/tags/lake-mattamuskeet Lake Mattamuskeet en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:51:56 GMT /environment/2024-06-27/lake-mattamuskeet-federal-government-delays-chemical-treatment-birds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to delay a pilot program that would have applied a chemical treatment to improve water quality at Lake Mattamuskeet as a lawsuit against it continues. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:51:56 GMT /environment/2024-06-27/lake-mattamuskeet-federal-government-delays-chemical-treatment-birds Will Michaels /environment/2024-05-27/groups-court-stop-chemical-treatment-birds-lake-mattamuskeet Conservation groups argue the use of this chemical treatment will harm wildlife in a well-known bird sanctuary. Mon, 27 May 2024 16:35:14 GMT /environment/2024-05-27/groups-court-stop-chemical-treatment-birds-lake-mattamuskeet Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-05-21/martha-williams-interview-fish-wildlife-service-funding-eastern-nc In April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced $27.25 million will be invested in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound. USFWS Director Martha Williams talks about this funding and its implications. Tue, 21 May 2024 16:28:00 GMT /environment/2024-05-21/martha-williams-interview-fish-wildlife-service-funding-eastern-nc Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-04-02/lake-mattamuskeet-chemical-treatment-worries-effects-birds-fish-wildlife-lake-guard-oxy-bluegreen-water-technologies The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use a chemical to improve water quality in Lake Mattamuskeet. Conservationists worry it will harm birds at North Carolina's largest freshwater lake. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:18:29 GMT /environment/2024-04-02/lake-mattamuskeet-chemical-treatment-worries-effects-birds-fish-wildlife-lake-guard-oxy-bluegreen-water-technologies Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-03-05/lake-mattamuskeet-north-carolina-freshwater-chemicals-quality-birds Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural freshwater lake in North Carolina. The lake has experienced declining water quality for decades, leading to harmful algal blooms. A proposal would address these algal blooms using a chemical treatment. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:38:09 GMT /environment/2024-03-05/lake-mattamuskeet-north-carolina-freshwater-chemicals-quality-birds Celeste Gracia /environment/2022-11-18/north-carolina-lake-mattamuskeet-siege-invasive-common-carp Lake Mattamuskeet is infested with an invasive species that has destroyed underwater grasses and decreased water quality. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:39:56 GMT /environment/2022-11-18/north-carolina-lake-mattamuskeet-siege-invasive-common-carp Zachary Turner /environment/2014-01-24/200-000-waterfowl-at-ncs-lake-mattamuskeet-a-symphony-of-sight-and-sound The annual migration of waterfowl to Lake Mattamuskeet is underway in Swan Quarter. Roughly 200,000 birds were counted in the National wildlife refuge… Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:47:27 GMT /environment/2014-01-24/200-000-waterfowl-at-ncs-lake-mattamuskeet-a-symphony-of-sight-and-sound Eric Mennel