The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has a full schedule of holiday events taking place across the state, several of which in eastern North Carolina.
Brunswick County
Dredging, sand placement project underway on Oak Island
A dredging and sand placement project that began last week in Oak Island will continue through to January and is one of three projects that will result in the beachfront getting an injection of more than 1.6 million cubic yards of sand.
Ocean Isle Beach landowners get OK to build sandbag wall
Petitioners were granted permission to build a sandbag wall to protect their oceanfront properties at The Pointe in Ocean Isle Beach, with a stipulation that the public area of the beach remain unimpeded by the structure.
Officials to update public on additional cleanup at Navassa site
Meetings are planned for Nov. 18 to update the public on continuing work to remove contamination from the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. site in Navassa.
Cape Fear nonprofit writes how-to on growing tree canopies
The Wilmington-based Alliance for Cape Fear Trees has released a 45-page guide to help local governments grow greener, healthier canopies.
Brunswick County lifts open burn ban issued last week
The open burn ban placed on unincorporated areas of Brunswick County on Oct. 23 has been lifted.
Dry, windy forecast prompts Brunswick County burn ban
The burn ban, issued Thursday afternoon for all unincorporated areas of Brunswick County, will remain in place until further notice.
Leland council bans open burning for land clearing
The Leland Town Council unanimously adopted a ban on open burning for the purposes of clearing land within town limits.
Pumpkin blowout to show Civil War technology in action
“The Great Pumpkin Blowout” Nov. 1 at Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson Historic Site offers the “unique experience” of detonating a jack-o’-lantern with the same technology used to launch Civil War-era torpedoes.
Leland awarded grant for dock, boardwalk in planned park
Construction on Leland’s planned Sturgeon Creek Park, which will provide water access to Sturgeon Creek and the Brunswick River, is scheduled to kick off early next year.
Coastal storm brings ocean overwash, erosion to NC beaches
The nor’easter that swept up the East Coast last weekend continues to cause headaches along areas of the Outer Banks, where road crews continue to work to reopen portions of N.C. 12.
Nonprofit to host native tree giveaway in Leland
Alliance for Cape Fear Trees is hosting its first big tree giveaway of the season Nov. 1 in Leland.
$4.6M in grants to go to coastal conservation projects
More than $4.6 million will go to coastal conservation efforts such as property acquisition and living shoreline projects out of $36 million in statewide grants through North Carolina Land and Water Fund, the state announced earlier this week.
Carolina Bays Parkway project hearings now set for Oct. 23
Public hearing on the proposed Carolina Bays Parkway extension running from South Carolina into Brunswick County have been rescheduled for later this month.
Sand is vanishing on east side of Ocean Isle’s $11M erosion fix
Environmental advocates and federal documents warned of it, but now that erosion has accelerated east of the town’s terminal groin and in front of newly built multimillion-dollar houses, property owners and developers want answers and solutions, quickly.
Monthly nature walks to highlight Bird Island history, wildlife
The Bird Island Stewards will begin hosting monthly guided nature walks on the Bird Island Coastal Reserve at Sunset Beach every third Wednesday morning beginning Oct. 15.
