State Division of Water Resources officials are urging the public to avoid the green or blue water in the Chowan River from an algal bloom 12 miles upstream of Edenton.
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Pender Flooding, Wetlands to Be Studied
A team of researchers and county officials will work together to study how coastal flooding and sea level rise could impact Pender County wetlands.
Panel Proposes Redrawn Inlet Hazard Areas
The Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel, after more than a decade of study, is ready to present its recommended boundaries defining inlet hazard areas on N.C. beaches, setting the stage for new development rules.
Corps Rejects Major Bogue Banks Sand Plan
The Army Corps of Engineers said no to a beach nourishment project for all of the Bogue Banks oceanfront, except Fort Macon State Park, eastern Atlantic Beach and western Emerald Isle.
Federation Welcomes New Coastal Advocate
Kerri Allen will begin her work Monday as North Carolina Coastal Federation coastal advocate and will be based in the Wrightsville Beach office.
Analysis: NC’s Battle for Regulatory Control
One of the General Assembly’s six proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall would significantly shift toward the legislature the state’s longstanding balance of power in environmental regulation.
No Deal on Shellfish as Legislators Adjourn
Both a major rewrite of shellfish leasing laws and an attempt to resolve an issue with leases in the Masonboro Nature Island Reserve were left unresolved as the General Assembly’s session ended Friday.
Accidental Habitat or Nature’s Ghosts?
Columnist Jared Lloyd explores whether alligators in the salt marsh are the result not of some fluke but rather a species returning to old haunts we didn’t know about — and the implications for wildlife management.
Don’t Feed Wild Horses, Urges Organization
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund launched its “No Feed, No Approach” program to educate the public about the dangers of human interaction with and feeding the wild herd.
July Fourth Events Set at Outer Banks Parks
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial are set to present free programs during the Independence Day holiday.
State Parks & Recreation Gets New Director
Dwayne Patterson has been named director of the state Division of Parks and Recreation, which manages more than 234,000 acres within the state’s parks, recreation areas and natural areas.
Proposed Rule Would Allow Red Wolf Takes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, bowing to opposition from property owners in northeastern North Carolina, proposed Wednesday a new rule that would remove the prohibition on killing red wolves on non-federal lands.
Beaufort Docks Certified as NC Clean Marina
Beaufort Docks Marina in Carteret County is the newest marina to be certified a North Carolina Clean Marina, a voluntary program focused on clean waterways.
Our Coast’s History: Plans for Carteret Town
About 130 years after the original Lost Colony, a concentrated effort by the legislature to develop a Colonial port town on Roanoke Island never found success.
Salt Marsh Planting Volunteers Needed
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is hosting a volunteer workday to help restore salt marsh and oyster habitat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 5 at the Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve.
Storm Moves In
Thunderstorm clouds roll in Sunday over Emerald Isle in Carteret County. Photo: Sam Bland
