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jl L \ c J?Vi '4^- ■ PHCK Tillfi^^OU' •‘^ tal " 1' YOUTH GROUP AND CLEAN-UP PROJECT—Conservation of natural resources and the quality of the environment has become an increasing concern of Yancey County peo ple. Tourists, as well as those of us who live here, notice the increasing amount of Utter on our roadsides and landscape. While efforts are being made in the area of solid waste disposal trash continues to scar the land from passing cars and unauthorized dump ing areas. Pictured here, a youth group and their clean—up project sponsored by White Oak Creek Community Development Club. The club holds a clean—up campaign to rid their community of trash as need arises. I Forest Service Aids Wildlife Management of the Na - cional Forest for wildlife im provement is a vital part of the U.S. Forest Service Pro gram. Over the years the Forest Service in cooperation with the State Wildlife Commis - sion has sought to improve the wildlife and fish habitat by providing browsing areasi planting of fruit bearing shrubs, construction of water ing ponds and stream improie ment devices for fish. Several examples of the habitat improvement work can be seen along the South Toe River ir the old Mount Mitchell Wildlife Area. At variois locations along the river small rock dams have been constructed. These dams were placed in areas where the river runs shallow for long distances and there are few places for fish to feed and seek cover. A pool of water is formed above and below each dam creating feeding and nesting areas. A number of wildlife open ing, from 1-3 acres in size, have also been constructed in the South T oe Are®. Some of these openings are along the road and others are located in more remote areas. These Openings were constructed to provide browse for deer and V* .< i si v* _ /jg ‘’flt’ JL- .* - JiK^*<^A^LrS 4v^Py 4 v ' J»-. _' " : ■' ■ Hv- "* 'jjfr*** 'V tS| ’™ : '’ •* rj^| Dam On South Toe River Provides Feeding, Nesting Area For Fish bugging areas for groise and turkey. Apple trees, Aut - umn Olive and other fruit bearing trees planted in these openings also provide food for bear and deer. Although wildlife pond construction is seldom need ed in this area, there are a few dry ridges that need a source of water in order to disperse deer herds. An example of this is on top of Flat Top Mountain. One such pond was constructed in this area last summer and wildlife personnel report heavy use of the pond by deer. There are a number of other areas that Forest Service ...To Plunder Or Create The earth a bit of stardust is, j And each of us but smaller bits of this celestial j stuff. j In each of us a bit of soil that makes us kin to all that breathe. In each of is a bit of soul that makes us kin j to God. -j Forget not, oh my soul, the sacred soil. 1 The Creator through an eons toil combined these J two and said— | It is enough, my work is good. And in my own | image—man. * And in his mortal time in his own hand, he holds | his fate— j To build or ruin—to plunder or create. | (Author unknown) i is striving to improve wild life habitat. Timber cuttings are dispersed and kept small to provide a continuous sup ply of browse over large area. After logging roads are closed they are seeded with grasses that will provide game food. Utility companies are also encouraged to plant wildlife foods along powerlines rights of-way when crossing Nation al Forest Land. There has been considers- ! ble wildlife habitat work done but this is only the beginning. ! With the new Game Lands Program now underway a great j deal of habitat improvement j work is planned for the future. j By David E. Terrell Extension Agent Something has gone wrong with our country over a peri od of 50 years. We live con tinually with a sickening tration which goes beyond racial problems, pot, pollu tion and etc. This sickness is a national problem. It is like a cancer that feeds on "PEPSI-COLA," "PEPSI," AND "TWIST-AWAV" ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS Os P*PSICo, INC. Pepsi-Cola’s Value-Pak brings the nickel serving back. BOTTLED BY (NAME AND ADDRESS OF BOTTLER GO HERE) UNDER APPOINTMENT FROM PepsiCo, INC., PURCHASE, N.Y. B Pepsi-Cola is doing it’s part for our nation’s ecology I by offering you the new 16-oz. returnable-resealable bottle!! I PEPSI-COla I BOTTLING CO. I Spruce Pine r " If Everyone Would Carry His Share Os The Problem... itself. We have fargctten wto our fellow man is. Everyone lives for himself. We could care less about someone else J s river, small stream, lake or mountain. Some people think the world owes tham a living or that Uncle Sam pays for the mes. Attitudes of this nature can ruin a nation and individuals. Who is it that loads his garbage up and throws i t over the road bank cr in streams, dumps raw sewage , in streams and pollutes the [ air? Most time* the biggest problem is the person him i, self and not his neighbor. In the good old days we all burned leaves, waste pa- THE YANCEY RECORD, per and fed garbage to pigs and chickens. Things were simple then, but there were not 200 million of us around then to burden the nation with the waste of our afflu - ence. In a single year we pile up 30 billion empty bottles, 60 billion cans, 20 million tons of paper, 4 mil lion tons of plastic, 7 million MITCHELL LEDGER junked cars, 100 millionold tires and more than a million burned-out TV sets, accor - ding to Better Homes and Cardens magazine. By the use of technology our solid waste could be i*ed as fuel, fertilizer or raw ma terial reducing our pollution problem. If we could recy cle our waste paper several FEBRUARY 24, 1972 million trees could be saved each year. Technology is the answer. if everyone would carry hi* share of the problem, change his attitude and rea lize that his problem is e\ery body's problem then our so ciety could lick the problem regardless of what it is. PAGE 3B
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