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for "Nickens, T. Edward"
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27820
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Early spring welcomes the return of green grass and blooming flowers. In the woods and mountains of North Carolina, the Redbud tree returns.
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26731
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The placement of roads in Western North Carolina dates to colonial times, when settlers created better roads (the Trading Ford, and the Trading Path) to connect themselves to the market of Asheville. Today, major highways cover much of the historic roads, utilizing the same area North Carolinians used hundreds of years before.
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In the spring of 1867, after recovering from a serious eye injury, John Muir was trekking across western North Carolina. He was a young man of twenty-nine, and his great fame as a conservationist lay years ahead of him. He recorded his travel experiences across the postwar South in THOUSAND-MILE WALK TO THE GULF, published in 1916. Nickens retraces Muir's journey through what is now the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.
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"By the 19th century, the western end of Shackleford Banks was known to residents of the barrier island as Wade's Shore. Now uninhabited, Shackleford welcomes visitors who arrive by boat and ferry."
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Among the winners of the North Carolina Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards are the North Carolina Sea Grant Program (Natural Resources Agency); Phytofinders of Kitty Hawk (Youth Conservationists); and J & B Aquafood (Business Conservationists).
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23105
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In Anson County, North Carolina, John Bishop upholds the tradition of rabbit hunting with beagles on his 1,146 acres of land.
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Garden and Gun
(NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 9 Issue 1, February/March 2015,
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"One of our state's most common fishes has a rare talent. In the fresh, clear waterways of the mountains and Piedmont, bluehead chubs build nests for their young, stone by tiny stone." Bluehead chubs pile up gravel to create nesting grounds. They are typically found in freshwater streams in the mountains and Piedmont.
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27528
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The Hardaway Site is one of North Carolina’s greatest archaeological repositories. Located in the Uwharrie Mountains, the site has yielded a plethora of arrowheads, including Palmer, Kirk, and Stanly points. These artifacts help indicate how Native Americans lived in the region 12,000 years ago.
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27529
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The Hardaway Site is one of North Carolina’s greatest archaeological repositories. Located in the Uwharrie Mountains, the site has yielded a plethora of arrowheads, including Palmer, Kirk, and Stanly points. These artifacts provide insight into Native American hunting practices 12,000 years ago.
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If everyone did everything right, what would be the best possible natural North Carolina that her citizens could hope for? In the recently published HORIZON 2100: AGGRESSIVE CONSERVATION FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S FUTURE, nine of the state's leading conservation scientists examined current environmental conditions and present a picture of the future. Nickens discusses their projections and lists the four primary strategies required to achieve it.
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27397
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Several deer hunters share lessons learned through mistakes they have made on their hunts.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 2016,
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43228
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North Carolina is home to more than 60 species of salamanders.
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21607
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Randy McCall and Worth Westbrook have operated McCall's Bar-B-Cue & Seafood in Goldsboro for the past twenty-five years. Quality bar-b-cue is done on a big scale at this restaurant. Nickens recounts how the men came to the bar-b-cue business and how the place operates.
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Memories of the Bailes Old Mill north of Greensboro, the history of millponds in North Carolina, and a family’s history are told. The author describes how his grandmother, Berta “Bee” Roberts, created a painting of Bailes Millpond and how the mill was tied to his family’s history.
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17836
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Bob Timberlake is famous for his astonishing artistic career, but few know this North Carolina artist is also a master canoe craftsman.
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