Record #:

743

Author(s):

Wooten, Curtis

Abstract:

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. was begun at Mackay's Island fifty years ago for the conservation of waterfowl habitat.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 10, Oct 1987, p12-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Mackay's Island

Record #:

744

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Crumbling dams and abandoned millstones are all that remain of the ancient gristmill trade that shaped NC.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 11, Nov 1987, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flour-mills

Record #:

745

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

At certain times of the year, North Carolina's offshore waters host a great variety of marine birds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 11, Nov 1987, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sea birds

Record #:

746

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

One of North Carolina's premier trees, the Atlantic White Cedar, faces an uncertain future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 12, Dec 1987, p8-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Atlantic white cedar

Record #:

753

Author(s):

Vance, Joel

Abstract:

A canoe is a craft of versatility and utility.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 8, Aug 1992, p19-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Canoes and canoeing

Record #:

754

Author(s):

Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

Canvas-covered decoys define North Carolina's early goose-hunting heritage.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 8, Aug 1992, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Decoys (Hunting)

Record #:

779

Author(s):

Burgess, Carla B.

Abstract:

In 1991, Big Sweep volunteers gathered 212 tons of trash from the waterways of North Carolina. North Carolina officials are hoping the 1992 sweep will be as successful.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 9, Sept 1992, p23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental protection; Big Sweep

Record #:

780

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Marion Lee and Nona Hison produced in Rockingham a 200-acre memorial to a beloved daughter that is now serving as the model for a new series of special wildlife areas.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 9, Sept 1992, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management areas

Record #:

808

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

The North Carolina Nature Conservancy has an impressive record in preserving endangered habitats.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 10, Oct 1992, p16-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nature Conservancy. North Carolina Chapter

Record #:

809

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Michael Ehinger of Cumberland County was a gunsmith and the designer of the 18th-century replicas of the classic flintlock double-barrel shotguns.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 10, Oct 1992, p4-9, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ehinger, Michael; Gunsmiths--Cumberland County

Record #:

877

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Controlled forest fires, especially in the spring and summer, are critical to the health of the longleaf pine ecosystem.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 11, Nov 1992, p15-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Longleaf pine; Prescribed burning; Forest fires--Research

Record #:

890

Author(s):

Cooney, Gerald

Abstract:

Catching the spotted sea trout takes skill, luck and tolerance of the elements.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 12, Dec 1992, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sea trout fishing; Trout

Record #:

891

Author(s):

Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

Mixed in with all the ducks and geese that normally visit NC each year are some exotic species seldom seen along the mid-Atlantic coast.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 12, Dec 1992, p4-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ducks

Record #:

940

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

In the monthly column \"Our Natural Heritage,\" the author discusses the planned restoration of the old pumping station at the Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Feb 1993, p1, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Hyde County; Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge--History

Record #:

941

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

A management plan released by the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study would restore the sickly Pamlico and Albemarle sounds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 2, Feb 1993, p4-9, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Albemarle Sound; Pamlico Sound; Estuarine area conservation