Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stewards.
The 2011 North Carolina Wildlife Federation Chapter of the Year
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stewards is pursue the conservation, preservation, and protection of our area wildlife and their habitat and related activities; and to raise awareness and educate the public about these endeavors.
| Date | Time | Event |
| 1/31/2012 | 7:00 pm | Gaston County P.A.W.S. Meeting Wood Duck Farm 1687 Robinson Road Gastonia, NC 28056 |
| 3/10/2012 | 6:00 pm | Gaston County P.A.W.S. 4th Annual Wildlife Benefit Banquet & Oyster Roast Wood Duck Farm 1687 Robinson Road Gastonia, NC 28056 Tickets On Sale Now!!!! |
| TBA | TBA | Youth Day Wood Duck Farm 1687 Robinson Road Gastonia, NC 28056 Free Event |
Gaston County P.A.W.S.
Fish Attractors
Locations-
Lake Wylie
North of South Point Ramp Mouth of the South Fork- West Side
N 35° 09.452 N 35º 09.267
W 81° 00.636 W 81º 02.029
Depth: 18 ft. Depth: 18 ft.
NC Hwy. 279 Bridge Channel- South Side South of South Fork Mouth
N 35° 10.139 N 35º 08.850
W 81° 02.270 W 81º 02.424
Depth: 15 ft. Depth: 23 ft.
Cove at Dan Stowe's House Channel- South Side Across from Catawba Creek
N 35° 09.186 N 35º 08.399
W 81° 02.473 W 81º 02.833
Depth: 15 ft. Depth: 15 ft.
Catawba Creek- West of Seven Oaks Bridge
N 35° 09.214
W 81° 03.493
Depth: 15 ft. water
All locations are marked by “fish attractor buoys”.
Gaston County P.A.W.S. Osprey Nest Sites:
Lake Wylie 2010
North of Highway 29-74 Bridge North of I-85 Bridge
N 35º 14.535 N 35º 15.403
W 81º 0.268 W 81º 0.491
Heron Rookery- North of Plant Allen Catawba Cove Behind Daniel Stowe
(at Transmission Lines) Botanical Garden
N 35º 13.179 N 35º 09.517
W 81º 00.426 W 81º 03.544
North Side of Catawba Creek Island Between Catawba Nuclear Station
(at Main Channel of Lake Wylie) and Commodore Club
N 35º 08.497 N 35º 03.314
W 81º 02.563 W 81º 03.341
Island in the Mouth of Allison Creek
at Ebenezer Point
N35º 01.733
W81º 02.733
