…101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort. Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve 10 a.m. Dec. 6, Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge main office, 205 S. Ludington Drive, Columbia. Bird Island Reserve 10 a.m. Dec. 6, Sunset Beach Town Hall’s conference room, 700 Sunset Boulevard North, Sunset Beach. Masonboro Island Reserve 1…
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Swimming advisory issued for Bogue Sound public access
…levels higher than the standards. Test results of water samples at the Sunset Beach public access indicate a running monthly average of 44 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water, which exceed state and federal standards of a running monthly average of 35 enterococci per 100 milliliters, based on five samples…
Celebrations of science, Earth Day on statewide
…Jockey’s Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks, Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, Fort Macon State Park in Atlantic Beach and College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City. A star party is scheduled for later this month in the Wilmington area. Cape Fear Museum, Carolina Beach State Park, Cape Fear…
Taking Stock of New Coastal Laws, II
…Sunset Beach/Canal Dredging/Maintenance Fee, S268: This act allows Sunset Beach to impose a canal dredging and maintenance fee. Primary sponsor: Sen. Rabon. Ensure Safe Navigation Channels, H707: This act directs the N.C Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to pursue various strategies to ensure that the state’s shallow draft…
Topsail Island towns float plan to reduce plastic pollution
…beaches are polystyrene beads, she said. Next month, the Coastal Federation is kicking off program where volunteers from North Topsail Beach in Onslow County down to Sunset Beach in Brunswick County will collect microplastics from the beach. Topsail Beach commissioners during their March 9 meeting discussed what they would like…
Now, This Is a Serious Beach Walk
…going to be at a disadvantage and that’s a shame.” Coastwalk North Carolina is being released in a four-part series: SOHO—Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach and Oak Island; Between the Capes—Cape Fear to Cape Lookout; Wild Banks—Cape Lookout to Hatteras Inlet; and, Out There—Hatteras Inlet to the Virginia…
Corps OKs Ocean Isle’s Terminal Groin Plan
…seasonal migrations. Opponents of terminal groins argue that the structures cause erosion to beaches down-drift of a groin. According to the Corps’ record of decision, the terminal groin “may increase erosion along the easternmost point” of Ocean Isle Beach, but not impact the shorelines in Holden Beach and Sunset Beach,…
No Easy Answers Yet for Maintaining Inlets
…a very narrow zone, making it a prime candidate for a terminal groin, he said. A handful of beach communities — Figure Eight Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Bald Head Island and Holden Beach — are currently seeking state permits to build terminal groins. The state prohibited the construction of terminal…
State awards $2.8M to improve public beach, water accesses
…10-foot wide, Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant walkway to the beach to Public Beach Access No. 99. Nags Head received $89,313 for improvements to the Governor Street Public Beach Access. Improvements include a new ADA-compliant elevated dune crossover with associative ADA-compliant parking stalls, and a shower station upfit. Sunset Beach received…
State Extends Time For Input On New IHAs
…boundaries comes from Holden Beach in Brunswick County and North Topsail Beach in Onslow County. During a series of public meetings DCM hosted late last year and into this year, beach property owners and town officials from Holden Beach expressed their concerns about the proposed expansion of the IHA at…
State’s Changes, Challenges to Continue
…and transportation and utility crossings over the Cape Fear River. Sunset Beach and a local developer settled a long-running dispute over a proposed development at the west end of the island. Former Caswell Beach mayor Harry Simmons pleaded guilty to embezzling from a Brunswick County organization that lobbies for beach…
Hurricane Hazel 60 Years Later
…Family Collection of Bryant Spencer Ocean Isle Tragedy Brunswick County’s south-facing barrier islands, including Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle, Holden Beach, Long Beach and Caswell Beach, took the full brunt of Hazel’s winds, 18-foot storm surge and treacherous waves. For Ocean Isle, the loss was staggering. In just one incident, eight…