“The National Weather Service: Where We Are and Where We Are Going. A Look into the Current and Future State of Weather Forecasting” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus in Wanchese.
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Federal funding available for damage from historic rainfall
“This storm brought historic rainfall and severe flooding to several areas of our state causing significant damage,” Gov. Roy Cooper said over the weekend about the September storm.
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station observes its 150th year
Photo essay: The crew’s heroic legacy was lauded during a recent program commemorating the 150th anniversary of the station opening October 1874 in Rodanthe.
Army Corps to hold meeting on Buxton excavation progress
Army Corps of Engineers subject experts are to be on hand Nov. 4 for a meeting to update the public on excavation work at the former military site at the Buxton Beach Access.
Hybrid program to highlight 250 years of women in politics
“From Edenton to Congress” Nov. 1 is to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Edenton Tea Party and highlight the women in state politics.
Watch your step!
Fall colors, the reds, yellows, browns and copperheads. An eastern copperhead crosses a path recently at the New Bern Civil War Battlefield in Craven County. Watch your step! Photo: Doug Waters
Autumn’s spectacular colors signal our natural connections
Our modern lives often make us feel disconnected from nature, but even if we don’t think we notice, evolution has ensured that our bodies remember the changing seasons.
Blackbeard’s shipwreck conservation lab to offer tours
N.C. Office of State Archaeology conservators and researchers are to explain the history of the ship during 90-minute tours on Nov. 2 of the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab in Greenville.
Commission seeks input on proposed Jockey’s Ridge rule
Public comments can be submitted until Nov. 4 on the proposed rule to to redesignate Jockey’s Ridge as an area of environmental concern, “as well as use standards to protect the AEC from incompatible development and loss of sand.”
State announces 8 to receive NC’s highest civilian honor
Among the recipients for their contributions to the science field are Tom Earnhardt and astronaut Christina Koch.
Pender, Onslow towns seek moratorium on shellfish leases
North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and Topsail Beach and their counties, Onslow and Pender, are asking state lawmakers to put in place a moratorium on new shellfish leases in their waterways.
October therapy: Grow your own ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
As Halloween nears, garden centers stock up on Venus flytraps, and a gardener of any skill level can attempt to cultivate their own tiny Audrey II.
Reserve program to hold fall advisory committee meetings
The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings in November for each of the 10 reserve sites.
Fort Fisher aquarium gets award for otter marketing campaign
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher was recognized for its “Whole Lotta Otta” marketing campaign by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Ever-worsening wildfire threat burns closer to cities, towns
Longer, dryer droughts, warmer seasons year-round — the outlook for wildfires is increasingly grim as the state rapidly grows with already more acreage considered wildland-urban interface than any other state.
Clean Cape Fear founders to urge UN act on PFAS
A Wilmington-area community action group intends to “shine a spotlight on business-related human rights abuses associated with PFAS contamination in North Carolina” this week at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
