The effort to restore natural wetlands at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge has shown promise in controlling wildfires and sequestering carbon, but area farmers say the project has worsened flooding of their land.
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Swan Days Festival Set for Dec. 10
Lake Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuge will host its annual celebration of bird migration Saturday.
Our Celestial Coast: December’s Supermoon
The supermoon in December will make it super hard to get a look at the Geminids meteor shower, but stargazers should still be able to see about 10 to 20 meteors per hour when the shower peaks at mid-month.
Derelict Boat Becomes Artists’ Canvas
A small, washed-up vessel is found in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge covered in colorful graffiti. Photo: Jason Brown
Crystal Coast Stargazing
Fred Angeli, of the Crystal Coast Stargazers, sets up a telescope for attendees of a stargazing event at Fort Macon State Park. Photo: Doug Waters
Update on Navassa Cleanup Set for Dec. 7
Federal and state officials are set to discuss with the public the latest on the contamination cleanup at the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. site in Navassa.
Gauging Matthew’s Environmental Damage
Efforts to measure the environmental damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, especially the flooding that occurred in its wake continue, but officials are crediting lessons learned from previous storms.
Judge Affirms Blounts Creek Discharge Permit
An administrative court judge has affirmed a decision to allow a mining company to dump up to 12 million gallons of wastewater into Blounts Creek.
Matthew Relief Funding Remains in Limbo
More than a month since Hurricane Matthew inundated the state, requests for federal disaster aid appear to be stuck in an end-of-year morass.
Coastal Reserve Committees To Meet
Local advisory committees for the Currituck Banks Reserve, Buxton Woods Reserve and Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve are slated to meet in December.
Federation Urges Caution on Park Plans
The North Carolina Coastal Federation says plans in the works to develop a 300-acre addition to Hammocks Beach State Park should be limited to “low-impact” activities or risk damaging its natural features.
Coastal Sketch: Jan Harris of Sunset Beach
Jan Harris of Sunset Beach has been fighting environmental injustice for a long time, and her efforts to protect the natural beauty of her beloved beach town continue.
Piedmont to Replace Gas Line Beneath River
Piedmont Natural Gas seeks permits to install a replacement gas line beneath the Cape Fear River to the Sutton steam plant in New Hanover County.
What’s In A Name? New Hanover Places
From Castle Hayne to Monkey Junction, Dry Pond to Zeke’s Island, New Hanover County has a number of unusual place names, with stories that are part of the history of the North Carolina coast.
Weekend Event Celebrates Decoys, Tradition
The Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend, Dec. 2-4 in Harkers Island, is an annual celebration of Down East North Carolina’s coastal culture and heritage.
Did Thanksgiving Tradition Begin Here?
Native people on Roanoke Island were gracious hosts when the English met them during the Raleigh expeditions of 1584-87, with encounters that seem much like an earlier Thanksgiving than what most Americans learn about in school.
