Record #:

1600

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

The dunes that fringe North Carolina beaches are anchored by a group of remarkably adapted plants. Without these plants the dunes would be susceptible to shifting as dictated by the wind.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p2-3, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sand dunes; Seashore plants; Sand dune flora

Record #:

1601

Author(s):

Seamster, Michael H.

Abstract:

Since 1970 over 3,000 wild turkeys have been relocated in North Carolina, and the state's turkey population has increased from less than 5,000 to approximately 40,000.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wild turkeys

Record #:

1602

Author(s):

McDowell, Bodie

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission's Community Fishing Program was honored with the American League of Anglers and Boaters' Marine Fisheries Award, and was recognized as the most outstanding sport fishing and management program in the U.S.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p30, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishing; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Division of Boating and Inland Fisheries; Community Fishing Program

Record #:

1603

Author(s):

Horwitz, Hal

Abstract:

Horwitz has photographed all but one of NC's sixty species of wild orchid. The state's varied climates and habitats are conducive to the growth of orchids, as reflected in the fact that the state has more orchid varieties than does Hawaii.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p14-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Orchids

Record #:

1643

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The Scuppernong River is the centerpiece of an ambitious plan, the Walter B. Jones Center for the Sounds project, that could save the river, protect vast areas of wetland habitat, and bring economic prosperity to Tyrrell County through increased tourism.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Scuppernong River; Tyrrell County--Economic conditions; Wetland conservation--Tyrrell County; Tourist trade--Tyrrell County

Record #:

1644

Author(s):

Malat, Joe

Abstract:

Oregon Inlet at North Carolina's Outer Banks has a reputation for being one of the most productive sport fishing areas along the entire Atlantic Coast.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p20-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oregon Inlet; Saltwater fishing

Record #:

1645

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Only the tropics have more species of and individual centipedes and millipedes than the area of the southern Appalachians that includes the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Centipedes; Millipedes

Record #:

1646

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Restoration efforts are now underway to renovate and convert the historic Whalehead Club at Corolla into the Currituck Wildlife Museum.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Whalehead Club (Corolla); Currituck Wildlife Museum (Corolla); Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Corolla; Corolla--Buildings, structures, etc.