Record #:

3592

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Removal of the Quaker Neck Dam on the Neuse River near Goldsboro opens up 75 miles of the river, plus tributaries, to spawning fish, including striped bass. Built in 1952, the 260-foot dam was the first one in the state removed for environmental reasons.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 3, Mar 1998, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Neuse River; Dams--Goldsboro; Dams--Environmental aspects

Record #:

3593

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Benefits of fire to woodland and wetland areas include ecosystem restoration. While many agree that more prescribed burning - the controlled burning of forests - is needed, encroaching developments near these areas make it difficult to accomplish.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Feb 1998, p19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Prescribed burning

Record #:

3594

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

With populations of a number of songbirds in decline, state biologists are participating in the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program. Demographic data will help explain the decline as well as provide data on conserving birds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Feb 1998, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Bird populations

Record #:

3595

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The state's striped bass population declined during the 1970s. Because of migration patterns, multi-state cooperation was needed to manage recovery. The 1984 federal Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act accomplished this, and the bass is now restored.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Feb 1998, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Striped bass; Fish populations; Fishery conservation

Record #:

3609

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Real estate development, habitat destruction, and the illegal pet trade have seriously reduced the bog turtle population. With its recent inclusion within the Endangered Species Act, the turtle is now protected by federal and state law.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Jan 1998, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species--Laws and legislation; Bog turtle

Record #:

3630

Author(s):

Sharpe, Terry

Abstract:

Before the 1970s, quail were abundant for Sandhills' hunters, but the population has rapidly declined since then. One possible answer is that the number of naturally occurring fires, which can revitalize wildlife habitats, have been controlled by man.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Feb 1998, p9-12, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fire ecology; Quail shooting; Sandhills (Ga. and N.C.)--Description and travel

Record #:

3631

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Pocosins, a unique wetland occurring only in the Southeastern United States and mostly in North and South Carolina, are a paradox. They are a product of water, but to survive, they need to burn periodically, either naturally or by controlled fire.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Feb 1998, p13-18, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetland ecology; Burning of land--Environmental aspects

Record #:

3641

Author(s):

Dossett, Ted

Abstract:

At one time, over 1,300 varieties of apples grew throughout the Southeast. Today, only a few hundred survive. On his Chatham County farm, Creighton Lee Calhoun, Jr. seeks to preserve the apple heritage by collecting and growing over 350 varieties.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Oct 1997, p14-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Apples--Varieties; Calhoun, Creighton Lee, Jr.; Apple growers--Chatham County

Record #:

3648

Author(s):

Almy, Gerald A.

Abstract:

How well a deer hunter solves problems, including extremely hot or windy weather, seeing deer at too great a distance to shoot, and too many hunters nearby, will often determine whether or not be bags his quarry.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Oct 1997, p20-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Deer and deer hunting

Record #:

3649

Author(s):

Kornegay, Burt

Abstract:

Before the coming of the white men, Cherokees and other Indians of the Southeast enjoyed the flavor of yaupon tea and products derived from nut trees, including acorns, chestnuts, walnuts, and hickories.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Oct 1997, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Indians of North America--Food

Record #:

3657

Author(s):

Betsill, Carl

Abstract:

Traditional plowing of fields year after year depletes topsoil, requiring replacement by chemical fertilizers. In Halifax County, farmers have begun no-till cultivation, which improves the soil, increases crop yield, controls erosion, and provides food and cover for wildlife.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p22-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Farms--Halifax County; Soil conservation--Halifax County

Record #:

3667

Author(s):

Samsel, Jeff

Abstract:

Restoration of the wild turkey by the N.C. Wildlife Commission is nearly complete. With the western counties of the state restocked, predictions are that the eastern half will be done by the year 2000.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p8-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wild turkeys; Wildlife restoration

Record #:

3668

Author(s):

Beane, Jeff

Abstract:

Carolina bays are oval-shaped depressions found in the Coastal Plain that are dependent on rainwater and are less than six feet deep. Dry in some seasons, wetland-like in others, they provide habitats for rare and not- so-rare plants and animals.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p12-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carolina Bays

Record #:

3669

Author(s):

Bondurant, Darcia

Abstract:

Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) is a new program of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission that provides women the opportunity to develop outdoor skills, including hunting, fishing, boating, and camping.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p18-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Outdoor recreation for women

Record #:

3689

Author(s):

Allen, Calvin H.

Abstract:

With approximately 9,000 black bears living in 55 western and eastern counties, encounters with people are inevitable. Precautions, including covering garbage containers, the use of electric fences around livestock, and cleaning up campsites, will help minimize this.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 6, June 1998, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black bear hunting