Organized by Cape Lookout National Seashore, the tours are scheduled through November.
News Briefs
Coastal historic, cultural sites ready for Fourth of July
Numerous N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources sites on the coast have special events planned to commemorate Independence Day.
Navy, Marine Corps seek to sample wells near Bogue Field
The Navy and Marine Corps are asking to sample drinking water wells for PFAS around Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue.
Study: Inflation reduced land, water conservation funding
Although appropriations have increased, state funding, when adjusted for inflation, remains lower than in previous years, according to the latest data in a North Carolina Forever report.
Companies recall oysters distributed to NC, 18 other states
Two Korea-based seafood companies are voluntarily recalling certain frozen, raw oyster products harvested in early 2022 because of potential norovirus contamination.
House bill’s possible effects on water quality sparks concern
Critics warn that House Bill 600 threatens to chip away at some protections provided by the Clean Water Act.
Brunswick prescribed fire ‘escapes’; air quality alerts issued
Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover counties are under red and orange air quality alerts because of a 3,500-acre fire east of N.C. Highway 211 in Brunswick County.
Expect delays on U.S. 17, I-40 in Pender, Brunswick counties
Work on U.S. 17 between Old Ocean Highway and Bolivia is to begin Monday and on Tuesday for I-40 between Exits 388 and 408 in Pender County.
Coastal commission denies group’s Gibbs Creek nomination
The Beaufort Citizens Alliance had nominated the Gibbs Creek watershed as a coastal complex natural area of environmental concern.
Evan Kekahuna, 3, wins lifetime NC fishing license in raffle
His name was drawn from 53 entrants in the Bicentennial Jamboree passport raffle Saturday at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ office in Morehead City after he qualified by completing tasks and receiving passport stamps at exhibits.
No ESGs, ETJs: Bills nix green investments, planning tool
House Bill 750 ratified this week bars state hiring and investment policies that consider environmental or socioeconomic factors, while Senate Bill 675 eliminates municipal extraterritorial jurisdictions.
Bill limiting NC wetland protections sent to Gov. Cooper
The measure removes the state’s regulatory authority that now protects federally nonjurisdictional wetlands.
Challenges persist to dredge Avon, Hatteras harbors
The Dare County Waterways Commission sees continued challenges related to upcoming projects to dredge Avon Harbor and the entrance to Hatteras Harbor.
Core Sound to hook folks with ‘Fish House Liars’ Parlor Talk
A new topic is planned for each Thursday afternoon through Aug. 31 in the upstairs parlor of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center’s downtown Morehead City location.
Public gets first peek of Penelope at Plymouth event
The first of two fast ferries to transport passengers between six communities on the Albemarle Sound was unveiled Friday in Plymouth.
NCDOT using new material to replace Harkers Island bridge
The department is using a carbon-fiber reinforced polymer to combat corrosion and help the bridge last longer than those built with steel-reinforced materials.