05.17.2013
Topics: Central Coast, Marine Science, Nature, Northeast Coast, Water Quality
That's the main question being asked about two proposed quarries that will dump almost 24 million gallons a day of freshwater into brackish, blackwater creeks. More >
05.16.2013
Topics: Education, Living Shorelines, Northeast Coast
Jockey's Ridge State Park is a place where kids learn about yucca plants and pennywort, blue crabs and croaker and all about the watery world around them. More >
05.15.2013
Topics: Coastal management, Legislature, Terminal groins
Small jetties, called terminal groins, could be built at all the inlets along the N.C. coast, under a bill that a state Senate committee passed yesterday, and state taxpayers could be asked to pay for all of them. More >
05.14.2013
Topics: Coastal management, Legislature, Northeast Coast
A new state ruling will make it easier for the owners of houses like this one to replace septic systems lost to storms on the beach as long as they are 50 feet from the water at low tide. More >
05.13.2013
Topics: Legislature
Legislators are considering many environmental bills as the so-called "crossover" deadline approaches this week in the N.C. General Assembly. We offer a summary of important bills to help you keep up. More >
05.10.2013
Topics: Native Plants, Nature, Our Coast, Southeast Coast, Wildlife
The 17,000-acre preserve in Brunswick County is home to numerous species of rare birds, alligators and carnivorous plants, such as the Venus flytrap. More >
05.09.2013
Topics: Nature, Northeast Coast, Our Coast
A trip through the inlet feature sites of Civil War forts, Blackbeard's lair, the deserted village of Portsmouth and baby pelicans on Beacon's Island. More >
05.08.2013
Topics: Central Coast, Education
Students from the N.C. School for the Deaf spent some time at the federation's Hoop Pole Creek Preserve to learn about the coastal environment. Some of the kids had never been to the beach before. More >
