As one year ends and another begins, it’s time to step back and take stock. At “Coastal Review Online” that means reviewing the top stories of the more than 240 that appeared here in 2013.
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Our Coast’s Food: The Seafood Bible
For more than 30 years, Joyce Taylor taught North Carolinians how to buy, cook and store N.C. seafood. Her book remains as indispensable to seafood cooks as a shrimp peeler.
Wind Farm Plan Causes a Chill in Carteret
A proposed wind and solar farm near Newport in Carteret County faces mounting opposition and a new state permit process for which clear guidelines are still being created.
A White Christmas at Hatteras
The unusual appearance of a snowy owl has excited birders flocking to Cape Hatteras. Our naturalist, Sam Bland, joined them.
A Coastal Christmas Icon
Nick Harvey of Davis had an idea several years ago about making Christmas trees from crab pots. They’re everywhere now, even in Hawaii and Alaska.
State Will Reduce Monitoring Program
North Carolina next year will eliminate 41 sites along coastal rivers and sounds from its program that monitors water quality for swimming because of cuts in a federal grant.
Teaming Up for Clean Water
Volunteers helped the N.C. Coastal Federation and Habitat for Humanity build rain gardens and install cisterns at a Habitat house in Brunswick County to help control stormwater.
How Aggressive Will the State Be?
Regulators charged with protecting the state’s wetlands now work for a slimmed down environmental agency that is expected to be more business friendly. More of those regulators than ever before now can be fired at any time, for any reason.
Bad Moon Arising Over State’s Wetlands?
Several events during the first year of Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration have activists in North Carolina alarmed that the state’s once-firm commitment to preserving wetlands is eroding.
A Disturbing Report About Wetlands
Wetlands are still disappearing despite our best intentions. We’ll spend the next three days looking into the reasons why and at North Carolina’s willingness to protect its wetlands.
Taking Stock of New Coastal Laws, II
This is the last of a two-part roundup of bills passed by the N.C. General Assembly this year that affect natural resources on the coast. This part covers beaches, dredging, water and wildlife.
Taking Stock of New Coastal Laws
The N.C. General Assembly passed numerous bills this year that will affect natural resources and conservation on the coast. In the first of a two-part roundup, we take a look at bills dealing with farming, forestry, energy and transportation.
State Coastal Division Cuts Staff
Forced to trim its budget, the N.C. Division of Coastal Management cut five positions, including the assistant director in charge of enforcement and the planning director.
CRC to Finally Get Down to Work
After a legislature-mandated shakeup that reduced its numbers and replaced roughly two-thirds of its membership, a newly-reconstituted N.C. Coastal Resources Commission starts work this week.
Federation Holiday Coastal Gift Guide
From uninhabited islands to monogrammed oyster knives, our staff has come up with an array of suggestions for the N.C. Coastal Federation’s first Coastal Holiday Gift Guide.
New Turtle Rehab Center Taking Shape
With construction well underway, the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island is expected to open its improved Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center sometime in mid-2014.
