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  • july 2002 By: Michael Davis I eology students are not getting bogged down in terminology when it comes to describing the "Southern Appalachian wetland," they are in the process of cataloging for scientific literature. Associate Geology professor Rob Young and three of his students have been researching this atypical "wetland," a rare mountain environment, located near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Funded by a parkway grant, the team samples sediment from underground depths of 10 feet. Using the research from the samples, ultimately they will develop a "management plan" for parkway officials. In the past, the area has been called a "bog," but Young says that technically it is not one. 'C We are proposing to call all these wetland areas 'Southern Appalachian wetlands' because they have the characteristics of , wetland types and are different from anything else described in the scientific literature ... this is ... a new animal, " said Young. The wetlands occur in the mountains when water gets collected in an "erosion-resistance ridge." Heavy visitor use is also a factor in helping create the area. The few wetlands there are in the Southern Appalachians, Young feels are worth saving. Young says, putting a fence around the area and keeping people out will not protect it. "You have to protect what makes it wet Our role is to try and understand how the size of this wetland has fluctuated over time, and whether it is growing or shrinking today, and what controls that. We will advise the parkway folks as to what those controls are and how to protect the physical environment that allows the wetland to be there," he said. "People have tended to think of wetlands as festering swamps — no place you'd want to visit." Young said, "Now we understand that these areas are incredibly important, and not just from an environmental standpoint . Wetlands are the Earth's kidneys. They clean water before it enters streams and they trap metals and pollutants. They are economically important. news newsll@azi Using a cont raption the WCU geology department devised, Rob Young and his students extract samples for a wetlands research project. The evibra-coring" machine is being used by (left to right) students Christopher Bochicchio of Weaverville and David Doughty of Alpharetta, Ga•; Rob Young (standing); and student Michael Turchy of Waxhaw.
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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