The first in a two-part series, this article addresses the effects of the annual flooding of the Roanoke River on wild turkey populations. The authors are critical of the flooding, and suggest that the river's flood pattern be checked.
The Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study (APES) is an intensive analysis of the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds with the goal of finding ways to manage these estuaries to conserve their valuable ecological functions.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Red Wolf Recovery program, an effort to reintroduce red wolves into their native habitats, is meeting with firm resistance from Hyde County residents who view the wolves as a threat to property and livestock.
Fishermen who fish the Roanoke River and Albemarle Sound are overjoyed to see the return of the stripers that had been in decline in recent years. However, their glee is tempered by the necessity of stabilizing and maintaining the Roanoke fishery.
Instituting a new definition of \"critical habitat\" for freshwater fish and mussels may be North Carolina's most important conservation battle of the year. The new definition would require a conservation plan for 25 streams where the species live.
The North Carolina estuarine system, third largest in the U.S., produces 90% of the state's commercial and recreational species of fish and shellfish. Hart briefly describes the variety of life that inhabits the sounds, marshes, and open waters.
North Carolina's coastline has become a battleground for commercial and recreational fishermen competing for the same water and fish. Nickens presents the case for a negotiated settlement between the warring factions.
Logging interests and conservation groups dispute the best way to manage over a million acres of Western North Carolina's Pisgah and Nantahala National forests.
North Carolina Senate Bill 733 created trust funds to aid state parks in paying for maintenance, development, and land acquisition. The legislation is controversial in that it shows the state's interest in providing funding, but does not mandate funding.