If connected end-to-end, North Carolina’s impaired river and stream segments would form the ninth-longest river in the world. Its acreage of polluted lakes, marshes and sounds would cover Yellowstone National Park.
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A Sneak Preview of the Coming Session
Environmental bills that the N.C. General Assembly will likely consider this year include one that would loosen restrictions on environmental ordinances passed by local governments.
The Coming of Spring
Baby goslins, snapping turtles looking for nests, green anoles hunting mates. All are signs that spring is coming to the freshwater marshes of the coast.
The Passing of a ‘True Ocracoker’
Friends and relatives remember Wayne Teeter, a fisherman and businessman who was as Ocracoke as you can get. He died last week, and the roosters along O’Neal Drive crowed in mourning.
Venerable Lab Under Budget Axe
The second-oldest federal fisheries laboratory in the country will have to close its doors in Carteret County if Congress passes President Obama’s 2015 federal budget.
The Fickleness of Sand
Beach sand is a fickle thing. There’s too much of it in Nags Head, where it’s covering walkways and spilling into pools and not enough of it a few miles away in Rodanthe.
Talking Shop About Oysters
Experts will gather near Beaufort today for a two-day workshop to talk about restoring the state’s native oysters.
Sam’s Field Notes: A Hike in the Snow Can Be a Birder’s Delight
Snow days are good days to look for birds. They’re a bit more conspicuous against the white background and a little more tolerant of humans.
Duck Dynasty: When Waterfowl Ruled the Roost
Flyway Farms, the last of the family hunting lodges on Currituck Sound, is a remnant of the days when the flocks of ducks seemed endless and the hunting was spectacular.
Knotts Island: Preserving a Piece of History
The Conservation Fund bought one of the last reminders of the days when wealth and seemingly endless flocks of ducks and geese made a far-off corner of our state the playground of rich and famous.
Deja Vu All Over Again?
A task force created by the state legislature is studying ways to acquire Oregon Inlet and adjacent lands. With the land in hand, the state could then resurrect the old plan to build jetties at the inlet.
Coastal Residents Seek Rate Relief
Coastal residents are facing a tidal wave of pending insurance rate hikes. A bill in the N.C. General Assembly could offer some relief.
Coastal Sketch: Dick Bierly
The president of the N.C. Coastal Federation, a retired business executive, would have been surprised years ago if someone had asked him if he was an environmentalist.
Meetings Set for Inlet-Management Study
The first of four meetings to hear what people think are the best ways to manage the developed inlets along the N.C. coast will be held this week in Buxton.
Opinions Split on Offshore Seismic Testing
Gov. Pat McCrory welcomed a new federal environmental review that opens the N.C. coast to seismic testing for oil and natural gas, but a number of groups and hundreds people at town meetings disagree.
Our Coast’s Food: Oyster Stew
Coastal N.C. natives will put up with jalapenos in their pimento cheese and bourbon in their pecan pie, but don’t mess with their steaming bowls of oyster stew.
