Nostalgia for a Century Past and Fragile Wilderness
By JIM DEAN the essay muses on what future generations will miss about the current era from cars to flea markets and classic toys yet hopes for preservation of wild places and rural heritage. It laments nostalgia as a possible danger while affirming a fight to protect forests rivers and trout streams for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dean
Ford
Crystal Mountain
Cape Hatteras
Currituck
Mattamuskeet
North Carolina
Fishing Laws At Coast Warn Visitors
Coast readers are urged to learn local fishing laws covering clams oysters scallops crabs shrimp and fish. Rules include no license for clam or oyster harvest in season, size limits for crabs and striped bass, seasonal closures, net restrictions and boat licensing requirements, with cautions about area-specific limits and polluted-water warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Tyler
Non-Hunters Could Face New Tax on Wildlife
The piece discusses potential shifts in funding for wildlife programs, suggesting non hunting and non fishing users like birdwatchers and photographers could pay taxes to support habitat. It cites federal acts, grant totals, land acquisitions, and growing nonconsumptive use from birdwatchers to skiers.
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Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Congress
National Wildlife’ Federation
Council On Environmental Quality
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Interior Department
Wildlife Management Institute
WMI
Thomas L. Kimball
National Wildlife Federation
Kimball
Honking UFO Over Brockenbrough Airport Turns Out To Geese
Suburban Brockenbrough Airport near Derita halted as a V shaped UFO path was observed. It proved to be 18 Canada geese from Cowans Ford Waterfowl Refuge, startled by a cannon net used in a tagging project by Catawba Waterfowl and the North Carolina Wildlife Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Brockenbrough
Derita
Cowans Ford
Mountain Island Lake
Catawba Waterfowl
Sportsman’s Organization
N.C. Wildlife Commission
Loch Dornie
Grandfather Mountain Golf and Country Club
N.C
Skeet Shoot Set At High Point Club Sunday
The High Point Skeet Club hosts a member guest shoot Sunday with rounds of 12 gauge 20 gauge and trap. Trophies awarded for high overall high handicapped and top two places. Shooting starts at 1 30 p m. Also notes unrelated wildlife sightings and local fishing stories from Gaston County Manns Harbor and Albemarle Sound area.
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High Point
Gaston County
Brady Ratchford
Edenton
Umstead
Albemarle Sound
Manns Harbor
Ratchford
How Much Pounding Can Yadkin River Take
A long look at pollution along the Yadkin River as Duke Power seeks to draw up to 122 cubic feet of water a second for Perkins Nuclear Station. The Environmental Management Commission weighs water-use limits under the Capacity Use Act as concerns rise over river flow, lake levels, and water quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission
Duke Power Co
Perkins
High Rock Lake
The
Regulatory Commission
A . Winston-Salem
Twin City
Wildlife Commission
Duke Power
Jaws Fear Fades Yet Shark Talks Echo Coast Attacks
A Texan-turned-Carolina fan notes that despite the Jaws craze and near misses, shark attacks remain rare. Coral findings show 26 yearly worldwide, with South Carolina documenting fewer than 25 incidents since 1837. Local caution urges restraint, especially near inshore shallows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.D. Baldridge
S.C. Wildlife Department
Charleston
Charles H. Farmer
S.C
Carolina
Boating Trim and Loading Tips for Planing Hulls
This article explains how planing boats depend on propeller thrust hull drag and trim. It shows how moving load aft or forward changes lift, porpoising, and speed, and offers practical steps to find the proper trim by experimenting with passenger and gear placement.
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Big Striper
Badin Lake
Tony
Stavropulos
Gale Craven
Euclid
Ohio
Big Honkers
Yadkin River
Piedmont
Phillips
Tom Higgins
Chip
Utah
Lake Norman
Peter Benchley
Cherry Grove
Charlottean Walker Maxwell
Maxwell
Baldridge
Julius Cooper
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