Townsfolk, tourists aren’t complaining about the rocks pumped in with sand during a recent North Topsail Beach renourishment but more scrutiny may affect future projects.
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Agency Seeks Comments on Seismic Permits
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking the unusual step of allowing public review and comment on permits to harass marine mammals with seismic tests.
‘Nature’s Patterns’
Photographer Karen Newman captured this image, “Nature’s Patterns,” in January on Topsail Island.
Federation to Present Annual Awards
The N.C. Coastal Federation today will present its annual Pelican Awards recognizing work to protect the N.C. coast, including efforts to save Hofmann Forest.
Pelican Awards: This Year’s Winners
The N.C. Coastal Federation today honors more than a dozen people, including scientists, educators, regulators and a others, with its 2015 Pelican Awards.
Attack of the ‘Fuzzy Bills’
Unprecedented swarms of midges, tiny insects also called “fuzzy bills” and “blind mosquitoes,” have been making life miserable for residents and tourists in areas of the Outer Banks.
Offshore Drilling & Morehead City
While offshore drilling is unlikely to spawn great industrial development along the N.C. coast, Morehead City could become a port to service and supply any drilling rigs off the coast.
Morehead City: A Little Taste of Heaven
The cookbook “A Little Piece of Heaven Since 1857” offers an engaging account of Morehead City’s history and culinary past.
“Guarding the Nest”
Photographer Jody Merritt captured this image, “Guarding the Nest,” July 6 on Bogue Sound in Morehead City.
Report Cites Benefits of Living Shorelines
Natural methods to protect eroding shorelines are better often cheaper for the property owner, easier to build for the contractor and better for the marine environment, according to a new report on so called “living shorelines.”
Our Coast: Pine Island Sanctuary
The Pine Island Sanctuary near Corolla on the northern Outer Banks preserves habitat for thousands of birds and protects a piece of the old Banks.
Coastal Stormwater Rules Redux
The state’s coastal stormwater rules were at the center of a debate this week at an unusual public hearing in the N.C. House over a bill that would weaken many environmental regulations.
Intern Brings Science Back Home
N.C. Coastal Federation intern Daniel Salazar returns to his Columbia High School to share his experiences as an environmental steward with fellow Latinos.
Public Will Get Its Say on Regulatory Bill
A N.C. House committee, in an unusual move, will allow the public this morning to comment on a controversial state Senate bill that rolls back coastal stormwater standards and weakens a number of other environmental regulations.
“Starry, Starry Night”
Photographer Pete Kreps captured this image, “Starry, Starry Night,” in May 2014 at Kure Beach.
The Lady Keeper of the Light
Charlotte Ann Mason was one of several female lighthouse keepers along the N.C. coast. As with the others, her identity remains largely in the shadows.
