Work was to begin Wednesday to relocate 140,000 cubic yards of sand at Jockey’s Ridge State Park from the park’s southeast section to the northwest corner of the park.
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Fresh Christmas Trees Useful After Holidays
Organizations and municipalities along the coast are finding ways to reuse natural Christmas trees, now that the holidays are over.
2018 Dominated by GenX, Florence, Election
The past year brought Hurricane Florence, one of the state’s worst natural disasters, record turnout for the election, and continued efforts to manage GenX contamination.
DEQ Reviews GenX Timeline with CRC
The state Department of Environmental Quality briefed the Coastal Resources Commission on the GenX investigation and the Chemours proposed consent order.
Low Impact Development Workshop Set
A workshop, Low Impact Development Basics for Water Quality Protection, for real estate professionals is set for Jan. 30 in Wilmington.
Retired Outer Banks Historian Tells His Story
Doug Stover, who recently retired from his position as cultural historian with Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is now a consultant for the United Nations reviewing protection of world heritage sites.
Cooper Says It’s Time to Fight Climate Change
The North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council met for the first time Dec. 19 to begin forming strategies to lower greenhouse gas emissions and to make the state a leader in the fight against global warming.
New Year’s Food for Good Luck
Our Liz Biro takes a look back at her “Our Coast’s Food” recipes and presents an entire menu of good luck dishes for New Year’s Day.
A Ton of Oyster Shells Returned to Coast
After 25 bushels of oysters were consumed during the Highlands Food and Wine Festival in November, the about 2,000 pounds of oyster shells were transported from the small mountain town to Wanchese to be used in oyster restoration projects.
Sunset Trawler
A shrimp boat is silhouetted as the sun sets in Emerald Isle recently in this photo by Doug Waters.
Cooper Leads Opposition to Seismic Testing
East Coast governors of both parties joined to oppose seismic testing and offshore drilling by sending a letter Thursday urging Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to prohibit seismic testing and offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.
9 Attorneys General Fight Seismic Testing
Attorneys General from several coastal states, including North Carolina, moved to intervene in a lawsuit to stop the proposed use of airguns to survey the Atlantic Ocean floor for oil and gas.
EPA to Award Environmental Justice Grants
The Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting requests for applications for its 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.
Christmas Bird Count A Holiday Tradition
The 12 days of Christmas could be the perfect time to take part in a holiday tradition that goes back 119 years, the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count.
Land Purchases Bolster Conservation Efforts
Recent but unrelated purchases by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust added acres to both the Gales Creek Preserve in Carteret County and the Brice’s Creek Preserve in Craven County.
Trust Awards $250,000 for Cedar Point Park
The Coastal Land Trust recently awarded Cedar Point a $250,000 grant to help the Carteret County town purchase a $2.8 million, 56-acre tract for a park and conservation area.
