The state Division of Coastal Management will hold workshops this month to review proposed Inlet Hazard Area boundary updates and associated Coastal Resource Commission rule amendments.
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Coastal Research: One Town’s Septic Risks
UNC researchers recently presented findings from a study of how climate change and failing septic systems combine to affect Nags Head’s water quality and how the town is addressing problems.
Nonprofit Offers Help For Dorian Survivors
Government assistance for Ocracoke and Hatteras to recover from Hurricane Dorian has been slow, but the nonprofit Outer Banks Community Foundation is providing relief where it can.
Author Set to Discuss Outer Banks History
ECU professor Larry Tise will discuss Jan. 23 in Wanchese his newly published work, “Circa 1903,” which details life on the Outer Banks when the Wright brothers arrived.
TreeFest to Offer Free Trees, Native Grasses
New Hanover County’s TreeFest Jan. 17-18 at Independence Mall is an annual event to provide trees and native grasses to residents who want to increase their tree canopy.
Heath Remembered for Environmental Laws
A memorial service was held Saturday in Chapel Hill for Milton Heath, who died Oct. 20 at 91 and was influential in North Carolina’s passage of numerous environmental laws, including the Coastal Area Management Act.
Effort On to Create NC’s First Oyster Trail
Partners in the North Carolina Shellfish Initiative are set to launch this spring North Carolina’s first oyster trail, a way to promote economic development through oyster restoration and aquaculture.
State Environmental Commission Set to Meet
The Environmental Management Commission’s agenda for its meeting Jan. 8-9 in Raleigh includes a request to proceed to public notice with the removal of the swamp designation from a section of the Cape Fear River.
Give Natural Christmas Trees a Second Life
State parks, community organizations and local governments are collecting natural Christmas trees free of decorations to help with dune stabilization.
Federation Plans 2020 Cleanup, Oyster Roast
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s northeast office is kicking off the new year with a cleanup Jan. 11 and will benefit from an oyster roast on Hatteras Island Feb. 1.
Duke Energy to Close Remaining Ash Basins
Environmental advocates have reached a settlement with Duke Energy and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to permanently close all remaining coal ash basins in North Carolina.
Our Coast’s People: The Birdman of Hatteras
In the nearly a decade since Lou Browning opened the nonprofit Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc., the trained falconer has cared for hundreds of sick and injured wild animals at the infirmary in Frisco.
‘Red Wolf Revival’ Screenings to be Held
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host free screenings in January of “Red Wolf Revival,” a 2015 documentary about the last remaining wild population of red wolves.
State Awards $1M for Access Projects
The state Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $1 million to eight local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters.
State Prioritizes Resiliency, Mitigation in 2019
This year saw another hurricane land a devastating blow to a coast still recovering from past storms, pushing state, local and federal officials to rethink their approach to hurricane preparation and recovery.
Federation, Partners Focus on Water Quality
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners worked together this year to improve water quality by reducing thousands of gallons of polluted runoff, installing almost 3,000 feet of living shorelines and reinvigorating oyster shell recycling.
