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38782
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The author urges the reader to put up a bird feeders in their backyard for the pleasure of the birds and the people able to enjoy watching them.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 16 Issue 11, November 1952,
p19, il
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37977
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To help out birds in the winter, this article shows a number of different bird feeders that can be made or bought to put in your yard.
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37638
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The land Timberlake Farm Earth Sanctuary rests upon currently cannot be used for development, courtesy of a conservation easement in place since 2001. In continuing to set aside the land, visitors can still experience the sacred in its hiking trails, cabins, on-site chapel, and man-made lakes. As for Timberlake’s present owner, Carolyn Toben, the site has had this effect, providing comfort and consolation during a forty year span defined by professional gain and personal loss.
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38523
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Keeping an eye on bird nests can be a fulfilling activity, if you can find and identify them. The author lists several popular bird breeds and their nesting habitats.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 16 Issue 4, April 1952,
p8, 19
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37986
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The idea that promoting conservation education in public schools is being realized by teachers, with clubs and lessons being geared toward the subject.
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38660
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A list of nature facts and tidbits of knowledge.
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28537
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The giant salamander known as the eastern hellbender or Cryptobranchus alleganiensis and its conservation are detailed. A summer collaboration between the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the U.S. Forest Service, Wild South, Warren Wilson College, UNC Asheville, and Duke University are working to give the hellbender a better chance at survival. The group is working to increase suitable habitat for hellbenders to reproduce and studying the health of the small remaining population in Western North Carolina.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2016,
p116-117
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37781
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The importance of good buckshot scatter is explained in order to not waste valuable game.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 12 Issue 5, September 1948,
p14-15
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38130
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This avian sanctuary offers more than shelter for a myriad of water and land fowl. For North Carolina and Virginia’s public school students, it has become a popular field trip destination. On a higher education note, East Carolina University and Sylvan Heights are collaborating in endangered species conservation and research opportunities. Individuals of all ages can partake in its other educational endeavors: festivals, guided tours, conservation and research talks, field sketching workshops, and birding trips.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 5, October/November 2018,
p58-60
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38070
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With a proclamation from the mayor for the protection of wildlife, the garden club erected signs and set up an education program for both adults and children teaching them about the economic and aesthetic value of birds.
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25053
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T. Gilbert Pearson founded the North Carolina Audubon Society 100 years ago. Today the society remains focused on the goals Pearson set in place.
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38750
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A few notes and tidbits from various places are included.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 16 Issue 8, August 1952,
p22
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41096
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Four initiatives yielded for William David the 2019 Young Eco-Hero Award: recycling hard to recycle items; Eastern box turtle conservation; invasive species prevention; and French Broad watershed water quality project. Information pointing to his potential and promising a future in conservation: a mentor from the NC Arboretum; career plans involving engineering.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 16 Issue 11, November 2019,
p76-77
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Recycling; Conservation of wildlife; Wildlife conservation; Watersheds--French Board River; French Broad River--watershed water quality initiatives; Arboretums--North Carolina ; Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy; STEM education ; Environmental nonprofits--Action for Nature; Environmental activism
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38318
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With the end of hunting season, the author suggests sprucing up the habitats of game birds and game animals to ensure a good hunting season next year.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, February 1952,
p14
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28527
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The Butterfly Highway is a program that was started by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation in response to the decline of Monarch butterflies. The program works to restore habitat for the butterfly and other pollinators, including bees. The statewide conservation initiative, its history, and its successes are detailed.
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