
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Dare County's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last large pocosin tracts in North Carolina and home to several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service projects, such as the re-introduction of the red wolf.
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19113
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When the summer tourists pack up, the North Carolina coast does not worry about losing economics resources, because the late summer and fall along the coast are profitable for sport fishing and crowds it attracts. The North Carolina coast is also a profitable spot for the fishers, offering a wide variety of species and lucrative tournaments.
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