Bland Simpson, distinguished professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and award-winning musician and writer, delivered a toast to the coast at the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s 2017 Pelican Awards and 35th Anniversary Soundside Soiree on Aug. 5 in Morehead City. Simpson is a member of the federation’s board of directors. North Carolina Coastal Federation 35th Anniversary Toast…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation awarded 31 local governments Pelican Awards for passing resolutions against offshore oil and/or seismic surveys, which involve the use of sonic waves to search for oil and gas beneath the ocean floor. With the exception of three inland local governments, all are located in coastal towns and counties. These local…
Fowler Awarded Lifetime Achievement Honors Ocean— The winners of the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s annual Pelican Awards have been announced. The awards recognize exemplary work of people, organizations and groups to protect and enhance the N.C. coast. The awards were presented today at the North Carolina History Center in New Bern. “These awards recognize the…
Lifetime Achievement Award Marc Basnight Marc Basnight, whose roots reach back more than three centuries in Dare County, is the best champion the N.C. coast ever had. Yes, we didn’t always see eye-to-eye on all issues. In the final analysis, however, there is no doubt that he made the coast a much better place because…
Northeast Region The Town of Columbia For Adopting and Promoting Low Impact Development Strategies The Town of Columbia’s mayor pro tem, and former federation board member, Midge Ogletree was impressed with the federation’s work to advance Low Impact Development, or LID, as a voluntary option for developers. So much so that she spear headed an…
The awards ceremony was a highlight in a otherwise bleak summer for the state’s public-school teachers.
Pearl Award in Recognition of of Outstanding Environmental Service Fred and Alice Stanback “Carolina in My Mind” is called the unofficial state anthem for North Carolina. We don’t know if Fred and Alice Stanback are fans of James Taylor, but we’d like to sing their praise for constantly thinking about our state’s natural environment, and…