The Governor’s Climate Action Corps, created under the Climate Action Corps National Expansion Pilot through California Volunteers, will aid 25 Climate Corps members throughout the state to serve with existing NC AmeriCorps programs.
News Briefs
State asks public to report any blue land crab sightings
Biologists are asking the public to report any sightings of blue land crabs, a nonnative species that looks like an enormous fiddler crab.
EPA environmental education grants deadline Nov. 8
Environmental Protection Agency officials are seeking applicants for the 2023 Environmental Education Local Grant Program.
Wrightsville Beach replacement bridges project meeting set
The work is to improve connectivity and provide a long-term, safe and efficient crossings of Lees Cut and Banks Channel for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
Be ‘SepticSmart’ to protect health, environment
The state and EPA are bringing attention to the importance of septic system care during “SepticSmart Week” this week.
Island Farm readies for fall with its 12th Pumpkin Patch
Taking place every Saturday in October, the event at the historic site on Roanoke Island to celebrate fall features locally grown pumpkins, crafts and historic games.
Outer Banks highway returns to off-season speed limit
NCDOT reinstalled the off-season speed limit signs along N.C. 12 in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Corolla and Frisco, and parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
NCDOT’s early flood warning system nominated award
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the public to vote for its early flood warning system, a “Top 12″ finalist in the 2023 America’s Transportation Awards competition.
Cape Fear River Watch to host LakeFest Sept. 23
There is no cost to attend the family-friendly celebration of science, nature and wildlife native to the region.
Marine Fisheries Commission seeks to fill advisory seats
The Marine Fisheries Commission chairman appoints members to the advisory committees for three-year terms, and several terms will expire in January.
Outrigger canoe club to resume advocacy paddle up NC coast
The second leg of the three-year fundraising and clean-water awareness endeavor begins Thursday in Cedar Point and wraps up two days later in Hatteras Village.
Top Duke University officials tour marine lab
Undergraduate student Lara Breithaupt, left, stands alongside Duke University President Dr. Vincent Price as he holds a moon snail Wednesday during a tour of Duke University Marine Lab on Pivers Island in Beaufort, with Maggie Epps, secretary to the board of trustees and chief of staff to the president, and Frank Tramble, vice president for communications, marketing and public relations with the university. Also visiting were Provost Alec Gallimore and Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis. Photo: Dylan Ray
Manteo denies county request for wastewater hookup
The decision continues a trend of county-based essential or workforce housing proposals being rejected at the municipal level.
Coastal Resources Commission must revisit FLUPSYs
Coastal Resources Commission members, during their in-person meeting Sept. 21, are expected to hear a permit variance and hold public hearings for other rules currently in development.
College to offer introduction to living shorelines session
Carteret Community College has announced its new prerequisite-free Introduction to Living Shorelines Academy set for Nov. 2.
Title 1 schools can apply for NC Aquariums education grants
Deadline is Sept. 15 for the Aquarium Scholars grant, a program for schools with high poverty.
