Lumber River State Park
A rich diversity of plants and animals can be found along the Lumber River. Park rangers are available to provide programs for school groups.
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- NatureWorks Learn about animal adaptations, habitats and interdependence or go straight to the facts about North American animals and birds.
- Lesson plan: North Carolina Rivers Students will locate 28 rivers within the state of NC, noting names and origins of names, directions of flow, navigability, and development of population centers in relation to the rivers.
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission - Wildlife Species and Habitat Information A North Carolina Wildlife Resources site with detailed information about wildlife resources and management in the state. Information about animals such as the wood duck, white-tailed deer, beaver, wild turkey, quail, sea turtles, and predators such as various owls, osprey, black bear, wild boar and the gray fox is found here.
- Experience North Carolina's state parks with EELEs An EELE is an Environmental Education Learning Experience -- a site-specific program offered by the North Carolina state parks system. EELEs include pre-visit activities, on-site activities and post-visit activities, but they do not necessarily have to be used in conjunction with a group visit.
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- Jockey's Ridge State Park: Experience a world of the shifting sands and a barren, desert environment as well as an estuarine environment of the tidal waters of the Roanoke Sound at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head, North Carolina.
- Medoc Mountain State Park: Learn about the ancient mountain range that was once in this area and the forces that wore it down to what is seen today when you visit Medoc Mountain State Park.
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- Learn more about Lumber River, North Carolina, Robeson County, animals, biology and life science, birds, environmental science, forests, mammals, plants, science, state parks, swamps, waterfowl, and wildlife.
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The Lumber River is the only North Carolina black-water river to earn federal designation as a national wild and scenic river. The area offers excellent wildlife viewing and a "taste of natural communities unique to blackwater streams, such as a cypress gum swamp and pine savannah." The extensive swamp forests along the Lumber River provide excellent habitat for river otter, waterfowl, and migratory songbirds.
Rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Lumber River State Park. To arrange a special exploration of the park for your group or class, contact the park office at (910) 628-9844 or send email to lumber.river@ncmail.net.
The North Carolina State Parks website offers a search feature for finding the plants and animals that can be found at each state park. Using the drop-down menus, you can choose a park and either an amphibian, bird, reptile, mammal, fungus, insect, or vascular plant. You can search within each group by family, scientific name, or common name. There are photographs from the state parks and fun facts for some of the species.
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