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2207
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As the state's economy has grown, upwards of 50 percent of its wetlands have been lost. This statistic is questionable, however, because of a lack of data on the original extent of wetlands and disagreement over when a wetland is actually lost.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995,
p26-31, il
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705
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Earley examines some of the questions relating to the wetland controversy.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 7, July 1987,
p8-15, il
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25192
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The legal battle over the protection of wetlands continues and is contended all the way up to the federal level. Many factors are at play from big oil companies to environmental considerations.
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740
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Many things are endangered by the contradictory laws and jurisdictions that govern the long-term welfare of our priceless, dwindling wetlands.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 8, Aug 1987,
p20-27, il
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719
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Small, scattered and disappearing, mountain bogs are some of our rarest habitats and contain some of the least common plants and animals. Yet we know almost nothing about these tiny, isolated worlds.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 10, Oct 1989,
p10-14, il
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26014
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The rapid loss of wetland habitat is considered one of the most critical natural resource problems in the United States, but steps are being taken to preserve remaining wetlands. The Wetland Loan Act and the Migratory Bird Hunting Conservation stamp are efforts to save land and raise funds for wetlands.
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26595
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North Carolina wetlands serve a variety of functions that are important to maintaining the integrity of our environment. However, the state faces difficult decisions concerning the relative value of wetlands to alternative land use practices.
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25177
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Pamlico-Tar River Foundation director Dave McNaught discusses why wetlands are such a crucial part of the environment. Wetlands are important not only for the animals living there, but the people in the surrounding areas.
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2206
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Some wetlands, such as swamps and marshes, are easily identifiable. Others, though, are dry several months each year. Wet or dry, both must meet three criteria to be classified as a wetland: wetland vegetation, hydric (wet) soil, and water evidence.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995,
p22-25, il
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39998
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A partnership of community members, businesses, higher educational institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies is generating solutions for coastal problems yielded by last year’s hurricanes. Goals of the Collaborative Research Grant Program include improving constructed wetland efficiency and hurricane recovery for small towns in counties such as Carteret.
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Wetlands; Wetlands--restoration; Hurricanes--recovery; North Carolina Community Collaborative Grant Research Program; Water Resources Research Institute; Algal blooms--North Carolina, Eastern; Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program ; Hurricane Florence, 2018; Hurricanes--community disaster preparedness; Garrity-Blake, Barbara; Duke University Marine Lab
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26001
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The theme of the 39th annual National Wildlife Week is “Save our Wetlands.” Members of conservation groups, teachers and students will participate in activities that focus on the priceless and irreplaceable nature of the nation’s wetlands. Programs will emphasize the inventory, variety, threats to, and ways to protect wetland resources.
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