Record #:

8731

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

As part of North Carolina's 400th anniversary celebration, Governor James G. Martin declared 1986 the “Year of the Native American” in North Carolina. Taylor discusses what archaeologists, like East Carolina University's David Phelps and David Green, are discovering about the Siouan and Algonkian cultures. These tribes flourished in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain but left few obvious signs of their occupation. By the early 1700s, they had been eliminated by European settlement.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 8, Aug 1986, p14-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Excavations (Archaeology); Indians of North America--North Carolina--Antiquities

Record #:

8736

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

It began with an eight-page brochure, titled WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA, Volume 1, Number 1, dated November 1937. A decade later the named changed to WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA, and the magazine became the official publication of the newly formed North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Taylor discusses how the magazine has evolved over the past fifty years.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 11, Nov 1986, p2-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife management--Periodicals; Wildlife management--History

Record #:

9817

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Nongame Wildlife Tax Checkoff in 1983. This allows citizens to contribute a part or all of their state income tax refund to the management of nongame and endangered wildlife. Over 32,000 North Carolinians participated in 1985, contributing over $300,000 to the fund. Taylor summarizes how the funds were used for nongame and endangered wildlife and discusses plans for the third year of the program.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Jan 1986, p12-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation--Laws and legislation; Wildlife reintroduction--Laws and legislation

Record #:

9819

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Taylor discusses what archaeologists have learned about the state's history by studying the clues early inhabitants left behind at places including Phelps Lake, Roanoke Island, Orange County, and Town Creek Indian Mound.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 8, Aug 1986, p14-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Excavations (Archaeology)

Record #:

9774

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The first year of the Nongame Wildlife Tax Checkoff, enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1983, has been a big success. Over 28,000 North Carolinians contributed either part or all of their state tax returns. Already the contributions are assisting in the restoration of the state's bald eagles and peregrine falcons and other endangered species, including sea turtles and nesting colonial waterbirds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 2, Feb 1985, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife reintroduction--Laws and legislation

Record #:

9787

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

In 1983, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law to fund waterfowl habitat preservation by asking waterfowl hunters to purchase a specially painted state duck stamp. The 1985 stamp features a pair of canvasback ducks and was painted by Tom Hirata, a nationally known wildlife artist. Over the past two years, $825,000 has been raised for waterfowl conservation.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 5, May 1985, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife habitat improvement; Wildlife artists; Waterfowl in art

Record #:

9789

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Taylor discusses some of the many shorebirds that make their home along the state's coastline, including the royal tern, plover, and sandpiper.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 6, June 1985, p19-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shore birds

Record #:

9793

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

On April 4, 1985, there were 189 fires burning throughout North Carolina. Prolonged drought, warm temperatures, and high winds were contributing factors. On April 6, the Pungo fire broke out in Washington, Hyde, and Tyrrell Counties and burned almost 100,000 acres. Taylor describes the fire and its effect on wildlife.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 7, July 1985, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Forest fires--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

9798

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Beavers have made a dramatic comeback since the last recorded native beaver in the state was caught in 1897 in Stokes County. An unsuccessful attempt was made to reintroduce the beaver in 1932 near Asheville, but in 1939, a release of twenty-nine beavers in the Sandhills was successful.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 9, Sept 1985, p22-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Beavers

Record #:

9799

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

More peregrine falcons and bald eagles have been released in the state's reintroduction program which began in 1984. Ten peregrines were released from two sites--six from Grandfather Mountain and four from Yellow Mountain in the Nantahala National Forest. Ten bald eagles were released at the Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in Hyde County.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 9, Sept 1985, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife reintroduction; Peregrine falcon--Reintroduction; Eagles--Reintroduction

Record #:

9807

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Before the 1970s, quail were abundant in the Southeast, but the population has rapidly declined since then. A major study seeks to answer why this has happened. Changing land use, predation, natural fluctuations, and control by man of naturally occurring fires are seen as contributing factors in the decline.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 12, Dec 1985, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bird populations; Quail

Record #:

9754

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Seven aquatic plants threaten some of North Carolina's best waterways. They are the hydrilla, spike rush, elodea, pondweed, filamentous algae, bladderwort, and alligatorweed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 4, Apr 1984, p22-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Aquatic weeds--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

9764

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Taylor discusses the Stream Watch Program, which is conducted by the Division of Environmental Management of the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. The program seeks to improve the water quality in the state's rivers and streams by making citizens aware of pollution problems and involving them in waterway protection. Private citizens are often the first to spot a potential problem because of their use of waterways for recreational purposes.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 7, July 1984, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Conservation of natural resources--Citizen participation

Record #:

9765

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Over one 100 years ago, wooden boats used along North Carolina's coasts and in the sounds followed a time-tested pattern. Many of them, including the sharpie, shad boat, and spritsail skiff, are being revived in the 20th-century by people who want to fish from a vessel that is part of the state's maritime heritage.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 7, July 1984, p20-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shipbuilding; Work boats--History

Record #:

9767

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Nongame Wildlife Tax Checkoff in 1983. This allows citizens to contribute a part or all of their state income tax refund to the management of nongame and endangered wildlife. Funds from this program are supporting the reintroduction of peregrine falcons and eagles to the skies of North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 8, Aug 1984, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Peregrine falcon--Reintroduction; Wildlife reintroduction--Laws and legislation; Eagles--Reintroduction