Chapel Hill-based Unique Places to Save said that failing to secure a grant from the state Land and Water Fund and with no major donors, it was “unable to find a path forward” to buy the 82 acres.
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PFAS contamination likely at 58,000 sites in US: Study
The presumptive contamination map features sites that are often sources of contamination, but where no testing has confirmed the presence of PFAS.
Webinar, meetings set on PFAS blood test results
The webinar is Nov. 9 and the three in-person meetings are set for Nov. 2 in Hope Mills, Nov. 10 in Fayetteville, and Dec. 7 in Wilmington.
Marine fisheries proposed rules hearing to be rescheduled
The meeting did not take place because of a technical issue, officials said.
DEQ to invest $6.8M in electric vehicle charging network
Several coastal communities are being awarded part of the $6.8 million from the state’s share of the VW settlement to install electric vehicle chargers or upgrade existing ones.
John Petrigac gets paid to ask; the answer is always fishing
He grew up lake fishing with his grandfather, but Petrigac, who now conducts creel surveys for the Division of Marine Fisheries, has made saltwater fishing his life.
Brunswick Library to host ‘Crow’ author Barbara Wright
Wright will discuss her most recent work, “Crow,” a fictionalized account of the 1898 massacre in Wilmington during the Author Talk at 4 p.m. Friday in the Carolina Shores branch.
Executive order on electric truck program on EMC agenda
The state Environmental Management Commission meets Nov. 10 in Raleigh
CRC to discuss shellfish farmers’ floating structures rules
The Coastal Resources Commission meets Nov. 17 in Beaufort.
Wildlife Commission, private firm vie for Southport tract
The state agency and the corporation are interested in the parcel near Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point for different reasons.
Science panel to conduct its yearly sea level studies review
The web meeting is set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and is open to the public.
UNCW aerial observatory to add new ways to study coast
The University of North Carolina Wilmington to become first in the Southeast to own an unoccupied aerial system observatory to map coastal areas.
New partnership aims to restore water quality, vegetation
Essential coastal habitat is declining because of deteriorating water quality. Now a private-public partnership is coming together to protect the resource.
State rejects plan for private museum at Jockeys Ridge
The Rogallo Foundation had made presentations at local government board meetings about its estimated $7 million proposal to build a 12,000-square-foot museum at the state park.
Bodie Island Lighthouse 150th celebration rescheduled
Bodie Island Lighthouse 150th anniversary event has been rescheduled for Nov. 12.
Shrimp buffet
A wedge of egrets hunts shrimp in the salt marsh along the Newport River in Mill Creek in Carteret County. Photo: Dylan Ray
