Cape Lookout National Seashore and Crystal Coast Stargazers are partnering with Carteret County Chamber of Commerce and Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center in the seashore’s initiative to become an International Dark Sky Park.
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Seacoast Plants Guidebook Earns Recognition
“Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas” by Paul E. Hosier, published by North Carolina Sea Grant and the University of North Carolina Press, has earned honors from the American Library Association.
Stormwater Issues Worsen As Climate Warms
Flooding in North Carolina’s coastal communities has rapidly worsened in scale and frequency as a result of climate change, but stormwater management is a costly problem, even when there’s political will, funding and community support.
DCM Urges No July 4 Parties at Masonboro
The Division of Coastal Management urges the public not to celebrate July Fourth at Masonboro Island Reserve this year because of the potential spread of COVID-19 at mass gatherings.
Project Promotes Resilience Strategies
The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership and N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs have joined together to support tribal communities in the Albemarle-Pamlico watershed in considering climate resilience during community planning.
Va. Beach Offshore Wind Project Installed
Dominion Energy announced Friday the successful instillation of the two-turbine, 12-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project 27 miles off Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Renourishment Project Moves to Phase 3
The third phase of the Bogue Banks post-Florence beach renourishment project, which is to include the last stretch of western and central Emerald Isle, could go out for bids by Thursday.
NC-Style Fried Fish Sandwich Is the Real Deal
Whether takeout or made at home, a North Carolina-style fried fish sandwich puts the fast food giants’ offerings to shame, and our Liz Biro shares tips on how to do it right and where to find the best ones made to order.
Shackleford Horses Curriculum Now Online
Cape Lookout National Seashore is offering online three lesson plans designed for third through eighth grade students to learn about the wild horses of Shackleford Banks.
Living Shoreline Work Underway
Earth-moving equipment from T.D. Eure Marine Construction in Beaufort operates near a barge Monday, June 22, in the Atlantic Harbor of Refuge where a project is underway to build a 1,720-foot living shoreline to help keep dredge spoils from blocking the entrance channel to Atlantic Harbor. Photo: Dylan Ray
COVID-19 Relief to Assist Recycling Programs
Local governments and private recycling businesses can apply for funding to purchase equipment or resources to support residential recycling programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legislature Passes Regulatory, Funding Bills
During a session that stretched into the early morning hours Friday, state lawmakers approved a number of bills with coastal, environmental and funding provisions before adjourning with plans to come back in September.
Navy’s Ocracoke ‘Loop Shack’ Was Ineffective
During summer 1942, the Navy built a secret underwater magnetic loop station on Ocracoke Island to detect the presence of German U-boats off the North Carolina coast, but the station made no contribution to the war effort.
Carteret Big Sweep Looking for Volunteers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carteret Big Sweep has been having a difficult time recruiting volunteers and the volunteer litter program needs students to join in the effort.
NTB Offers Gilbride Full-Time Manager Job
The North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen on Wednesday agreed to offer the town manager position to David Gilbride, who’s now serving as interim manager.Â
Effort On to Link Heritage Corridor, Greenway
Brunswick County commissioners have agreed to support a plan to connect the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor with the East Coast Greenway, which would showcase for hikers, cyclists and paddlers the history of enslaved Africans here.
