Analyzing lessons learned over decades of fighting back the ocean is critical as the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel wraps up its ongoing study of the effects of permanent beach erosion control structures such as seawalls and jetties.
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Dress for success when fishing or else you might get burned
When you spend outside all day fishing, you have the opportunity to get a sunburn, unless you’ve learned to choose appropriate attire.
NC Symphony offering free tickets to A250 performance in Jacksonville
The North Carolina Symphony is offering free tickets to its summer performance in Jacksonville in honor of America’s 250th birthday.
Inaugural festival to serve up community science activities
The inaugural Wilmington Community Science Fest scheduled for Saturday brings the wide array of community science activities offered in the region.
Coming ashore
A snapping turtle climbs from the water for a snack recently at Sandy Run Park in Kitty Hawk. The park at 4343 The Woods Road offers public access to the Kitty Hawk Woods Maritime Forest, a half-mile nature trail with a pair of gazebos, canoe or kayak access, a nature observation tower, a catch and release fishing pier, picnic tables, benches and interpretive signage. While Sandy Run Park is home to friendly turtles, visitors are asked to not feed them. Photo: Kip Tabb
Panel takes new look at beach erosion-control structures
Special report: As beach erosion alarms sound up and down the North Carolina coast and Outer Banks houses continue to fall into the ocean, policymakers are once again eyeing the science behind the state’s longstanding hardened structures ban.
Wilmington to host open house on proposed bulkhead plan
Wilmington hopes to draw in community support in its grant application to fund a proposed plan to replace an old section of bulkhead along the downtown riverwalk.
State plan IDs ways to meet carbon emissions reduction goal
The recently released North Carolina Comprehensive Climate Action Plant includes resilience and carbon reduction measures to meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal established in a 2022 executive order.
Sharing is caring, but beware of nonnative, invasive plants
Sharing the beauty of plants is only human, but these days we can all do the research necessary to avoid a gorgeous green gift that becomes an invasive monster.
Striped bass season to open in parts of Tar-Pamlico, Neuse
Anglers may harvest striped bass by hook-and-line in areas of the Tar-Pamlico and Neuse rivers from April 1-30.
Corps of Engineers seeks input on nationwide permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting public input through May 15 on ways the agency can make current nationwide permits more efficient.
State historical marker to honor Revolutionary War soldier
A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker will be dedicated in honor of Zachariah Jacobs, a free-born African American Patriot who served in multiple regiments during the Revolutionary War.
Tea parties too: Edenton, Wilmington women protested tax
Through boycotts and burning, women in Wilmington and Edenton took a stand in 1774 against England’s taxation without representation by forming their own tea party protests, the earliest-known political actions organized by women in the American colonies.
UNCW Blue Economy Index buoyed by energy, infrastructure
The index, which tracks companies doing business on oceans and waterways and with an environmental focus, rose 8.66% in February, outperforming broader benchmark indices.
Leland council looks to firm up town’s purchasing policy
The Brunswick County town’s board voted Wednesday to seek Local Government Commission guidance regarding procurement policies related to elected officials amid fallout from an investigation into a council member’s laptop order.
Recreational black sea bass season to open April 1, no foolin’
The recreational fishing season for black sea bass in federal waters south of Cape Hatteras kicks off at 12:01 a.m. on April 1.
