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Gingher, Marianne

The celebrated wild ponies of the Outer Banks are descendants of the Mustangs left behind by early explorers and colonists. More recently, they run wild in places like Shackleford Banks and are resilient from a diet of sea oats and marsh grass. Their centuries old appeal led to the Colonial Spanish Mustang becoming the official state horse in 2010.

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 9, February 2015, p19-20

Ponies--Outer Banks; Shackleford Banks--History; Cape Lookout National Seashore ; Corolla; Ocracoke ; Rachel Carson Reserve; Colonial Spanish Mustang

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Henion, Leigh Ann

Two decades before Rachel Carson became a pioneer for the environmentalist movement, she laid the foundation for marine biologists through her work at a trio of islands south of Beaufort. In addition to the landmark Silent Spring is the perhaps lesser known first book, Under the Sea Wind, inspired by her experiences at Carrot, Town Marsh, and Bird Shoal.

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 87 Issue 1, June 2019, p128-132, 134, 136

Carson, Rachel L., 1907-1964; SILENT SPRING (book)--Rachel Carson--environmentalism; UNDER THE SEA WIND (book)--Rachel Carson; Carrot Island--Rachel Carson; DDT--pesticides--health impact ; Rachel Carson Reserve; Ecology; Environmentalists