The festival set for Feb. 25 is to feature carvers, artists, vendors, education, conservation groups, and demonstrations.
Archives
Handle boat maintenance now for peace of mind this spring
To make spring a fun and exciting time for boating, do some work now and improve your odds of avoiding big towing and repair bills later.
Online training on fisheries science begins Feb. 28
“Introductory Fisheries Science for NC Fishers” is geared toward saltwater anglers and those in the wild-capture and farm-raised seafood industries and is offered weekly on six consecutive Tuesday nights through April 4.
Enviva plant in Ahoskie must install air pollution controls
Under the newly modified permit, Enviva Pellets’ flagship plant in Hertford County must install new equipment to cut emissions of volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants.
To move a manatee: Museum catalogs skeletal specimen
Getting an 800-pound manatee that stranded in 2021 in Kill Devil Hills to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, where its bones are being catalogued for researchers, took a lot of collaboration — and dirty work.
Spray of color
A rainbow appears in the spray of a breaking wave Jan. 26 off Hatteras Island, near Buxton. West winds blow the spray offshore behind the wave, and the water droplets scatter the sunlight, allowing surfers and onlookers to see the full visible spectrum of color from certain angles.
Division, maritime museum to host fisheries history talks
David Bennett, curator of Maritime History for the Maritime Museum system, will give presentations with Division of Marine Fisheries staff on hand.
Sea level rise in NC focus of next lunch program
The Feb. 8 virtual talk will be on sea level rise and its effects on rural northeastern North Carolina.
Carteret County’s history, amenities have long lured
In our county history series: Colonial beginnings, Civil War battles, maritime industry, fishing, tourism and coastal living among Carteret’s numerous draws.
Friends of Mountains-to-Sea Trail to gather in April
The annual meeting is where the Friends membership gathers together to learn about the trail, spend time with each other and celebrate the trail community.
Library to screen documentary on African American schools
“Lessons from the Rosenwald Schools” includes footage from hundreds of interviews with alumni and former teachers who share their experiences at historic African American schools.
Division of Marine Fisheries launches social media accounts
Officials said interest and engagement on the division’s posts warranted creating dedicated accounts to allow more frequent, targeted information and outreach.
Cape Fear River Ghost Trees: What stories could they speak?
Guest commentary: The Cape Fear River and its historically important and scarce resources are rapidly being lost or adversely altered forever.
Talk on Freedman’s Colony set for Feb. 14
The Dare County Library Adult Speakers Series will feature “Roanoke’s Forgotten Colony: The Freedmen’s Colony of 1863-1867” with Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Ranger Josh Nelson.
Public can weigh in on Cooper’s clean trucks mandate
The Department of Environmental Quality is hosting two webinars Wednesday to get public input on the governor’s directive to create an Advanced Clean Trucks program.
Bladen farm releases untreated animal waste into creek
A faulty recirculation pipe at Murphy-Brown Farm discharged nearly 30,000 gallons of untreated waste from Murphy-Brown Farm into a tributary of the Cape Fear River.
