Environmental groups support Pender County’s request to transfer up to 14.5 million gallons of drinking water per day from the Cape Fear to three smaller river basins to meet increasing demand.
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North Topsail Board to Consider Contract
A Morehead City engineering firm has expressed interest in a contract – with conditions – related to repairs to the controversial sandbag wall put in place years ago at the erosion-prone north end of North Topsail Beach.
Best Bet For Healthy Gardens: Go Native
Spring’s arrival means planting season for home gardeners, and though the options are endless, native plant species are the best choice for success and a healthy ecosystem.
Operation Drum Roll: Ocracoke During WWII
World War II battles off the N.C. coast were for years kept secret from most of the American public, but Ocracoke residents saw firsthand the horrors of and the U.S. response to the Germans’ deadly Operation Drum Roll.
Holden Beach Calls ‘Time Out’ on Groin Plan
Holden Beach commissioners voted Wednesday to put on hold all work toward getting permits for a terminal groin and seek a 30-day extension of the public comment period on the project’s environmental study.
Insecticide Permit Comment Period Near End
The Wilmington-based Tima has applied for a permit to increase its use of the insecticide methyl bromide by tenfold and residents have a week to voice their comments.
Federation to Host Spring Birding Cruises
Join area birding expert JoAnne Powell aboard one of three spring birding cruises along the White Oak River. Hosted by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, participants will have the opportunity to identify resident and migratory shorebirds, warblers, raptors and waterfowl.
Sturgeon City Expansion Marks New Phase
Sturgeon City, the former Jacksonville wastewater treatment plant repurposed as an environmental educational center, looks to expand its community outreach with the construction of a $3.2 million building for classes, conferences and weddings.
Brunswick County Mum On Offshore Drilling
In a 4-1 vote, Brunswick County Commissioners voted Monday to remove a resolution against offshore drilling from their agenda, maintaining its stance to have no official opinion on this issue.
Plastic Pollution Films Screening March 27
“Straws” and “A Plastic Ocean,” two short documentaries on plastic pollution will be presented free by the Crystal Coast Waterkeeper in Joslyn Hall, Carteret Community College, 6 to 8 p.m. March 27.
Recycle Oyster Shells at Coastal Federation
You can now recycle your oyster shells at the North Carolina Coastal Federation office in Ocean. The nonprofit organization has partnered with the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries to be an oyster shell recycling site.
Minke Whale Researchers To Return Home
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Duke University Marine Lab, Stanford University and the University of California-Santa Cruz researchers are wrapping up a seven-week expedition to study minke whales around the Antarctic Peninsula.
Dune Protection Fight Put On Hold … Again
A state appeals court has upheld the judge’s ruling that dismissed a challenge to Topsail Beach’s repeal of its longstanding dune protection ordinance, shifting the fight back to the local level.
VW Settlement Information Sessions Planned
DEQ is hosting five stakeholder information sessions, including in Wilmington, to explain and discuss the proposed plan to use North Carolina’s share of a national settlement with Volkswagen.
Wildlife Habitat Management Workshop Set
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is offering April 27 in Leland a Green Growth Toolbox Workshop, hosted by the Brunswick County Planning Department and Brunswick Community College.
Initiative Recovers 3,500 Lost Crab Pots
The 76 commercial watermen who participated in the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project this January, which was led by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, recovered 3,496 lost crab pots along the state’s coast.
