Wilmington’s 35th annual Earth Day Festival taking place April 26 is to feature educational activities, live music, exhibitors, food trucks and more.
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Invasive bass species spreads to North Carolina coastal areas
Alabama bass, which are often mistaken for spotted or largemouth bass, are an invasive species to North Carolina that are now being found in the state’s coastal areas.
NCSU sportfishing school set for June on Hatteras Island
Organizers promise an immersive five-day program, blending classroom instruction with hands-on training.
Coastal Land Trust to host ‘Pollinator Palooza!’ April 26
Education and information about pollinators, as well as free plants seeds to start your own pollinator garden, will be available at this year’s “Pollinator Palooza!”
Institute, visitors bureau to screen ‘Cigarette Surfboard’
The Coastal Studies Institute is partnering with the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau to host a screening of the award-winning film, “The Cigarette Surfboard,” which uses surfing as a vehicle for a message about protecting the marine environment.
World Water Day to focus on chemical pollution in Cape Fear
A World Water Day event March 22 in Wilmington will focus on PFAS and 1,4-dioxane pollution in the Cape Fear River.
Endowment to add $7.5 million for Fort Fisher aquarium work
The New Hanover County Community Endowment grant awarded this week to the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will support its $56 million renovation, the details of which are to be announced this summer.
Living shoreline construction, design courses set for March
Carteret Community College is launching in March its Living Shoreline Academy, a course of instruction to help people design, permit and install their own living shoreline projects.
Researchers embark on study of shore-to-sea habitats
The UNC system project allows researchers to study habitat changes from the mouth of the Cape Fear River to the Gulf Stream’s warm waters.
Bertie native, NCCU dean: Coastal identity a cultural blend
Dr. Arwin Smallwood of North Carolina Central University says in the eastern part of the state particularly, Native, African and European cultures are blended into a shared identity “forged over hundreds of years.”
For fishing tips, fuller life, fill your shelves with good books
Learning to fish — or simply navigating life on Earth — can be a far more enjoyable endeavor with the wisdom to be gleaned from the pages of all kinds of books.
High school girls can apply for summer STEM program
High school girls interested in public service careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can apply for the state government summer program through Feb. 24.
Pea Island groups seeks feedback, lifesaving station stories
The Pea Island Preservation Society is hosting a special program next month to receive feedback and collect more stories about the Pea Island Lifesaving Service station.
Guest lecturer to explore coastal Indigenous communities
Historian and North Carolina Central University College of Liberal Arts Dean Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood is set to deliver a lecture in Morehead City Saturday exploring the history, culture and resilience of coastal Indigenous communities in Coastal Carolina Riverwatch’s speaker series.
Chemist develops purification system that removes PFAS
UNC Charlotte professor Dr. Jordan Poler received a grant aimed at helping make his lab’s water-purification method, which cleans drinking water of toxins including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, available to consumers.
State, Greyhound add university stop in Elizabeth City
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it had partnered with Greyhound in expanding bus service to Elizabeth City State University to make it easier for people to access the state and national intercity bus network.
