The National Park Service is requesting public comment on General Management Plan Amendment Environmental Assessment for Wright Brothers National Memorial.
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Bird Care Continues at Cape Amid Lockdown
The pandemic has not affected the mission of protecting endangered shorebirds at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, but the absence of people has brought rare winged visitors.
Group Helps Families Elevate Homes
The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men have been hard at work in the past few weeks helping families on Hatteras Island protect their homes with a Repetitive Loss Reduction Project that is currently in full swing.
Southern Shores to Resume Recycling
Officials in Southern Shores have reached an agreement with the company handling its recyclables that may keep them from going to an incinerator.
UNCW Researchers Spawn Endangered Coral
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Center for Marine Science are the first to spawn two species of coral in a laboratory.
Commission OKs Shellfish Lease Changes
The state Marine Fisheries Commission voted last week to institute changes addressing user conflicts associated with shellfish leases.
Surf City Eyes $25M Berm, Dune Project
Surf City will spend about $25 million on 6-mile berm and dune system built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the town’s southern boundary with Topsail Beach to the northern end of Topsail Island.
Carteret Funds Ocracoke Channel Dredging
Carteret and Hyde counties are partnering with the Ferry Division to dredge the ferry channel just outside of Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor.
Recreational Water Quality Rules Hearing Set
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has scheduled a hearing via web conference Aug. 26 on proposed amendments and readoption of rules for coastal recreational water quality monitoring.
State, County Officials Work on Isaias Relief
Gov. Roy Cooper has taken steps to to assist Bertie and surrounding counties hit by the tornado during Hurricane Isaias Aug. 4 as officials in Brunswick County, where the storm made landfall, meet with state officials to address damage.
Tryon Palace Visits 1771 for ‘Outlander’ Event
Tryon Palace historic interpreters took visitors Saturday to August 1771 to learn about Gov. William Tryon and the Battle of Alamance, both fictionalized in the “Outlander” series, which has helped boost NC tourism.
Bacteria Levels High at 2 NC Water Accesses
State recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in water at accesses in New Hanover and Carteret counties that exceed state and EPA recreational water quality standards.
SQUIRRELS! Art Exhibit Opens Saturday
Airlie Gardens in Wilmington will showcase Aug. 22-Nov. 30 it’s eighth annual art exhibit, SQUIRRELS!, which features 10 oversized, fiberglass squirrel sculptures placed throughout the grounds.
Groups File to Block NEPA Rule Changes
Environmental advocates have filed for an injunction to block the Trump administration’s overhaul of National Environmental Policy Act rules, just as the NEPA process begins for Wilmington projects.
Atlantic Harbor Project Nears Completion
Construction of the granite sill is complete and the contractor began installing attenuators last week at the Atlantic Harbor Dredging and Living Shoreline Project in Down East Carteret County.
Motions Filed In Appeal Challenging CRC
An attorney for a couple suing the Coastal Resources Commission says reams of scientific studies on sea level rise and erosion are irrelevant to his clients’ property rights case.
