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2 Thursday, April 20,1995 Hikers, History Buffi: Meet Hemlock Bluffs Igm BY ELIZABETH MAYBACH STAFF WRITER CARY ln a small section of urban Cary, nature is alive and well. Since 1992, visitors have enjoyed hiking an( j jogging trails, observation decks overlooking the forest, and a twisting creek. Just don’t call Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve a park. “We don’t like to call it a park,” said Mark Johns, a naturalist at the Stevens Nature Center on the preserve grounds. “It’s a place for more passive recreation.” The Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, about a 30-minute drive from Chapel Hill, is operated by the town of Cary parks system. The preserve has 150 acres of wood lands, consisting ofboth upland and flood plain environments. ", Following any of the trails, walkers will find quiet benches and cool shade to enjoy, with only the occasional distant sound of traffic to interrupt the silence. It’s a great place to catch up on reading or chat with a friend. Surprisingly, it’s an evenbetterplace to learn a little about natural history. The trails are rugged and sometimes steep, but fairly short, with the longest covering about 1 1/4 miles. Along the way, hikers will see the namesake of the preserve, the Eastern hemlock. This pine-type tree usually grows much farther north and is a throwback to the last glacial period in North Carolina almost 10,000 years ago. At that time, this area was much cooler and was able to sustain the vegetation. Now, however, the ancient plants survive because of a climate created by the north- 4* The Anchor Bar \|/ -Hath’s Object of Animation ± A. A. X A. A A A. A. X. A. A. A. A. ± A A A a a Latex ■ SfcilPamt : Mm Exchange i Schedule : Open these Saturdays from B:3oam-Noon ■ at the Oranye Regional Landfill. Only useable \ ■ latex paint will be accepted in this program. No ■ [ oil based paint, frozen or dried out paint, paint [ thinners or varnishes. 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DTH/EIiZABETH MAYBACH Hemlock Bluffs in Cary has 150 acres of woodlands, with trails, quiet benches and cool shade. The preserve is home to the Eastern hemlock, a throwback to the last glacial period in North Carolina almost 10,000 years ago. facing bluffs and the cool water of Swift Creek, which flows at the foot of the bluffs. Boardwalks take the place of more tra ditional paths at places along the walks. According to preserve naturalists, the boardwalks minimize the impact of visi tors to the area. The boardwalks arch over the flood plain area where the plants are extremely delicate and easily damaged by foot traffic. While on the boardwalks, hikers can get a good view of old irrigation ditches dug by farmers centuries ago. In addition to the hiking trails, the pre serve offers excellent facilities for environ mental education programs with topics such as forest ecology or dinosaurs and everything in between. There is a fantastic outdoor classroom with a vaulted ceiling and rough wooden benches. The facility is open on all four sides, as ifbegging students to look around. As the subject is nature itself, however, there can’t be a better place to learn. The Colonel William Walton Stevens david caruso samuel i. jackson 'SSjfc KISS f DEATH yQ NIGHTLY AT 7:00-9:15 I X'L.am iZljaieygf SAT & SUN MATINEE AT 2:00 • 4:IS I NATIONSBANK PLAZA • 136 E. ROSEMARY ST. 967-8284 I You've Done The Work, You've Got The Diploma, Now Get The Video. The Official 1995 UNC-Chapel Hill Graduation Video Can Be Yours. To order, call 1 -800-476-5658 YEARLOOK/CAMP TV Your Graduation Video Costs Only $35.00 (shipping included) Visa/MasterCard orders accepted. ORDERTODAY FEATURES and Emily Stevens Nature Center graces the entrance of the park. Col. Stevens was a native of Wake County and avidly sup ported the construction of the preserve. The center is beautiful, with high ceil ings and many windows. Facilities are available foractivities including slide shows and botanical studies. The nature center staff conducts a vari ety of programs year-round at the preserve. The programs are usually between $2 and $5 and are available to all ages. This week end, the preserve has three programs sched uled: one on bird calls, one on wildflowers and one on how to attract wildlife to your backyard. For more information, call the Stevens Nature Center at 387-5980. RALLY FROM PAGE 1 He praised the University staff for the often thankless job they did for the Univer sity. “They are the lifeblood of the school. ” Cunningham questioned the legislators ’ vision for the University and the state. “The legislators need to know they are using poor leadership and making poor decisions,” he