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Sea Grant Hosts Zebra 

 Mussel Conference 



Industries and municipalities that 

 pump large volumes of water would be 

 hardest hit by an infestation of the 

 zebra mussel, which can clog intake 

 pipes and reduce pumping capacity. 

 Already, millions of dollars have been 

 spent in the Great Lakes to control the 

 mussels and repair the damage to water 

 treatment facilities, power plants, farms 

 and other large-scale water pumping 

 facilities. 



But operations in the mid- Atlantic 

 can take precautions against these 

 costly non-native mollusks. 



The Sea Grant programs of North 

 Carolina and Virginia are hosting a 

 conference to inform large water-users 

 of the latest zebra mussel findings and 

 to provide the most effective means of 

 monitoring and control. 



The conference will be held June 

 17-18 in Greensboro. Among other 

 topics, experts will discuss the mol- 

 lusks' impacts on agribusiness, pulp 

 and paper industries, golf courses, 

 water treatment, power production, 

 aquaculture and navigation. 



Control methods — chemical, 

 mechanical and filter — will also be 

 discussed. 



For more information, call Barbara 

 Doll, Sea Grant's coastal water quality 

 specialist, at 919/515-5287. Or write 

 Sea Grant at Box 8605, N.C. State 

 University, Raleigh, NC 27695. 



N.C. 4-H Sailing and 

 Marine Science Camp 



Summertime means great weather 

 to enjoy the outdoors and camp. And 

 this summer, the N.C. 4-H Sailing and 

 Marine Science Camp is offering 1 1- 

 to 16-year-olds the thrill of learning to 

 sail and of exploring the wonders of 

 the water beneath their sailboats. 



This June 20-26 camp combines 

 the basics of sailing with classes, field 

 trips and laboratory studies designed to 



teach youngsters about coastal re- 

 sources and the complexities of a salt 

 marsh. They learn to sail a Sunfish, 

 and as their skills improve, advance 

 to a catamaran. Campers also have a 

 choice of camp activities such as 

 swimming, canoeing, archery and 

 ropes. 



Special features include field trips 

 to the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll 

 Shores, the N.C. Maritime Museum in 

 Beaufort and the Croatan National 

 Forest; a ferry ride to Hammocks 

 Beach; lessons in setting up and 

 maintaining saltwater aquariums and 

 touch tanks; and exploration of marine 

 science careers. 



The facilities, located near 

 Swansboro, are accredited by the 

 American Camping Association. 

 Campers should register on June 20, 

 2 to 4 p.m. The fee is $185. Space is 

 limited to the first 1 10 paid applicants. 

 Registration includes meals, lodging, 

 insurance, field trips and equipment 

 fees. 



For more information, talk to a 

 county Cooperative Extension Service 

 4-H office. Or contact Martha Warner 

 at the Department of 4-H Youth 

 Development by writing Box 7606, 

 NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7606 or 

 calling 919/515-3243. 



Friends of the Museum 

 Sailing Program 



Friends of the Museum is sponsor- 

 ing a junior program this summer to 

 teach 8- to 15-year-olds to sail on 

 Optimist dinghies built in the water- 

 craft center of the N.C. Maritime 

 Museum. 



The Optimist is the most popular 

 junior training and racing pram in the 

 world, with over 250,000 built since 

 1947. 



The sailing program is designed 

 for beginners and uses the fun of 

 sailing and the competition of racing to 

 teach seamanship, navigation and 



maritime traditions to young sailors. 

 It also opens the door to a sport that 

 can provide a lifetime of pleasure while 

 helping youngsters develop an attitude 

 of self-reliance and appreciation for the 

 forces of nature. 



The program director is certified 

 by the U.S. Sailing Association as a 

 Level 1 Dinghy Instructor and is 

 certified by the Red Cross in first aid 

 and CPR. Instruction will stress boat- 

 ing safety as well as sailing skills. 



There will be four two-week 

 courses, each with a morning and 

 afternoon class, Monday through 

 Friday. 



Session I runs June 14-25, Session 

 II runs June 28-July 9, Session III runs 

 July 12-23 and Session IV runs July 

 26- Aug. 6. Cost for the two-week 

 session is $100 per person. Children 

 or grandchildren of Friends of the 

 Museum members may participate 

 for $90. Contact the museum, Monday 

 through Friday, for an application. 

 Either write the N.C. Maritime Mu- 

 seum, 315 Front St., Beaufort, NC 

 28516, or call 919/728-7317. 



Sea Grant Publishes 

 Zebra Mussel Fact Sheet 



Reams of information have been 

 published about the zebra mussel, from 

 its destructive colonization of the Great 

 Lakes to its voyage south through 

 freshwater avenues. But until now, 

 little had been written about the 

 possibility for a colonization of the 

 mid-Atlantic region, which includes 

 North Carolina. 



The Mid-Atlantic Zebra Mussel 

 Fact Sheet, published by UNC Sea 

 Grant, is tailored to the East Coast 

 region that also encompasses Virginia, 

 Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. 



The six-page fact sheet was 

 authored by Coastal Water Quality 

 Specialist Barbara Doll, who drew on 

 the expertise of Sea Grant staff in the 



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