Record #:

679

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

A woodland pond is a study in diverse ecosystems.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 7, July 1992, p12-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pond fauna; Pond flora

Record #:

680

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The sites of Civil War encounters in NC have rested in tranquil peace for nearly 130 years, occupied mostly by wildlife, but now many of them face an uncertain future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 7, July 1992, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Historic sites--Conservation and restoration

Record #:

681

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

The ocean sunfish is one of the earth's largest and strangest creatures, and surely the only fish that sunbathes.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 7, July 1992, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sunfishes; Mola mola

Record #:

684

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

The battle was long and hard fought, but the winners are some of the remaining wetlands in the nation and their priceless wildlife. The victory is one that future generations will surely celebrate.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 12, Dec 1989, p22-27, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetland conservation; Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge

Record #:

685

Author(s):

Henson, Tom

Abstract:

Many coastal birds nest together, and protecting the places where they raise their young is the key to their survival.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1990, p14-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Seashore birds; Coastal ecology

Record #:

687

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.; Baynes, A. Sidney

Abstract:

Gladys Baker told her middle school classes in Zebulon that they wouldn't learn about nature by looking in a book. Forty years later, former students of one of the state's first environmental educators still remember that she made science fun.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Feb 1990, p18-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Science--Study and teaching; Baker, Gladys

Record #:

688

Author(s):

Simpson, Bland

Abstract:

The author discusses changes in the Great Dismal Swamp as well as the outlook for the area's future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p8-15, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)

Record #:

689

Author(s):

Alderman, John M.

Abstract:

The Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee, an advisory board of the North Carolina Wildlife Commission, protects wildlife species that may sometimes be overlooked.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p20-23, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; North Carolina. Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee

Record #:

690

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Overflowing landfills lend urgency to North Carolina's recycling efforts. Recycling is contagious, and everyone can participate and benefit.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 4, Apr 1990, p12-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Record #:

691

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Thirteen wildlife commissioners will tackle the tough issues facing wildlife in North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 5, May 1990, p4-7, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Record #:

692

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Four years have passed since fire swept 45,000 acres of the Holly Shelter Game Land in Pender County, leaving a blackened wasteland. Today, wildlife has rebounded.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 1990, p14-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Holly Shelter Game Land; Game preserves--Pender County

Record #:

693

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Traveling the Waccamaw River, explorers may encounter hundreds of wildlife species.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 7, July 1990, p8-14, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Waccamaw River

Record #:

694

Author(s):

Simpson, Bland

Abstract:

In 1907, John McNeill called the Lumbee (Lumber) River \"a tortuous, delicious flirt,\" a description that still fits today.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 9, Sept 1990, p10-15, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lumber River

Record #:

695

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

The battle lines are drawn in Eastern North Carolina over whether the state can preserve its valuable and vanishing wetlands and still produce an endless supply of pulp and sawtimber.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 11, Nov 1990, p10-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetland conservation; Forestry management

Record #:

696

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The old hunting lodge at Lake Mattamuskeet was originally built as a pumping station to drain the lake in 1913. Vacant since 1974, the lodge is in need of repair and renovation.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 11, Nov 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Hyde county; Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Hunting Lodge