. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. IVlike Canada steers a pickup truck down a dirt path so bumpy you think you're on a mechanical bull. On each side of the muddy road, the cola-colored waters of the Roanoke River bottomlands soak woods and fields. "You wanted to see wetlands, well here it is," he says. Canada, one of two Fish and Wildlife Service rangers charged with managing the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge in Bertie County, points to a stream of water rushing over the road. "That water's coming from the Roano
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. IVlike Canada steers a pickup truck down a dirt path so bumpy you think you're on a mechanical bull. On each side of the muddy road, the cola-colored waters of the Roanoke River bottomlands soak woods and fields. "You wanted to see wetlands, well here it is," he says. Canada, one of two Fish and Wildlife Service rangers charged with managing the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge in Bertie County, points to a stream of water rushing over the road. "That water's coming from the Roanoke River Bottoms near Windsor s The truck slows down as a family of raccoons crosses the road and disappears into the thick road- side cover of sweet bay and gallberry. Roanoke River," he says. "With all the rain we've been having, things are pretty much ; Canada maneuvers his truck through large plots of slightly elevated land hosting long rows of young sycamores. The sycamores, medium- hardwood trees that make excellent paper pulp, are a strong reminder that large timber companies like Weyerhaeuser, Union Camp, Cham- pion International and others have a tight grip on many thousands of acres of wetland swamps and pocosins in North Carolina. "You see, the timber companies 10 MARCH/APRIL 1992. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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