All 38 outdoor warning sirens within 10 miles of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant are to be tested Wednesday morning.
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Bodie Island Lighthouse to open for climbing this month
Beginning April 18, tickets will on sale to visitors who want to climb the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s 214-step spiral staircase.
Wrightsville Beach bridge lane closures to begin Monday
N.C. Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to begin routine maintenance on the Wrightsville Beach drawbridge next week, which will require lane closures.
Satellite tracking study aims to unlock more red drum secrets
A project now in its second year seeks to temporarily tag and track by satellite 40 of the saltwater species so popular with recreational anglers could help fill data gaps that decades of research studies have so far left open.
Outer Banks educators to celebrate Earth Day with fair
The Coastal Environmental Educators Network is hosting a free fair in celebration of Earth Day on April 22 at Jockey’s Ridge State Park.
Algal blooms, coastal issues center of collaborative event
North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People, and the Environment, or NC-CAPE, has scheduled “Connecting The Coast: Networking and Resource Swap” April 11, at the Estuarium on the Pamlico River in Washington.
Fort Fisher aquarium gears up for ‘2025 Race for the Planet’
The 5K and 1-mile fun run in Kure Beach April 27 will wind along the Atlantic Ocean and through the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s maritime forest.
Ocracoke Carvers Guild readies for 7th waterfowl festival
The celebration of Ocracoke’s waterfowl carving heritage is scheduled for April 11-12 in the Ocracoke School gym.
Buxton restoration advisory board to meet for first time
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host the first restoration advisory board meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club in Buxton.
Coastal reserve committees to hold spring meetings
Local advisory committees for the Rachel Carson Reserve and Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve are scheduled to meet later this month.
NC Forest Service lifts open burn ban for all 100 counties
The N.C. Forest Service lifted Wednesday morning a 12-day statewide open burn ban.
Documentary film project to focus on Down East resilience
Two University of North Carolina Wilmington professors and their students are creating a documentary about the 13 Carteret County communities in partnership with the Down East Resilience Network.
State ends bluefin tuna, billfish reporting requirements
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has ended its longstanding Highly Migratory Species Catch Card program for bluefin tuna and billfish.
Raccoon tests positive for rabies: Brunswick County officials
Brunswick County Health Services officials say a raccoon that attacked a person in the Longwood area has tested positive for rabies.
Doomed to repeat history: What’s in future for NC wetlands?
Guest commentary: Ignoring the past guarantees a grim future for our coastal communities, as the fishermen of Rose Bay warned decades ago. Will we listen now, or once again pay the price for failing to protect our way of life?
Public comment opens on proposed 50/50 flounder split
Advisory committees to the Marine Fisheries Commission are hosting meetings in April as part of the public comment period on a proposal to allow more recreational access to the southern flounder fishery by balancing allocation with commercial operators.
