Sarah Kendrick, who began her career with state parks as a seasonal ranger more than a decade ago, has been named superintendent of Hammocks Beach State Park.
Our Coast
Sometimes, a Boat Tells a Story
The story of the freshly restored Deepwater spans from post-World War II Manteo through the halcyon days of Outer Banks charter fishing out of Oregon Inlet with legendary Capt. Lee Perry at the helm.
Our Celestial Coast: Nebulae and Meteors
Our new monthly feature on astronomy turns the telescope toward the Helix Nebula and the Orion Nebula and offers tips on viewing December’s meteor showers.
Waterfowl Weekend: A Down East Homecoming
Everyone’s invited to Harkers Island for the annual Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend and Decoy Festival. Decoy carving, boat building and other traditional coastal arts will be on display during a weekend that is both a celebration of Down East Carteret County and a homecoming.
Coastal Sketch: Catlin Goes to Raleigh
In the second part of our profile, Rep. Rick Catlin says his career as an environmental engineer gives him a unique perspective on often contentious environmental issues in the legislature.
Coastal Sketch: Rep. Rick Catlin
Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, earned notice for bucking his party on environmental issues during his three years in Raleigh but he’s not running again in 2016.
Our Coast’s Food: Lightning Rolls
Christmas is about five weeks away, but our food writer, Liz Biro, can already smell the yeast rolls, called “Loitin’ Rolls” along the Core Sound and the Outer Banks, baking in the oven.
Our Celestial Coast: Meteor Showers
We’re offering a new monthly feature that gives us of glimpse of the month’s astronomical features. November is always good for meteor showers.
Tearing Apart, Coming Together
Waves and wind can bring destruction and sorrow, but they bring people together. After a storm, the people of Hatteras Island look out for each other.
Outer Bankers: Riders on the Storm
This is a story about a few of the men and women whose home is a fleeting sandbar; whose lives are dictated by the wind and the water; whose resolves are unshakable. These are the men and women who have weathered the storm.
Our Coast’s Food: Candied Yams
Candied yams is a favorite Southern dish but this noble, historically significant root deserves a more fitting crown than the familiar marshmallow goo.
Our Coast: Burns Take Planning
Prescribed burns, such as this one in Bladen County to restore a longleaf pine forest, take careful planning and keeping an eye on the weather.
Our Coast: The Coastal Fire Forest
Just as water is important to a rain forest, fire is paradoxically the ingredient of life to our coastal forests and all the animals and plants that live there. We spend a couple of days explaining the importance of fire and describing our attempts to mimic it.
Death, Duty and Yellow Fever
A yellow fever epidemic killed hundreds in Wilmington in 1862, including the doctors and ministers who felt duty bound to tend to the sick.
Coastal Sketch: Oceana’s Randy Sturgill
Meet Randy Sturgill, a former car theft investigator who is now the southeast coordinator for Oceana, leading the fight against Atlantic offshore drilling.
Coastal Sketch: Penny Hooper
Not even a broken leg could keep this long-time activist in Carteret County from standing on one leg to urge her government to oppose offshore drilling.
