Cross across the bay at old St Stephen s Church, Fylingdales Photo - Churches Conservation Trust IF you are planning to get out and stretch those legs this Bank Holiday weekend, here are four walks in North Yorkshire ideal for all the family. The walks, taking in both coast and countryside, have been put together by the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) and include some historic landmarks along the way. The four walks take in five enigmatic churches in North Yorkshire - and walkers are encouraged to take photos as part of a photography competition too. The routes have been put together by the CCT to celebrate National Walking Month which runs throughout May.
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Hikers take to the Elliott Coues Nature Trail at Fort Macon State Park, one of 39 state parks and recreation areas under the purview of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Photo: Dylan Ray
BEAUFORT – Reid Wilson stood with about a dozen others at the back entrance of the Bonehenge Whale Center while director Keith Rittmaster held up the jaw of a bottlenose dolphin.
Wilson, secretary of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, was on a private tour April 9 that began that morning at the North Carolina Maritime Museum and was followed by the visit to Bonehenge, which is focused on the conservation and education of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Bonehenge is affiliated with the museum and located at Gallants Channel annex site, the planned future home of the museum’s extended campus.
Ngami fisherman face eviction… and starvation
Scores of fishermen camped along the shore of Lake Ngami blame the lake’s Conservation Trust for their booming but illegal fishing trade.
The men maintain they have no choice but to break the law, citing the Trust’s continued failure to issue fishing licences as the cause of their criminal activity.
Breaking down the situation into simple terms for The Voice, one of the fishermen, Sekakela Sekakela, explained for many the option is simple: fish of starve.
“The Trust has long promised to issue us licences, but to date they have not issued a single one. We could not just sit back and watch people from other areas harvest fish from right under our noses while we wait for licences. So we followed them into the lake and did the same because we also have to benefit from resources in our land,” explained the Maun native.