The Coastal Resources Commission has approved the 2021 amendment to the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan for public review and comment.
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Cape Fear Museum to celebrate Museum Day with free entry
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington will open its doors free Saturday to all Museum Day ticket holders, a part of Smithsonian magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day,
Guest commentary: Where plastic flows into the ocean
Kemp Burdette of Cape Fear River Watch and Ann Colley of the Moore Charitable Foundation write that there’s an overlooked connection in our own backyards that funnels plastics toward major bodies of water and eventually the world’s oceans.
Work to improve Frisco Beach access facilities to begin
A contract has been awarded and work is set to begin on a $900,000 project to increase parking capacity and renovate restrooms and showers at the Frisco Beach access.
2 beach cleanups set at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Volunteers can drop in and clean up as part of an organized effort Sept. 18 at Coquina Beach and Ocracoke Beach on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Commentary: My firsthand experience with an algal bloom
Photographer Jared Lloyd, who recently captured images of an algal bloom in Edenton for Coastal Review, shares what exposure to the green slime’s toxic fumes is like. Spoiler alert: It’s no fun.
Fisheries staff to monitor commercial gill net operations
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries reminds commercial fishers who use gill nets that a condition for the estuarine gill net permit is to allow division staff to observe operations.
BugFest: Plan Bee! is going online this year
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ annual insect celebration, BugFest 2021: Plan Bee!, will be mostly virtual this year.
Ocracoke ferry routes to transition to fall schedules
Ocracoke ferry routes will transition to the fall schedule next week.
1913 storm thrashed ships, and a rescue led to accusations
The fourth Atlantic hurricane of the season this month 108 years ago resulted in a handful of ships lost or aground along the Outer Banks, including one daring rescue that led to allegations of piracy.
Grad students can apply for water quality research funds
N.C.’s Water Resources Research Institute and Sea Grant are offering funding to graduates researching water quality issues.
Meeting set to put Mattamuskeet restoration plan in action
A Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan virtual meeting is set for Sept. 27 to discuss implementing the plan approved by the state in August 2019.
Montreal Protocol prevented carbon sink losses: study
The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987, has not only helped protect Earth from ozone loss related to chlorofluorocarbons, researchers have found that it also prevented a significant loss of sequestered carbon.
Carteret Big Sweep joins worldwide cleanup Sept. 18
Carteret Big Sweep is looking for volunteers to #ConnectAndCollect this month during Ocean Conservancy’s 36th annual International Coastal Cleanup.
3 coastal airports to receive state, federal funding
Airports in Dare, Carteret and Hyde counties have been approved for state and federal funding to improve safety and customer service.
Judge allows fisheries management lawsuit to proceed
A Raleigh judge says the lawsuit filed by Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina and 86 other plaintiffs against the state can move forward.