Record #:

2119

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

One approach to preserving the environment for future generations is to focus on education programs for youth. Two of the Division of Conservation Education's educational programs are N.C. WILD and N.C. CATCH.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental education; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Division of Conservation Education

Record #:

2120

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Division of Administrative Services provides support for all the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's activities. Several of their duties are financial management, revenue management, and data processing.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p28-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Division of Administrative Services

Record #:

2168

Author(s):

Dopyera, Caroline

Abstract:

The state's species of salamanders, frogs, and toads are facing an uncertain future as wetland habitats, which serve as breeding grounds are developed or drained. Approximately fifty percent of the state's permanent wetlands have been destroyed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Feb 1995, p10-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Endangered species; Wetlands; Amphibians

Record #:

2169

Author(s):

Simpson, Bland

Abstract:

The town of Chapel Hill grew up around well-preserved woods, now called Battle's Park, mainly because Kemp Battle, president of the University of North Carolina, loved and walked the tract over 130 years ago. The area was preserved in Battle's honor.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Feb 1995, p16-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chapel Hill--Description and travel; Battle, Kemp Plummer, 1831-1919; Parks--Chapel Hill; Forest reserves--Chapel Hill

Record #:

2170

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

In November, 1994, the Nature Conservancy and the Georgia- Pacific Corporation agreed to co-manage 21,000 acres of hardwood bottomlands along the Roanoke River between Williamston and Plymouth, in an effort to protect the area.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Feb 1995, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nature Conservancy. North Carolina Chapter

Record #:

2201

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Pocosins, vast, densely vegetated areas, and savannas, grassy flat areas, exist only in the state's Coastal Plain. Savannas are important because of their diverse plant and animal life, while pocosins absorb excess rainwater.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p16-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Savanna ecology; Swamps

Record #:

2202

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Seasonal wetlands are small areas that are wet only for a short period during the year. Some of the smallest of the state's wetlands, seasonal wetlands can be as little as two meters in diameter.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p18-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetlands

Record #:

2203

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Generally, a freshwater marsh is a temporary wetland, existing until filled by sediment washing downstream. During its lifetime, the marsh provides food and shelter for plants and animals and also stores excess water when floods occur.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetlands; Marshes

Record #:

2204

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Most common in the Coastal Plain, headwater forests develop at the beginning of creeks and streams and are the most numerous of the state's wetlands. While not diverse biologically, they have the greatest effect on water quality of all the wetlands.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p14-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Forest ecology; Wetland ecology

Record #:

2205

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

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.

Source:

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

Subject(s):

Forests and forestry; Wetland ecology; Alluvial plains; Hardwoods

Record #:

2206

Author(s):

Harrison, Ed

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p22-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetlands

Record #:

2207

Author(s):

Moorhead, Kevin

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p26-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetland conservation; Wetlands

Record #:

2209

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Considered useless wastelands since the founding of the U.S., wetlands are now being recognized for their critical environmental roles, including flood control and game fish propagation. Without wetlands, a number of species of wildlife would disappear.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetland ecology; Wetland flora; Wetland fauna

Record #:

2210

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Although usually less than five acres in size, mountain bogs have important environmental functions: helping to control flooding, filtering water supplies of pollutants, and providing plant and animal habitats

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p10-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bogs; Mountain ecology

Record #:

2263

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

A cooperative project between the town of Waynesville and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission resulted in the Richland Creek Public Fishing Area, a location that provides fishing access for handicapped anglers.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 4, Apr 1995, p29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission