North Carolina Divisions of Marine Fisheries and Air Quality employees Wednesday afternoon collected 1,500 pounds of debris on Carrot Island, part of the Rachel Carson Reserve in Beaufort. The cleanup was held in recognition of National Volunteer Week and Earth Month.
Attorney General Files Price Gouging Lawsuit
Attorney General Josh Stein filed Thursday his seventh price gouging lawsuit since hurricanes Florence and Michael hit in 2018.
DEQ Clean Energy Plan Public Meeting Set
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is holding Thursday in Elizabeth City a public listening session on the state’s Clean Energy Plan development.
Coast to Host Range of Earth Day Activities
Coastal Review Online presents a guide to events to bring awareness to the environment and cleanup efforts planned up and down the North Carolina coast in recognition of Earth Day, April 22.
DMF Sends Commercial Fishing Relief Checks
The state Division of Marine Fisheries is sending out a second round of checks from the $11.6 million Hurricane Florence Commercial Fishing Assistance Program.
Feral Swine to be Removed from Reserve
The Currituck Banks Reserve is set to be closed April 8-12 during a USDA Wildlife Services aerial wildlife damage-management operation for feral swine.
First New Foal of 2019 Born to Corolla Herd
Officials with the nonprofit Corolla Wild Horse Fund are celebrating the recent birth of the herd’s first foal of 2019.
Low-Impact Development Workshops Set
Real estate pros, homeowner association members and property owners are encouraged to attend free workshops May 22 and May 23 in Wanchese to learn about low-impact development basics for water quality protection.
ECU Outer Banks Campus Open House Set
Visitors can learn more about East Carolina University’s Integrated Coastal Programs and the Coastal Studies Institute during the April 13 open house of ECU Outer Banks Campus in Wanchese.
Dismantling the Bonner Bridge
Workers use a 600-ton floating crane to dismantle the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, from which material will be used at offshore reef sites in coordination with the state Division of Marine Fisheries. Crofton Industries, a subcontractor of PCL Construction, also used the crane to help with setting caps and girders weighing about 130 tons each for the replacement bridge. Photo: Crofton Industries
Star Party April 12 To Reflect on the Moon
The seventh annual Cape Fear Museum Star Party, this year themed the Moon and Beyond to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, is set for April 12 at Carolina Beach State Park.
Marsh Sills General Permit Now Available
Available now to coastal residents who want to stabilize estuarine shorelines is a general permit for marsh sills, a type of living shoreline, the state Division of Coastal Management announced Tuesday.
Cleanup Yields 300 Tons of Marine Debris
North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners removed nearly 600,000 pounds of abandoned mariculture debris from waters near Harkers Island and developed a guide for new mariculture growers to help reduce debris.
NC Ferry Creates Route-Specific Twitter Feeds
The North Carolina Ferry System has created six, route-specific Twitter feeds to provide real-time, route-specific updates on conditions, schedule delays or cancellations.
Florence’s Effect on Poverty Focus of Forum
The eighth annual “Taking the Pulse on Poverty” symposium on April 3, hosted by UNCW, will focus on Hurricane Florence and how it affected vulnerable populations in the state’s southeastern region.
Science Advisory Board to Meet Monday
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 1, in Raleigh to discuss methyl bromide acceptable ambient level and hexavalent chromium.
