The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is celebrating the holidays and heritage with its annual Waterfowl Weekend set for Friday through Sunday at the museum on Harkers Island.
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Opinion: For whose benefit are barrier island horses?
Guest commentary: Invasive species pose a serious challenge for ecosystems that have not evolved alongside them, and such is the case with North Carolina’s crystal skipper and the nonnative horses allowed to roam the barrier islands that are the butterfly’s only habitat.
Tuscarora War, hazel eyes: Researcher traces tribe’s lineage
There were numerous factors at play that sparked the Tuscarora War in 1711, historian and descendent Dr. Arwin Smallwood explains the tensions among the tribe that inhabited much of eastern North Carolina and the influx of colonists.
CRC votes on language, again, to protect Jockey’s Ridge
The Coastal Resources Commission during its regular meeting last week voted on proposed language that changes the “Description” of Jockey’s Ridge to the “Designation” in an attempt to satisfy the most recent Rules Review Commission’s objection.
Ocean Isle Beach landowners get OK to build sandbag wall
Petitioners were granted permission to build a sandbag wall to protect their oceanfront properties at The Pointe in Ocean Isle Beach, with a stipulation that the public area of the beach remain unimpeded by the structure.
Timbermill Wind celebrates becoming Chowan’s top taxpayer
The company’s annual payments to the county over the project’s 30-year lifespan are expected to total $50 million, and the infusion of revenue this year totals more than last year’s top nine taxpayers combined.
EPA, Army Corps leaders publish revised ‘WOTUS’ definition
Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers officials said Monday that proposed changes to the existing “waters of the United States” definition are to focus on relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water.
Wilmington residents see no good in proposed harbor project
None of the proposed alternatives for the State Ports Authority’s plan to accommodate larger container ships at the Wilmington port would boost the local economy and any benefit would be offset by environmental costs, public hearing attendees said.
There’s no substitute for total tidal understanding in fishing
Any saltwater angler worth their salt will know before they go when to go, so, understanding the tides and how they affect fish behavior is a must.
What about those ‘other’ pollinators? No honey, no sting
Lepidoptera, as they are known to scientists, are familiar creatures that are not only welcome guests in many gardens, they are also essential to certain flowering species’ survival.
Guest commentary: When the water doesn’t go away
Drainage systems that rely on gravity fail when the difference in elevation that drives water from land to sea has been shrinking as sea level rises.
Excerpt: Cape Lookout, ‘Paradigm for a Coastal System Ethic’
“Our hold on this coast is fleeting”: Coastal geologist Stan Riggs shares an excerpt from his new book, “Cape Lookout National Seashore: Paradigm For A Coastal System Ethic.”
Coastal geologist Stan Riggs sets out on 10-book project
“I’ve done a lot of work here,” the East Carolina University professor told Coastal Review, and the book series to be rolled out over three years is a mission to share what he’s learned.
Pony Patrol marks three years of watchful eyes over herds
The third season for the persistently protective volunteers was off to a rough start with abandoned foals having to be removed from the herd, but summer turned around with a filly’s birth on Shackleford Island.
Manufacture, use of plastics incur staggering societal costs
Duke University researchers have put into dollar figures the true costs to society of cheap plastic products: from $436 billion to $1.1 trillion annually.
Fly fishing ’round here? Options abound for the well prepared
“Where do you do that ’round these parts?” The answer is almost anywhere, if you know when to get there, what to bring and how to use it. Capt. Gordon shares his tips.
