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ANGLING FROM PIERS: 



FALL IS PRIME FISHING SEASON IN NORTH CAROLINA 

 Tag along with Ann Green as she visits with anglers who relish pier 

 fishing getaways — with all the trappings and traditions 6 



SALTWATER FISHING LICENSE PROPOSAL SPARKS DEBATE 

 Proposed recreational saltwater fishing licenses are the center of 

 controversy. Ann Green interviews folks close to both sides of 

 the issue 1 1 



ISLANDS IN CONTRAST 

 EXPLORING SOUTHERN BARRIER ISLANDS 

 Pam Smith joins an adventurous group of men and women for three 

 days of sun, sand and science on a cluster of barrier islands 12 



OLD BALDY IS BEACON OF HISTORY 



The historic lighthouse on Bald Head Island is not the first or last to 

 guide ships through the mouth of the Cape Fear. Pam Smith tracks 

 its history 15 



FLOYD AND THE FLOOD: 

 TEACHERS LEARN SCIENCE BEHIND DISASTER 

 Elementary teachers from across the country gather in eastern North 

 Carolina to learn strategies for teaching about natural disasters. Ann 

 Green writes about their post-Floyd experience 16 



SEA SCIENCE: Grants Yield Net Gains for Sharks 



Come on board the Yankee Dave to learn about the sharks of North 

 Carolina. Cynthia Henderson Vega travels with Capt. Dave 

 Beresoff, whose Fishery Resource Grant is helping to find ways to 

 keep sharks from becoming entangled in commercial gill nets 20 



BOOK MARKET: Fall: A Season for Discovery 



If you don't have time for a fall trip to coastal North Carolina, do the 

 next best thing. Live the adventures through any of several books 

 that highlight the natural treasures of the coast 23 



A HISTORIAN'S COAST: The Lamb's Army 

 David Cecelski gives readers a rare look into the hardships of 

 Catharine Phillips, a Quaker missionary who embarked on her 

 soul-saving quest on colonial shores in 1753 26 



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