The dedication ceremony is free for the public and will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shell Point, across from the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
News Briefs
Coastal Land Trust acquires milelong Cape Fear River tract
The organization says it will transfer the 265-acre property to the state for management by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as part of the Whitehall Plantation Game Lands.
Utility’s new filters for removing PFAS to go online this year
By early fall, customers in the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s Sweeney water system could begin receiving drinking water with nearly undetectable levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
State certifies record cubera snapper
Thomas Madsen’s 58-pound, 8-ounce fish broke the North Carolina record set in 2016.
Fire in Holly Shelter Game Land grows to 2,000 acres
The blaze, which officials now call the Juniper Road Two Fire, was caused by a lightning strike Tuesday deep in the interior of the game lands.
Help Fort Fisher aquarium name its newest otter pups
The public can help choose the names for the four female Asian small-clawed otter pups that are new to the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
Firefighters battle 150-acre Holly Shelter Game Land blaze
Pender County Emergency Management and N.C. Forest Service officials say the fire is under investigation.
Emerald Isle board backs conserving 30-acre park
The more than 1,200 who responded to a town survey wanted no development in any part of the 30-acre McLean-Spell Park in Emerald Isle.
Cape Lookout adds Horse Sense and Survival Tour dates
The last three tours for 2022 are scheduled for Sept. 24, Oct. 8 and Nov. 19.
NC Aquarium ‘Future Waters’ exhibit to feature aquaculture
The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores received an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant for the conservation-themed exhibit that is to also include sustainable fisheries and coral propagation.
Forever stamps celebrate National Marine Sanctuaries’ 50th
The U.S. Postal Service issued Friday 16 new stamps recognizing 50 years of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System.
Fisheries Commission meets Aug. 17-18
Approval for the Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2 and the River Herring Fishery Management Plan information update are on the agenda.
Registration open for annual NC Marine Debris Symposium
This year’s North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium is scheduled for Oct. 12-14 at the Duke University Marine Laboratory on Pivers Island in Beaufort.
NOAA still expects above-normal Atlantic hurricane season
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity, according to the mid-season update from NOAA.
Cape Lookout’s Astronomy Night to offer starlight cruise
The Aug. 27 Astronomy Night at Cape Lookout National Seashore will feature a stargazing cruise as well as a chance to look at the night sky from the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
Swim advisory posted at oceanside site in Dare County
The advisory is for an area at the public beach access at ramp No. 55 off Museum Drive in Hatteras.
