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Sharpe, Bill

Most of the state's bottomland hardwood forests are found in the Coastal Plain along broad river flood plains. Because the forest exists in a flooding environment, the plants and animals there must adapt to the fluctuating water levels or perish.

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p20-21, il Periodical Website

Forests and forestry; Wetland ecology; Alluvial plains; Hardwoods

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Tomasello, Tom

The US Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing the importance of bottomland hardwoods as habitat for a variety of wildlife. On the other hand, the Army Corp of Engineers believe these habitats can interfere with development. A recent decision by the Attorney General has sided with the EPA, giving them authority to provide protection for hardwood habitats.

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 24 Issue (27) 7, Jul 1980, p10

Endangered species; Hardwoods

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Shapiro, Leah

Joining sustainability efforts is the nonprofit American Chestnut Foundation. Factors assuring their sustainability success included partnerships with universities possessing cutting edge technological tools, a successful breeding program at Meadowview Research Farms, and advocacy of volunteers and members known familiarly as “chestnutters.”

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 2, February 2016, p87

Ecology; Conservationists--North Carolina, Western; Nonprofit organizations; American chestnut; Smith-McDowell House (Asheville); Volunteerism; Hardwoods; Land management; Sustainability