The Franklin County Community Foundation Board of Directors invites you to Take a Kid Fishin’ Saturday, October 1st, RAIN OR SHINE Harris Farm Mort Harris Road, Louisburg NC Games – Prizes – Food! No fishing license required 1 Adult & 1 or 2 children form a team – $30 per team (Food not included in ticket price.) Tickets are available… Read more »
Commission Biologists Say Fish Kills Are Wide Spread and Significant Source: North Carolina Wildlife (www.ncwildlife.org) MEDIA CONTACT: Chad Thomas,Regional Fishery Supervisor 252-335-4961chad.thomas@ncwildlife.org RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 2, 2011) – Fisheries biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission have been assessing fish populations in coastal rivers this week to determine the impacts of low dissolved oxygen following Hurricane Irene. They have found… Read more »
For many of us living in and around Eastern North Carolina we know too well how a localized hurricane can negatively affect marine life in our rivers and streams. Hurricane Irene was no exception. With field reports showing low to zero oxygen levels within the Chowan, Roanoke, Tar, and Neuse rivers and their tributaries, a dreaded fish kill is imminent…. Read more »
To NC Camo members:Dick Hamilton, Coordinator of NC Camo Coalition and lobbyist for NC Wildlife Federation, has been deservedly honored by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission for his conservation work. For those of you who know Dick, he would never consider sending out this note given his modest, humble and dedicated approach to the conservation work at hand. However, I… Read more »