said. “Where are our lead ers leading us?” Harold Wallace, vice chancellor of University affairs, said, “We all feel that it is ourresponsibility, duty and obligation to pass the University on to the next genera tion in better shape than we found it.” He identified the reason for the University’s success throughout its history. “This University was built because of state support and the leadership and sacrifices of its citizens for over 200 years. For it to be destroyed in a matter of months makes no sense,” Wallace said. Steve Hoffinann, president of the Gradu ate and Professional Student Federation, expressed anger that budget cuts were be ing proposed when the state was doing well financially. Hoffinann pointed out that several de partments atUNC were nationally ranked. “What don’t we do well?” he asked. Chuck Stone, professor of journalism, HUD FROM PAGE 1 ought to go together, ” he said. “In the next couple of months, we will see whether the budget drives the policy to the damaging extreme that it could with the Republican leadership.” Stegman said HUD was currently work ing to reinvent itself in order to provide more flexibility and to transform the state of public housing, which has been the target of criticism and budget cuts. “The mentality in Washington and the zealous-like commitment to decrease gov ernment and balance the budget at every cost could be unfortunate for our most vulnerable population,” he said. “With reinventing HUD, we are talking about creating maximum flexibility as a way the community can use HUD money to pro vide an economic opportunity to families without causing any undue pain.” He said a recision bill passed by the House had cut government by sl7 billion. “We’re at a point where Congress is going to have to decide, as we decrease the level of government spending, that we go about it responsibly with the objective of not causing undue pain,” he said. Stegman said that he thought HUD had a basic image problem and that it was important to call attention to those projects that were successful. “The image of HUD nationally is the image of the worst public housing you can imagine, have seen or have heard about,” he said. “It is important for us to celebrate government that works as much as it is to take ownership of our failures ” Stegman cited Dobbin Hills —a low Campus Calendar THURSDAY 11 a.m. Sign up for 3-on-3 basketball! Sign up in the Pit for Saturday afternoon’s tournament. Win Sl5O or Hornets tickets. Door prizes include gift certificates from Ben and Jerry’s, Nike, Pepper’s Pizza, Johnny T-Shirt and the Trail Shop. Call SCALE at 962-1542 for more information. 12:30 p.m. “The Politics of Hair: Dreads, Fades and Naturals" will be presented in the Sonja H. 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Ladell Robbins, president of the Black Student Movement, spoke on the effect the cuts would have on black students at the University. “All I know is two things right now I’m a student, and I don’t have no money,” Robbins said. Clark McCabe, a junior religious stud ies major, skipped class to attend the rally. McCabe said, “We tried to get our profes sor to come, but he refused. I don’t think he realized the importance of the rally.” ■ Hg F /]H Ira •■H ?• DTH/ERIK PEREL MICHAEL STEGMAN is assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. income housing complex in Chapel Hill that was created as a nonprofit venture as a positive example of HUD’s work. “It is a marvelous example of how things can work so everyone wins.” Stegman said he thought HUD was at a point where changes were needed to bring it back on track with its original function. “We are proposing the most radical transformation of public housing in 60 years,” he said. “Wewanttochangepublic housing back to its original purpose, a start not a destination.” Jenny Heinzen contributed to this article. Zeitgeist Student Magazine, formerly known as the Phoenix, will hold an introductory meeting for the fall semester in Union 108. 7 p.m. Interested in playing frill contact inter collegiate football? Come to the UNC Club Football meeting in 106Fetzer. Marvyn Roze of Rockett, Bulkhead, Lewis & Winslow, will discuss his advertising career in 104 Howell Hall. Call 933-2564 for more information. Carolina Indian Cirde will hold a general body meeting in Union 210. All are welcome. 7:15 p.m. Former New York Times syndicated columnist Tom Wicker will deliver the spring 1995 Reed Sarratt Lecture in the Hanes Art Center audito rium. Sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 8 p.m. Association of International Students will meet in 108 Bingham for another special folk dancing session. All are welcome.
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