This summer offers a wealth of opportunities to catch some flounder, win some prizes and support the Coastal Federation all at once. Read on for more.
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Proposed Landfill Bill Generates Concern, Criticism
As the state legislature heads into debate on a new measure that drastically revises the state’s landfill policies, a chorus of voices expresses concern, urges caution.
Kayaking Calico Creek
Urban Calico Creek might not be considered a worthy destination by some, but a local paddler makes its case.
Super-Sized Restoration Projects Begin in Hyde County
Ground-breaking is imminent on two of the N.C. Coastal Federation’s large-scale hydrologic and habitat restoration projects in Hyde County. A previously unheard-of partnership of farmers, a conservation nonprofit and others have combined forces on projects that provide benefits for all concerned.
Take a Free Guided Tour of Pea Island
The federation provides visitors with free guided Pea Island beach walks on summer Wednesdays. Read on and plan to join us.
A Tour of N.C. 12
Coastal Advocate Ladd Bayliss takes readers on a tour of the tenuous N.C. 12 from Nags Head to Rodanthe.
Titan Asks to Increase Pollution Limit
Titan America wants to increase the amount of pollutants allowed at its proposed cement plant near Wilmington and has quietly bought more than 2,000 additional acres to mine limestone to make cement.
No Relief in Sight for Battered Road
A project to widen the beach to protect beleaguered and battered N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island will not start for months, despite the public perception that it would be completed before hurricane season.
Jetties, Dumps and Fracking Wells
Those are the environmental bills that are due up next as the N.C. General Assembly enters the last few weeks of its session.
Rising Seas Come With Rising CO2
The world’s oceans and seas will rise as carbon dioxide levels in the upper atmosphere keep increasing. How do scientists know? Because it has all happened before.
Why Should We Care About Rising CO2?
Not since camels roamed the Arctic Circle during the Pliocene Epoch three million years ago have carbon dioxide levels in the upper atmosphere been as high as they are today. In this first of a two-part series, we explore what it might mean.
Bringing Fresh Seafood to the Triangle
Moore Square in Raleigh will come alive Saturday as the N.C. Coastal Federation and the Hills to Holy Water Music Arts Tour come together for N.C. Fresh Catch, a daylong celebration of commercial fishing, clean water, arts and sustainable living.
Our Coast’s Food: Crab Cakes
Blue crabs’ lives are tales of violence, cannibalism and pain — until their story turns to meaty, golden-brown crab cakes.
Take a Kayak Tour of New Hanover
New Hanover County wants to take you out on the water this summer on guided, kayak eco-tours to explore its waterways and marshes.
McCrory, DENR Oppose Jetty Bill
A move by coastal senators to scuttle a 2011 compromise on the use of terminal groins to halt beach erosion has gotten a cold reception from the McCrory Administration.
Cut Teachers a Break: Restore NCCAT Funding
Let’s hope the N.C. House of Representative budget writers don’t sell our educators short. They should restore funds for the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
