Spring 2001

Table of Contents

FISHING FOR CREDIT:
ECU STUDENTS EXPLORE LAKE MATTAMUSKEET

Pam Smith joins East Carolina University students learning the basics during a fisheries techniques field study at Lake Mattamuskeet.

HISTORIC LODGE CLOSES FOR REPAIRS

ECU officials look for alternative housing for the field program while the famed Mattamuskeet Lodge — once a pumphouse — closes for repairs.

THE GREAT DIVIDERS:
OLD-FASHIONED DRAWBRIDGES DWINDLING ALONG COAST

Coastal travel — both by water and by road — often depends on the local drawbridge schedule. Ann Green visits with several bridge tenders.

MAKING IT RIGHT WITH NATURE

The efforts of grassroots groups make a difference in balancing growth and ecology on the coast. Pam Smith talks with leaders of North Carolina Audubon and Northeast New Hanover Conservancy who are working to protect and preserve precious habitat.

PEOPLE & PLACES:
Zen Diving: Aquarium Divers Find Niche

Volunteers at the N.C. Aquarium at Roanoke Island provide crucial tank maintenance — and get a unique perspective on marine life.

SEA SCIENCE:
Oyster Reef Restoration: A Sound Investment

A Fishery Resource Grant project looks at collateral  benefits of oyster reef restoration projects.

NATURALISTS NOTEBOOK:
Insect-Eating Plants Thrive in Green Swamp

Ann Green explores the adaptive nature of carnivorous plants and shares the story of a swamp treasure: the Venus flytrap.

NORTH CAROLINA SEA GRANT: A Silver Year

Take a peek at the first in a series of anniversary events this year.