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26815
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According to William Towell, executive vice president of the American Forestry Association, the conservation story is not all negative. There has been real progress in addressing air and water pollution, pesticide control, solid waste disposal, and wildlife management.
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26297
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To pay for maintenance of inland waterways, the NC House of Representatives has passed a waterway user tax on barge fuel to be raised to six cents per gallon by 1981.
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26320
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A new program, Renewed Emphasis Now on an Environmental for Wildlife (RENEW), helps farmers prepare parts of their land for improving populations of small game animals.
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26441
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the effect of acid rain on the nation’s lakes, forests, and crops is getting worse. Acid rain is making waters more acidic, in turn affecting fish populations.
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26757
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The acid rain poll was conducted as part of the Carolina Poll in October 1982. Results indicate that North Carolinians believe acid rain is a serious issue and that they support tighter controls on power plant emissions causing the problem.
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26957
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Rains with an acidity of vinegar are now common throughout North Carolina and other eastern states. While numerous studies have outlined the problem of acid rain and its effects, there has been little effort to actually address the acid rain issue. Legislation is needed, not more studies.
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26435
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Over 40 million acres of federal land in Alaska has been designated as national wildlife refuges.
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26826
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There are alligators in North Carolina but we don’t yet know just how numerous they are. Biologists at North Carolina State University are conducting several studies to learn more about the alligator population and their feeding habits. Field studies will conclude with management recommendations.
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25932
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R. Wayne Bailey of Milton, North Carolina has recently received one fo the 1973 American Motors Conservation Awards which are presented to those dedicated to the efforts in the field of renewable natural resources. Bailey, a biology with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, is a pioneer in developing progressive management and restoration programs for wild turkey.
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26943
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North Carolina angler Jim Dean tells a story about one of his bass fishing experiences at a small lake near Raleigh. He hooked a largemouth bass near a sunken brush pile and fallen tree, but soon realized the fish was wrapped up in the tree limbs. Jim’s fishing buddy dove fourteen feet into the lake to free the bass.
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26936
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The conventional yawn occurs when breathing slows down because of fatigue, inactivity or lack of sleep. Some animals yawn for convention, but for others, yawns are mere weapons in territorial battles. Lizards and fish open their mouths to threaten unwelcome invaders.
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26855
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is developing plans for a pilot program that will allow controlled harvest of antlerless deer on private lands. This will allow landowners with overpopulated deer to harvest sufficient numbers of antlerless deer through a permit system without affecting the seasons and status of adjoining herds.
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26767
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Carolyn Ann Repp, an eighth-grade student from Apex, North Carolina, is the winner of the 1983 National Wildlife Week Essay Contest and Pioneer Conservation Award. The theme of the contest was This Land is Your Land, Public Lands Belong To All Of Us.
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26874
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Two bills have proposed to establish a national artificial reef program that could benefit both fin and shell fishermen in the Atlantic. In addition to enhancing the marine environment, artificial reefs are also appealing because of the large amounts of waste materials they utilize.
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26887
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Since European boar were introduced in 1912, these animals have spread throughout major portions of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rooting damage caused by the boar could be decreasing the amount of available nutrients for the proper growth of trees. Wildlife biologists are conducting research to assess the extent of impacts and long-term changes.
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