Record #:

4628

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Famed maritime artist Robert Dance discusses his work. Dance was born in Tokyo but calls Kinston his hometown. He received his art education at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. His favored medium is alkyd and watercolor. Dance's works hang in the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Mississippi Museum of Art, and numerous corporate and private collections.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 6, June 1999, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Marine artists--Kinston; Marine art--20th Century; Dance, Bob (Robert Bartlett), 1934-

Record #:

4629

Author(s):

Betsill, Carl

Abstract:

Some of the state's declining species, including black bear, deer, wild turkey, and bald eagle, made remarkable recoveries during the 20th-century. The challenge of the 21st-century will be to protect and conserve wildlife in a time when population, urban sprawl, and intolerance for wildlife are increasing.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 8, Aug 1999, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management; Human-animal relationships

Record #:

4690

Author(s):

Manning, Phillip

Abstract:

More species of fungi exist in North Carolina than anywhere else in the country. In the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, 10,000 species are identified, but scientists estimate another 90,000 remain unidentified. In the year 2000, a survey began to identify all the park's fungi. Other teams will map and identify everything from the park's viruses to mammals. When the project is completed in fifteen years, park managers will have the first comprehensive assessment of the Smoky Mountains' biodiversity.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 7, July 2000, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fungi--Catalogs ands collections--Smoky Mountains National Park

Record #:

4691

Author(s):

Kornegay, Burt

Abstract:

In downtown Franklin in Macon County stands a tall, grassy mound, about 20 feet high and 450 feet around the base. The Nikwasi Mound, built a thousand years ago by the Cherokees, was a sacred ceremonial site in the center of their village on the Little Tennessee River. Town residents purchased the mound in 1946 to preserve it. Today Nikwasi and the Town Creek Mound near Mount Gilead are the state's only two mounds that are protected and open to the public.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 7, July 2000, p14-17 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Historic sites--Macon County; Nikwasi Mound; Pee Dee Indians--North Carolina--Antiquities

Record #:

4692

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

In the mid-1970s, the red-shouldered hawk was endangered in the state, having experienced a 65 to 74 percent drop in population the previous twenty years. By the year 2000, recovering bottomland hardwood forests again provide suitable habitats, and the species population is again stable. Lee describes the hawk's habitat, food, and nesting habits.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 6, June 2000, p16-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Red-shouldered hawk

Record #:

4693

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Ginseng is an endangered plant that has medicinal properties highly prized by illegal harvesters. To help the North Carolina Department of Agriculture catch ginseng poachers, researchers developed a harmless dye to spray on the plant. The secret dye identifies an illegal harvest. Since 1993, eighty ginseng poachers have been convicted. Stealing an endangered plant is a felony.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 7, July 2000, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ginseng; Endangered plants

Record #:

4706

Author(s):

Pittilo, J. Dan

Abstract:

Traveling the Cherohala Skyway from North Carolina's border with Tennessee to Big Santeelah Creek takes eighteen miles. Yet this road in the remote southwestern part of the state gives spectacular views of the Southern Appalachians. Pittilo describes a number of stops and overlooks, including Big Santeelah Gap, Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, Hooper Bald Overlook, and Beech Gap.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2000, p16-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--Description and travel; Appalachian Region, Southern--Description and travel; Cherohala Skyway--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

4708

Author(s):

McDowell, Bodie

Abstract:

Four venomous snakes - diamondback, timber, and Carolina Pygmy rattlesnakes, and the coral snake - were added to the list of endangered species in 2000. The state has over 200 species on the list. Habitat loss, pollution, and building sprawl contribute to the creatures' decline.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2000, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Snakes

Record #:

4709

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

The spider is one of mankind's most beneficial creatures, but its appearance is often frightening to those it helps. Around 3,000 species of spiders live in North America, and 1,500 of them make their home in North Carolina. Ellis describes a number of the spiders and their web building and hunting techniques.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2000, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Spiders

Record #:

4741

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

Migrating hawks know by instinct when to start, where to go, and how to get there. Each fall they follow well- established routes across North Carolina's mountains and coasts. Lee describes watching hawk migrations over the Outer Banks and lists sites along the coasts and in the mountains where the hawks may be viewed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 9, Sept 2000, p22-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hawks; Birds--Migration

Record #:

4742

Author(s):

Powell, Chris

Abstract:

Governor James B. Hunt's Million Acre initiative, which will protect a million acres over the next decade, was passed by the 2000 North Carolina General Assembly. Funding was provided for the land-preservation program which seeks to save valuable wildlife habitats and game lands from development. Provision for a Million Acre Advisory Panel to oversee the project was also included in the legislation.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 9, Sept 2000, pSept, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Land use--Laws and legislation; Open spaces

Record #:

4743

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Commission's three-year experimental teal season concludes September 7-16, 2000. Bag limit is four teal per hunter per day. Whether the teal season becomes permanent depends upon hunter response. Some feel September is too early for waterfowl hunting. Continuation also depends on whether or not state guidelines for accidental and illegal harvest of other ducks are followed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 9, Sept 2000, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Duck shooting; Blue-winged teal

Record #:

4744

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Early-successional habitats are areas of a mountain forest that are beginning to recover from events like fires, storms, or logging. First come grasses, then shrubs, and finally trees. All of these stages are important to wildlife survival. Earley discusses the value of early-successional habitats for mountain wildlife, their growing rarity, and what steps are being taken to maintain them.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 9, Sept 2000, p12-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Habitat (Ecology); Habitat conservation; Wildlife management

Record #:

4779

Author(s):

Powell, Chris

Abstract:

Having built a successful wildlife education center in Transylvania County in 1998, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission plans to construct two more. One will be built at Corolla in Currituck County in 2002 and the other on the North Carolina State University campus in 2003. The three centers will each serve a region in educating the public about wildlife and environmental concepts and issues.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 10, Oct 2000, p32 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental education--Currituck County; Environmental education--Wake County

Record #:

4780

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

For many, canoeing or kayaking can be another way to view spectacular autumn vistas. Manuel describes four places to paddle and view: New River, Lake Jocassee, Merchant's Millpond, and Bear Island.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 10, Oct 2000, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Canoes and canoeing