Legislation introduced on June 11 by U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones (all of North Carolina) would allow the short-sighted wishes of small special interest groups to take precedence over the continued survival of the unique national resources that make Cape Hatteras National Seashore so special.
May marked the completion of the Piedmont section of the North Carolina Birding Trail, a driving trail linking great birding sites throughout the state. A full-color guidebook accompanies the new portion of trail and its 103 birding sites.