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26381
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In a joint project of the Carolina Power and Light Co., the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and the Person-Caswell Lake Authority to improve fishing on Lake Hyco, artificial reefs are being created out of old tires and bricks.
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26382
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Recent proposals have suggested a state, regional, or river basin authority for water management in North Carolina. Proposals however, vary between emphasis on local governments versus those that would place less weight on the local component of management.
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26383
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The state of North Carolina has been apportioned a total of $7,232,356 for land and water conservation for the 1979 fiscal year.
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26384
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In a recent expedition to the upper reaches of the Trent River, NCWRC biologists located a threatened species, the waterdog, or mudpuppy. This salamander was found where it was previously unseen, believed to be congregating for breeding.
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26385
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Fifty years ago, Congress enacted the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, authorizing a commission to study areas and acquire land and water as refuge for waterfowl.
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26386
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In coastal North Carolina, mosquitoes are seen as an obstacle to economic growth, and local residents feel the state’s mosquito control program has not been successful in preventing mosquito populations despite attempts at activities such as marsh ditching.
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26387
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North Carolina’s public waters will be stocked with over 700,000 trout this season. Fishing licenses will require a trout stamp for fishing in designated public mountain trout waters.
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26388
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North Carolina is the leading state in cases and deaths from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which is acquired from tick bites.
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26389
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The National Wildlife Federation is advising the Environmental Protection Agency that the wide-use of a sludge treatment process produces toxic materials. In treatment plants such as in Rocky Mount and Raleigh, the superchlorination process is believed to be a threat to human health.
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26390
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The North Carolina General Assembly has passed legislation that increases hunting and fishing license fees, while also providing a change to the controversial game law, filing gaps and improve the uniformity of penalties.
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26391
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Steelhead trout have been stocked in North Carolina mountain lakes, providing anglers with a west coast treat.
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26392
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In an attempt to understand the overharvesting of some largemouth bass populations, biologists are testing how fast the legal bass are being removed from Lake Townsend.
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26393
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New hunting and trapping regulations for the upcoming season include an increased bag limit on antlered deer, a statewide turkey season, and changes in ammunition use on game lands.
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26397
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An updated trapping policy has been proposed for trapping of furbearing animals on National Wildlife Refuges, allowing trapping where it is compatible with a refuge’s management policies.
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26398
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Lake Hyco has been stocked with over 30,000 striped bass fingerlings as the second phase in a fish stocking project.
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