Land around the Battleship North Carolina and its parking area is recreating itself, luring birds, diminishing flood frequency, and providing what the museum’s leaders hope to become a living lab.
New Hanover County
Contract awarded for final stretch of Hampstead Bypass
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced earlier this week a $182 million contract has been awarded to S.T. Wooten Corp.
Coastal counties seek regional hazard mitigation plan input
The federally mandated Southeastern N.C. Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies natural hazard risks and ways to mitigate and respond to those risks, is under review as part of a five-year update.
More than $240M awarded for water, wastewater upgrades
Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects in a handful of coastal counties are among 48 projects selected to receive funding grants.
Sledge Forest added to national threatened forests list
The last remaining expanse of old-growth forest in New Hanover County is among a minute percentage of original ancient forests remaining in the eastern part of the country.
State, law enforcement officials urge holiday weekend safety
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office urge visitors of Masonboro Island Reserve to use caution and be respectful this coming holiday weekend.
UNCW road project adds permeable materials to reduce runoff
Work has begun at the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus to upfit an existing service road as part of a federally supported plan to protect nearby creeks and streams.
Fort Fisher Historic Site to resume summer artillery program
The program June 21 at the site in Kure Beach will feature 19th-century artillery demonstrations, living history and displays.
Save Sledge Forest rally planned for this month
The rally to support the conservation of New Hanover County’s last large expanse of old-growth trees is scheduled for June 21.
Coastal counties should expect unhealthy heat
State officials are advising residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses in the coastal counties where the heat is expected to reach unhealthy levels.
Coastal areas flood more frequently than thought: Study
Coastal communities are inundated more often than previously believed, with levels taking longer to recede in rural areas, and the way government agencies gather data to predict floods fails to provide true estimates, according to a report published Monday.
Wilmington’s mulch giveaway event set for May 30
Wilmington and area residents may load the mulch and partially decayed stump grindings by hand on a first-come, first-serve basis May 30.
Champion trees rise and fall in North Carolina’s coastal plain
The decades-old tree conservation program was put in place in the 1940s to identify and conserve the nation’s largest remaining trees, which were at risk during an era of economic expansion and aggressive timber harvesting.
‘GatorWise’ advises how to live responsibly among alligators
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has joined the near dozen other southeastern U.S. states that American alligators call home by launching GatorWise.
Tour highlights importance of state’s coastal reserves
State officials and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality staff took a tour Friday of Masonboro Island Reserve in Wilmington that highlighted the special coastal site.
State issues swim advisories for waters in 2 coastal counties
Swimmers should avoid entering waters within 200 feet of posted advisories at soundside beaches in Beaufort and New Hanover counties, where waters tested for elevated bacteria levels.
