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Presentation about fishing weirs set for July 10 at Mountain Heritage Center
6/26/2009 - “Speakers for the Stones,” a presentation focusing on the ancient stone fishing weirs that can be found in Western North Carolina rivers, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center.

Constructed to alter river flow and trap fish, the weirs represent some of humankind’s earliest efforts to harness flowing water. The presentation in the Mountain Heritage Center auditorium will highlight the work of high school students from Cherokee, Swain County and Smoky Mountain high schools. Speakers will include representatives from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and WCU.

The presentation is sponsored by the Mountain Area Health Education Center and Southwestern Community College, with funding from the Burroughs-Wellcome Program. Refreshments will be served.

The Mountain Heritage Center is located on the ground floor of WCU’s H.F. Robinson Administration Building. For more information, contact SCC’s Dan Perlmutter at (828) 226-5745 or MAHEC’s Jacquelyn Hallum at (828) 257-4479 or by e-mail at jacquelyn.hallum@mahec.net.

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