Soon the N.C. Coastal Federation will begin the final phase of its massive wetlands restoration project at North River Farms by planting 300,000 trees.
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Our Coast’s Food: ‘Old Christmas’ on the Banks
Descendants of North Carolina’s barrier island communities celebrate this Christmastime holiday on Jan. 6 or 7, with traditional foods, homemade gifts and visits with neighbors.
Coastal Sketch: Sandie Cecelski
Meet Sandie Cecelski, a N.C. Coastal Federation board member. This marine science teacher from Carolina Beach is passionate about getting her students outdoors and hands-on.
Grandmother Kayaks Solo from Maine to Guatemala
Deborah Walters, 63, is kayaking over 2,500 miles to help children living in Guatemala City’s garbage dump. She spent December paddling down the N.C. coast and three nights with one of our writers.
This N.C. Christmas Went Down in History
The blizzard of 1989 created the only coastal white Christmas on record for North Carolina. Our naturalist, Sam Bland, recalls Hammocks Beach State Park that day.
Carteret County Finds Groin Too Costly, Ineffective
While some N.C. beach communities are rushing to build terminal groins to control erosion, Carteret County found that they would be too expensive and probably ineffective at Bogue Inlet.
Sea-Level Rise Redux
There were no fireworks this week over the release of a new draft report on sea-level rise along the N.C. coast. The new report contains no scary forecasts, no hockey stick graphs.
Money for Hammocks Beach Deal Nearly There
The pieces are rapidly falling into place for the state’s long-awaited addition of land to Hammocks Beach State Park. The state could own the property as early as June.
Group Threatens Legal Action to Protect Wetlands
The N.C. Coastal Federation plans to notify two federal agencies today that it intends to sue them for not enforcing federal law to protect more than 250 acres of wetlands in Pamlico County.
Sand Waves: Juggernauts of the Outer Banks
Large, moving mountains of sand helped shape the northern Outer Banks. Whole communities slowly disappeared beneath them. Two bicycle makers from Ohio made history atop one of the them.
Deck the Halls With Line and Flotsam
The N.C. Coastal Federation is inviting people to decorate the exterior of its office in Wrightsville Beach with recycled nautical and marine items.
UNC Coastal Centers Under the Microscope
The nine coastal science centers in North Carolina university system are once again being evaluated for budget cuts or even consolidation.
Coastal Sketch: Paul Sykes
You may not know the name, but the guy’s a rock star in the world of birds. No one — probably on the planet — has done more Christmas Bird Counts. 475 and, yes, counting. The 77-year-old will add another to the tally this month when he leads a count on the Outer Banks.
Some See Opportunity in Latest Hofmann Twist
Reprinted from the Tideland News of Swansboro MAYSVILLE — Nearly two years after its opening chapter, the Hofmann Forest sale saga is on hold. N.C. State University, owner of the 79,000-acre research forest that straddles the Onslow-Jones county border, announced late Friday that it had pulled the plug on the controversial $131 million sale to… [Read More]
Currituck Bridge Gets New Life
A new state plan for North Carolina’s road construction over the next decade was unveiled last week and it includes the long-delayed bridge across Currituck Sound.
Energy From Tides, Waves and Sea
Experts say that North Carolina is well positioned to be a leader in the production of energy from the marine environment.
