The North Carolina Coastal Federation is in the running to get about $1.3 million in federal money to build commercial oyster reefs in Pamlico Sound.
News & Features
Kids Take in the Beach and All Its Wonders
Latino kids in Dare County go on a field trip to the beach to experience for the first time all those slimy, squirmy creatures that live in the water.
Figure Eight Homeowner Won’t Budge
A homeowner on exclusive Figure 8 Island says he’s dead set against the terminal groin that the island’s homeowners’ association wants to build and won’t provide the needed easement.
Oyster Farms Offer Hope for Future
Joey Daniels of Wanchese is convinced that raising oysters like you do corn offers a way to make money and preserve the environment.
Riggs’ Exit Leaves Void on CRC Science Panel
Some of geologist Stan Riggs’ former colleagues on the Coastal Resources Commission’s science panel say his recent resignation left a void in terms of scientific expertise.
Lawmakers Fund New Policy Center at UNC
State lawmakers included in the budget passed in June millions of dollars to create a new kind of environmental research and policy center on the UNC campus.
New Flood Maps Could Save You Money But…
Proposed revisions to coastal flood maps shift many properties out of the most flood-prone zones. That will result in lower flood insurance premiums, but some officials fear it could also lead to complacency.
43 Win Federation Pelican Awards
A pioneer in the propagation of marsh grasses and N.C. cities and counties that opposed offshore drilling are among the winners of the annual awards given by the N.C. Coastal Federation.
EPA: Clean Up at Navassa Will Take Years
The clean up of an old creosote plant that’s polluted soil and groundwater in this Brunswick County town could take 15 years, EPA officials noted at a public meeting Tuesday.
Wind Farm Is Windfall for Counties, Farmers
The Amazon wind farm going up in Pasquotank and Perquimans counties is providing needed tax revenue and a nice yearly income to farmers.
Grants Can Help Pay for Living Shorelines
Waterfront property owners along our coastal sounds, bays, rivers, tidal creeks and waterways may soon be eligible for financial aid to naturally control their eroding shorelines.
Barges Proposed as Dredging Alternative
A UNCW professor and his graduate students have proposed using barges for offloading cargo as an alternative to channel deepening at the state port in Wilmington to accommodate the larger ships now able to transit the Panama Canal.
Deadline Approaches for Permit Appeal
Groups opposed to a planned 21-lot subdivision on an undeveloped, oceanfront stretch of Sunset Beach are awaiting a decision on whether they will be allowed to appeal a recently issued state permit for the project.
Catfish Blues: Rule Threatens Native Species
Scientists and commercial fishermen worry that a recent regulatory change could kill the commercial market for blue catfish, an invasive species that left unchecked could wipe out native fish populations in North Carolina waters.
‘Sad’ Little Boat Tells a Story of Courage
Four women visiting the Cape Lookout National Seashore came upon a small, rusted boat on the beach with strange yellow markings. Thus began the search for the story that the “sad” little boat surely told.
Making Inlets More User Friendly, Less Scary
The chairman of the panel that manages coastal development rules wants to create a new term that downplays the perils of owning beach property near coastal inlets.
