NOAA Office for Coastal Management is offering training opportunities this month on the Seven Best Practices for Risk Communication and Tools and Techniques for Facilitating Virtual Meetings.
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COVID-19 Curbs Roadside Litter Cleanups
COVID-19 precautions have prompted annual and seasonal roadside cleanups organized by state organizations and community volunteer groups to be canceled or postponed.
DMF Elizabeth City Office Adjusts Hours
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through the Elizabeth City Office will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the year.
Floodplain Resilience Workshop Oct. 14
NOAA Office for Coastal Management and North Carolina Sea Grant are hosting a free online workshop to examine opportunities and challenges that communities face as they find new uses for previously flooded parcels.
On The Line: False Albacore
One of the best places to fish for the tuna-like false albacore is off the coast of Cape Lookout says columnist Robert Michelson.
Chowan River Basin Plan Input Sought
The comment period is open for the draft 2020 Chowan River Basinwide Water Resources Plan, used to identify areas that need additional protection, restoration, or preservation.
Southern Flounder Plan Workshops Set
The Division of Marine Fisheries will hold online workshops with the advisory committee reviewing draft Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.
NC Begins Resilient Communities Program
State officials announced Thursday the N.C. Resilient Communities Program to address climate change affects and keep communities safer during future disasters.
Offshore Moratorium Includes Wind Energy
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has confirmed that the Trump administration’s 10-year moratorium on offshore energy leasing includes renewable energy.
Cape Hatteras to Begin Storm-Recovery Projects
Cape Hatteras National Seashore over the next two months will undergo four storm-related repair projects including the boat docks on Ocracoke, parking lot repair in Buxton, dune restoration and road repair.
Expiring IHAs Can’t Be Renewed: Filing
Government lawyers acknowledged Thursday that there’s no mechanism for extending seismic firms’ federal marine mammal incidental harassment authorizations that expire Nov. 30.
Fisheries Rule Change Comment Period Open
The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold two public hearings on proposed amendments and readoption of 50 rules under a state-mandated periodic review schedule.
Lookout Closer to Becoming Dark Sky Park
Cape Lookout National Seashore rangers and Crystal Coast Stargazers Club members are chipping away at the yearlong application process for designation as an International Dark Sky Park.
Hertford Board to Consider Solar Moratorium
The Hertford County Board of Commissioners is holding a public hearing Monday to consider a proposed moratorium on solar farm development.
Corps Asks State to Eliminate Dredge Window
The Corps says eliminating the environmental limit on when hopper dredging of federal channels is allowed at North Carolina ports would save millions of dollars.
PFAS in NC Waters Virtual Forum Oct. 22
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, PFAST Network, NCDEQ and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority are hosting a free, online forum, “Emerging Contaminants in North Carolina Waters” at 10 a.m. Oct. 22.
