Qualified shellfish growers in North Carolina can apply for up to $50,000 for equipment or operations through a new loan program.
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Stan Riggs to receive 2022 North Carolina Award
Marine geologist Dr. Stan Riggs is among the six to be awarded the state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award.
Museum display memorializes 1898 massacre victims
The soil-filled jars that bear victims’ names are on display until Nov. 20 at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science.
Author traces family’s boatbuilding history in new book
LeVern Davis Parker shares her family’s boatbuilding legacy in her new book, “Our Family, Its History Their Boats: Six Generations of Boat Builders in Dare County.”
State declines to appeal fisheries case to NC Supreme Court
The lawsuit challenging how North Carolina manages coastal fisheries will go to trial.
EJ board to hear about equitable outdoor access
The state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson will give a presentation on “Equitable Access to Healthy Outdoor Recreation: The Other Side of the Environmental Justice.”
Eastern Carolina region resilience workshop set
The in-person workshops for residents of Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne counties are set for Oct. 18-19 in Kinston.
Cape Fear River Watch to host festival at Greenfield Lake
The family-friendly event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22, near the boathouse at Greenfield Lake Park in Wilmington
Subsistence fishers catch dinner, but get more from casting
Subsistence fishing is a mix of culture and economics in eastern North Carolina.
Sweeney’s new filters remove PFAS from water: Authority
After the new granular activated carbon filters went online Tuesday, testing detected no PFAS, including GenX, in drinking water treated at the Sweeney plant and distributed to customers, authority officials say.
Paths project aims to make Outer Banks national parks safer
Over the next few years, new paved multiuse paths are to be installed in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
‘Portraits of Down East’ exhibit in Atlantic Oct. 14-15
The 19 original paintings of Down East Carteret County landscapes will be on display by Durham artist Tony Alderman Friday and Saturday in Atlantic Elementary School’s gym.
Stewardship, consumer support keys to sustainable seafood
Advocates say attaining and maintaining sustainability in the seafood industry means recognizing and balancing the ways society, culture, economy and ecology are all interconnected.
STEAM career event Oct. 27 for students with disabilities
The science, technology, engineering, art and math career showcase for students with disabilities is being offered free both virtually and in-person at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.
Wilmington 1898 coup documentary screening Thursday
“McKinley’s Guns,” a documentary about the 1898 coup and massacre in Wilmington will be shown Thursday night at Thalian Hall.
North Carolina to ‘shellebrate’ oysters Oct. 10-16
This year’s North Carolina Oyster Week includes activities with oyster growers and harvesters, specials at seafood restaurants and retail markets, and events with recreational outfitters, coastal conservation and education organizations, and seafood festivals.
