Record #:

21556

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark T.

Abstract:

During the colonial and antebellum periods of North Carolina's history, plantation owners developed fisheries to provide food for slave workforces. These fisheries were disrupted by Union troops and escaped slaves during the Civil War. After the cease of hostilities, the fishery industry grew quickly as the result of several factors including the expansion of steamboat and railroad lines, the completion of the deep-draft canal to Norfolk, Virginia, and market preferences towards fresh food and away from salted. North Carolina fisheries did not develop as extensively as New England fisheries because of the isolation of North Carolina fisheries, its warm climate, seasonal/migratory fish, and the lack of incentive to develop fisheries since productive farming land was available.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 1, Jan 1992, p1-36 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fisheries

Record #:

720

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Nearly everyone knows Daniel Boone helped settle Kentucky, but few know that this famous frontiersman lived much of his life in North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 1, Jan 1988, p4-11, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820

Record #:

722

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

North Carolina's wilderness was widely explored during the 18th century by frontiersmen and plant lovers. Among them were William Bartram, Asa Gray, John Muir and Moses Ashley Curtis.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 2, Feb 1988, p8-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Botanists

Record #:

731

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Serious trouble stalks two of the nation's largest estuarine areas, threatening the state's eastern economy and environment. Our best hope for restoration may lie with the five-year Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 11, Nov 1988, p17-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study; Albemarle Sound; Pamlico Sound

Record #:

733

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

H. H. and C. S. Brimley immigrated in 1870 from England to Raleigh, where their inexhaustible interest in the natural world left a lasting mark on NC. The state Museum of Natural Sciences is the most visible record of their achievements.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 52 Issue 12, Dec 1988, p17-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Brimley, Herbert Hutchinson (H.H.), 1861-1946; Brimley, Clement Samuel (C.S.), 1863-1946

Record #:

702

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

North Carolina's stream watch program, now four years old, has become a model for similar programs across the country.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 5, May 1987, p18-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality; North Carolina. Dept. of Natural Resources and Community Development. Stream Watch

Record #:

736

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Not only does this Snow Camp native build his own flintlocks and muzzleloaders, he also lives in an area that has strong historical links to the Revolutionary War.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 2, Feb 1987, p16-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Firearms--Design and construction

Record #:

739

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

NC has been inhabited by humans for at least 12,000 years, and archaeologists have learned a lot about them from the many artifacts they left behind.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 7, July 1987, p20-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Archaeology

Record #:

744

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Crumbling dams and abandoned millstones are all that remain of the ancient gristmill trade that shaped NC.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 11, Nov 1987, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flour-mills

Record #:

6394

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Twenty-two Indian dugout canoes have been found in Lake Phelps. They range in size from twenty-four to thirty-seven feet. Radio-carbon dating places two of the canoes around 3,000 years old. Lake Phelps water has a preservative quality. The water is acidic and lacks the bacteria and aquatic life which eventually destroys wood.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 4, Apr 1987, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dugout canoes--Lake Phelps

Record #:

6397

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

In a ramshackle warehouse in Lumberton, the Carolina Boat Company makes a craft called a “one or two-man boat.” The company started in the 1940s and today builds between 200 and 300 boats a year. Such boats have been used traditionally for fishing and hunting in the eastern part of the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 4, Apr 1987, p13-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boatbuilding--Lumberton; Boatbuilders--Lumberton; Carolina Boat Co. (Lumberton)

Record #:

6399

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Three marsh dwellers, the native muskrat, nutria, and beaver, live in North Carolina. The nutria is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America. The animal was introduced into the country in the 1930s; private interests released it in North Carolina in 1941. Nutria weigh between 15 and 20 pounds, have grayish-brown fur, a long, round tail with little hair, and are strictly vegetarian.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 6, June 1987, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coypu

Record #:

6401

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Mention the word coyote, and individuals first think of the Old West. However, this animal is spreading across the country and has reached North Carolina. The population is still quite small, but it is expected to grow. Coyotes prey on rats and mice, but also feed on deer, rabbits, and even livestock. Environmentalists are concerned that the coyote will have an adverse effect on the newly started red wolf release program in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 10, Oct 1987, p22-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coyotes

Record #:

8633

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The North Carolina Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, works to save state land that has irreplaceable natural value. The Conservancy buys land using funds contributed by individuals, companies, and foundations and then transfers it to public ownership. To preserve the best of the state's natural heritage, the Conservancy has begun a $2 million fund-raising effort called “Conserve Carolina.” This will enable them to buy the land when it becomes available. About $1.25 million has been designated to buy land at reserves, including Nags Head Woods, in Dare County; Lanier Quarry Savannah in Pender County; and the Green Swamp in the southeastern part of the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Feb 1986, p22-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Natural areas; Conservation of natural resources

Record #:

8654

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The decline in water quality of the Pamlico River and Sound, the second largest estuary in the country, threatens fish populations and the livelihoods of many fishermen. Two major industries using the lands along the water system are agriculture and forestry. Both contribute to the estuary's problems. Taylor examines the sources of the pollution, both nonpoint and point, and what can be done to control them.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 5, May 1986, p4-11, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution; Water quality--North Carolina, Eastern