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4944
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Private land trusts seek to preserve environmentally important land areas. By doing so, land trusts serve as a restraint to urban sprawl and development. To date, they have protected almost 60,000 acres of state land. Roe describes land trusts and techniques they use, such as partnerships with private buyers, to accomplish their preservation goals.
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A $4.3 million grant from the Natural Heritage Trust enabled the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to purchase six additional game lands tracts totaling 14,000 acres. The largest tract was the 5,784-acre Van Swamp located in Beaufort and Washington Counties. Others tracts were located in Hayward, Caldwell, Wilkes, Avery, Rutherford, and Ashe counties. The purchases add land to the game lands program and provide more acreage for hunting, fishing, and recreation.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 1, Jan 2000,
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3.Tropics in Carolina by Walters, Nancy North Carolina Naturalist Vol. 6 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1998
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34542
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The Living Conservatory at the Museum of Natural Sciences has opened a new exhibit for tropical species. Live animals will be housed in the conservatory, and minimal barriers will be between them and visitors that walk through the conservatory. The conservatory will showcase tropical birds, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, plants, and more.
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Since 1987, over $27 million in grants from the N.C. Natural Heritage Trust to state agencies have preserved 36 historic and wild places, including Three Top Mountain (Ashe County) and Historic Leigh Park Farm (Durham County).
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 7, July 1997,
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26413
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Dave Hall is a North Carolina waterfowl hunter and special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His father taught him to be an ethical hunter and follow the rules, in order to preserve the future of duck hunting.
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26414
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The line between outdoor recreation and conservation is complicated. Fly-fishing and bird hunting are popular outdoor activities in North Carolina, but one should remember that they have an impact on natural resources.
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At one time, market hunting was an acceptable practice because natural resources seemed to be unlimited. Now we know that there is a limit. To be good stewards, hunters and other outdoor recreationists must promote respect and awareness.
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26416
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Turkey meals during the holiday season are an American tradition. However, society should consider the ethics behind the death of turkeys and other animals.
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Dr. Pete Bromley developed a passion for wildlife through hunting and fishing. As the world becomes more managed by people who have little contact with nature, he believes it will become increasingly important for us to share the outdoors and our commitment to conservation with others.
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A woodlands tract, known as Camassia Slopes, harbors rare and endangered species of wildflowers along the Roanoke River in Northampton County. The North Carolina Nature Conservancy will manage the site as a wildlife sanctuary and field laboratory for education and research projects. They will also begin an inventory of the plant species and monitor wildflower populations.
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32910
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Support for the Nature Conservancy has grown in five years to include nineteen companies in North Carolina. Corporate involvement is inspired by belief in the merit of the conservancy’s program and in many cases by the tax benefits. Since 1977, the North Carolina Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has preserved 50,000 acres.
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26402
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Bluff Mountain in Ashe County, North Carolina is considered one of the most valuable natural areas in the state. To help preserve this community of native plants and animals, the North Carolina Nature Conservancy has received a large grant from the James E. Hanes memorial Foundation.
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Bluff Mountain, deep in the Blue Ridge of Ashe County, has been prized by conservation scientists for years as the single most significant, unspoiled area in North Carolina. The mountain holds majestic scenery, diverse habitat, and rare fauna and flora. Bluff Mountain takes its name from a protruding rock bluff on its northeastern face.
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Carrot Island and Bird Shoals are wilderness islands across the Beaufort waterfront. When a portion of Carrot Island was bought by a developer, a group of townspeople formed the Beaufort Nature Conservancy Council to fight the sale of lots. Several local and national organizations made sizeable contributions to buy back the land and make it nature reserve.
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