The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, January 9, 1996               TAG: 9601090259
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
TYPE: Local Briefs 
DATELINE: NAGS HEAD                          LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM

The Friends of Jockey's Ridge, the North Carolina Division of Parks & Recreation and Nags Head Woods Nature Conservancy will hold a science symposium Thursday through Saturday.

The focus of the three-day meeting will be on Jockey's Ridge, with related studies of Run Hill and surrounding areas. Eleven scientists have been invited to participate, all of whom are specialists in their respective fields. Symposium moderators will be Marshall Ellis of the state Division of Parks & Recreation, and Karen Havholm of the University of Wisconsin.

Two meetings are planned with members of all boards of directors, the mayor of Nags Head, Nags Head town commissioners and the Jockey's Ridge Advisory Board. by CNB