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"The Back Page" is an update on Sea 

 Grant activities— on research, marine 

 education and advisory services It's also 

 a good place to find out about meetings, 

 workshops and new publications. For 

 more information on any of the projects 

 described, contact the Sea Grant offices in 

 Raleigh (919/737-2454). For copies of pub- 

 lications, write UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, 

 NCSU, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605 



Don't worry about 

 wading through'the malls 

 of madness this holiday 

 season. 



From Sea Grant's mail- 

 order bookstore, you can 

 shop in the comfort of your own armchair. 



Try browsing in the serenity of the nature 

 aisle. A Guide to Ocean Dune Plants Com- 

 mon to North Carolina (206 pp.; $4.50) 

 describes and illustrates the herbs, vines, 

 grasses, shrubs and trees found on and 

 near the dunes of the Tar Heel state. For 

 the collectors on your gift list, consider 

 Sea Shells Common to North Carolina 

 (38 pp.; $2). Gardeners might enjoy a copy 

 of Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas for 

 Conservation and Beautification (206 pp.; 

 $4.50). This handbook details the use of 

 plants for landscaping and stabilizing 

 coastal soils. 



Sea Grant's education section offers 

 some playful selections for kids. Coastal 

 Capers: A Marine Education Primer (80 pp. ; 

 $3.50) introduces and explains the marine 

 environment to primary grade children. It's 

 filled with lively illustrations and activities. 

 Ripples: A Big Sweep Elementary Activity 

 Guide (40 pp.; Free, $1 postage) contains 

 activities on litter in our coastal and inland 

 waterways and is tailored for the 9- to 11- 

 year-old. It contains games and puzzles. 



Browse through the cooking section. 

 Seafood education specialist Joyce Taylor's 

 No-Salt Seafood (36 pp.; $3.50) is a hot 

 item on our culinary shelves. It features a 

 host of wholesome mouth-watering ways to 

 cook fish and shellfish seasoned with 

 herbs and spices. It's perfect for preparing 

 festive, yet healthy, holiday meals. 



Another favorite, Recipes With A New 

 Catch (40 pp.; $2) is filled with delicious 



recipes for cooking 16 species of non- 

 traditional fish— shark, triggerfish, bluefish, 

 amberjack and more. 



For those friends handy with tools, con- 

 sider a gift from our "how-to" section. A 

 Guide to Recreational Shrimping (34 pp.; 

 $4) provides detailed instructions for rig- 

 ging small boats to catch shrimp. How to 

 Build a Crab Pot (14 pp.; $1.50) is a handy 

 step-by-step guide for putting together a 

 sturdy crab catcher. A Guide to Soft Shell 

 Crabbing (32 pp.; $3) instructs laymen on 

 how to shed and harvest blue crabs. 



This is only a fraction of the literature 

 available through Sea Grant's mail-order 

 bookshop. To find out about other publica- 

 tions, call the Sea Grant office at 919/737- 

 2454. 



To order, send a check or money order 

 for the amount specified. The address is 

 UNC Sea Grant, Box 8605, NCSU, 

 Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8605. 



Season's Greetings! 



A coastal landmark at Lake Mattamus- 

 keet is getting some much-needed help. 



A private organization, Friends of Mat- 

 tamuskeet Lodge, has been formed to raise 

 money for the restoration of the 77-year-old 

 pumping station and hunting lodge on the 

 lake's eastern shore. A photo of the build- 

 ing was featured in the June-July issue of 

 Coastwatch. 



Don Temple, manager of the Lake Mat- 

 tamuskeet Wildlife Refuge, says about 

 $100,000 will be needed to get the old 

 building suitable for occupation. Another 

 $1.5 million will be needed for complete 

 restoration, he says. 



The building, known primarily for its 

 lighthouse-like observation tower, was built 

 in 1913 as a pumping station for a com- 

 pany that wanted to drain the lake and use 

 its bottom as farmland. 



In the 1930s, after the company failed, 

 the lake bed was sold to the federal 

 government and the pumping station was 

 converted into a hunting lodge. When 

 hunting declined in the 1970s, the lodge 

 was closed and hasn't been occupied 

 since. 



For information about the restoration 



project, contact Temple at Lake Mattamus- 

 keet National Wildlife Refuge, Route 1, 

 Swan Quarter, N.C. 27885, or call 919/926- 

 4021. 



Who knows where 

 North Carolina's coastal 

 waterbirds go when they 

 get the nesting urge? 



James Parnell and Mark 

 Shields do. 

 The two Wilmington ornithologists 

 recently completed a 20-year study of the 

 traditional nesting sites of herons, gulls, 

 terns and other colonial waterbirds in 

 North Carolina. 



The result of that study is a new Sea 

 Grant publication, Management of North 

 Carolina's Colonial Waterbirds. The book, 

 designed as a companion volume to 

 Parnell's two-volume Atlas of North 

 Carolina Colonial Waterbirds, lists every 

 nesting site found from Currituck to 

 Shallotte. Also listed are geographical 

 features of the sites and a history of its use 

 as a nesting habitat. A series of maps pin- 

 points exact nesting locations. 



The book is expected to become a stan- 

 dard tool for use by scientists and others 

 charged with managing waterbird habitats. 



For a copy of the book, send $5 to Sea 

 Grant. Ask for publication number 

 UNC-SG-90-03. 



North Carolina's coastal 

 counties are bursting at the 

 seams. 



People from all over 

 America are pouring into 

 our seaside cities and towns. 

 In fact, four of the state's five fastest grow- 

 ing counties are on the coast. 

 But with the people come problems. 

 How can public officials best manage a 

 growing population's use of the public 

 waterways? 

 There are some answers. 

 Many of them can be found in a new 

 publication sponsored by the Albemarle- 

 Pamlico Estuarine Study, A Pilot Study for 

 Managing Multiple Use In The State's Pub- 

 lic Trust Waters. Walter F. Clark, Sea 

 Grant's coastal law specialist, is the proj- 



