NORTH CAROLINA STATE PARKS See the beauty of the Tar Heel State.

Medoc Mountain State Park

By

Carlos

And

Kevin

A quiet place.

Medoc Mountain is not really a Mountain at all.

Animals are having peace ,calm and quiet while plants are opening and dancing.

Kevin , I would rest while birds are chirping and singing.

Carlos, I would climb trees, go swimming, and hear the animals play and sing.

Carolina Beach State Park

By

Toni

and

Jaime

The Carolina Beach with fun

The Indians used to rule the Carolina Beach until they were defeated.

If you are going fishing you can catch a Stripe Bass fish or a Sheep Shad fish.

There is a plant that catches flies and insects at the State Park.

Sometime you can go swimming. There are long leaf pines. They is

beautiful.

Lake Waccamaw State Park

By

Lauryn

And

Brittany

Lake Waccamaw is a tea-colored lake that is home to plants and animals there are no where else in the world.

It has 9,000 acres of lake with 14 miles of shoreline.

Some rare plants found there are the Venus-hair fern, green-fly orchid, seven-angled pipewort, narrowleaf yellow pondlily and water arrowhead

New River State Park

By

Charlotte

A National Scenic River

By

Charlotte

New River is one of the oldest rivers in North America.

There are many hardwoods, pines, and wildflowers thanks to very fertile soil. Many rare plants grow there like rattlesnake root.

The New River dates back to a time before the mountains – millions of years ago.

If I could go for the day I would love to canoe down the river, through the mountains, and see the trees and flowers.

Jones Lake State Park

By

Shane

And

John

A Great Geological Mystery

By

Mac

And

Michael

Jones Lake is on of the Carolina bays – one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern U.S.

The bays are called that because the sweet bay, loblolly bay, and red bay that grow around them.

It was named for a justice of the peace in the mid – 1700s.

If I could go there I would like to go at night where people gather to view meteor showers.

Dismal Swamp State Park

By

Michael M.

The Perfect Place

Great Dismal Swamp is a great place to relax and unwind.

It is home to many rare insects and animals. Some scientists believe it was formed when a

continental shelf made it’s last shift. If we could go there we would go swimming

first. (The water isn’t that dirty!) Then we would go fishing and go home.

Falls Lake State Park

By

Brandon

A Peaceful Paradise

Falls Lake State Park give people in Raleigh a place to go and relax.

Animals like dear and rabbit are found there. At night you can hear great-horned, barred, and screech owls. Cool!!

Fall Lake was created by a dam in 1978 to keep the area from flooding and store water for people in the area.

If I could go to the park I would like to go at night to hear the owls.

Mt. Mitchell State Park

By

Morgan

And

Justyna

A extraordinary place!

• More than 1 billion years ago the Black Mountains were formed

• Mount Mitchell is the tallest peak out of all the Black Mountains.

• The climate of the Black Mountains is more like Canada than North Carolina.

• A wild flower in Mount Mitchell is a ox-eye daisy

Gorges State Park

By

Autumn

And

Sarah

Gorges State Park

By

Autumn

And

Sarah

Gorges State Park only became a park in 1999.

It has waterfalls, rugged river gorges, sheer rock wall all in one park.

Industry – Duke Energy Corporation, environmental community, and Transylvania County went together to get the park.

Since it is more like a tropical rainforest with plants from the tropics I would like to spend the week and pretend I am on vacation.

Haw River State Park

By

Rasheem

And

Javon

A Paradise

By

Rasheem

And

Ja’Von

Parents send their 2nd – 6th grade students there in the summer for camp

This is the first ever residential environmental education program in N.C. State Park history.

You can learn about animal adaptation, forest ecology, fox, rabbit and coyote.

If we could go for the day… we would like to stay for the week and go to camp!!

Occoneechee State Park

By

Austin

And

Justin

Important Natural Area in the Triangle Occoneechee Mountain is the highest

point in Orange County. Some animal like the brown elfin

butterfly are found here. They usually live 100 miles away in the mountains.

It was named for the Occaneechi Indians that lived near by.

There is not much to do but hike and fish. I would like to catch a bass.

Jockey’s Ridge State Park

By

Caleb

And

Ryan

A Great Big Sandbox

Jockey’s Ridge is a great place for a summer vacation.

The park is filled with animals and plants such as mice and the Dogwood.

Jockey’s Ridge was a landmark for explorers in early1800s.

Ryan would go play in the sand dunes. Caleb would build huge castle, then hang glide.

Where in the State are Those Parks?

Parks Sorted by Region

Coastal Plains Piedmont Mountains

Carolina Beach Medoc Mountain Gorges

Dismal Swamp Occoneeche Mt. Mitchell

Jockey’s Ridge Haw River New River

Jones Lake Falls Lake

Lake Waccamaw

Pictures Used in Presentation

Medoc Mountain, Jones Lake, Lake Waccamaw, Gorges, Falls Lake, Mt. Mitchell, New River, Haw River – NC State Parks site http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/main.php

Dismal Swamp – by Viki tgaw at Flicker

Jockey’s Ridge, Classroom map – by Terri Hawley