. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Birders Flock to Wings Over Water rrowl Pea Island for a rare glimpse of a Western Tanager. Canoe the blackwater swamps of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Perhaps climbing Jockey's Ridge or howling at red wolves is more to your liking. If you're a naturalist, you're sure to find something to suit you at the third annual Wngs Over Water festival. This "Celebra- tion ofWIdlife & Wildlands in Eastern ; is coming up Nov. 5-7. Register now for a wealth of nature-b
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Birders Flock to Wings Over Water rrowl Pea Island for a rare glimpse of a Western Tanager. Canoe the blackwater swamps of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Perhaps climbing Jockey's Ridge or howling at red wolves is more to your liking. If you're a naturalist, you're sure to find something to suit you at the third annual Wngs Over Water festival. This "Celebra- tion ofWIdlife & Wildlands in Eastern ; is coming up Nov. 5-7. Register now for a wealth of nature-based opportunities. In addition to bird-watching, hiking and paddling events, Wings Over Water will host workshops on bird banding and plant. identification, seminars on local wildlife, and an outdoor festival featuring vendors, artists and activities for kids. "This is a family thing," saysjack Thigpen, North Carolina Sea Grant's coastal recreation and tourism specialist. There are lots of activities for beginning birders and naturalists, as well as for long-time bird-watchers. For more information or a registration form, contact the Wngs Over Water staff at Box 1808, Manteo, NC 27954, or e-mail Check the Web at — Crab Compost Fills Garden, Not Landfill Sweet and delicate, blue crab meat is delectable to diners and profitable for North Carolina seafood processors. But edible morsels account for only 20 percent of a live crab's weight. Patty Buck of Mattamuskeet Seafood Inc., like other pro- cessors, faced high landfill bills for disposal of leftover shells. Buck thought composting the shells into mulch was better, economically and environmentally. A state Fishery Resource Grant helped prove her right. With $7,000 granted in 1994, Buck fine-tuned a demonstration project she had developed with Hyde County soil and water conservation agents. Her system mixes shells, other crab waste, cooking water and lumber
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