Celebrate Earth Day by Building a Rain Garden
The federation will host a Rain Garden Party on Saturday at out new Coastal Education Center and Southeast Office.
Details11th Annual Plant Sale Slated for April 26
The federation will hold its 11th annual Native Plant Sale during Earth Day week on Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at our headquarters.
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We All Scream for … Oyster Ice Cream?
We like our oysters any way we can get them — steamed, fried, baked, in soups and stews or just pried open and dotted with Tabasco. But we were surprised to learn that an ice-cream maker in Wilmington turns our favorite bivalve into a creamy concoction. With sprinkles, we hope.
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A Hike in the Snow Can Be a Birder’s Delight
Snow days are good days to look for birds. They’re a bit more conspicuous against the white background and a little more tolerant of humans.
DetailsA Guide to Smarter, Cheaper Pollution Controls
The federation’s Watershed Restoration Planning Guidebook offers cost-effective ways to reduce stormwater flow into coastal waters.
DetailsThursday Is Moving Day for Southeast Staff
The staff of the federation’s Southeastern Office will begin moving into their new home in Wrightsville Beach, completing an adventure that began in late 2012.
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Our Coast’s Food: Oyster Stew
Coastal N.C. natives will put up with jalapenos in their pimento cheese and bourbon in their pecan pie, but don’t mess with their steaming bowls of oyster stew.
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The Polar Vortex, Climate Change and Our Coast
The wild swings of winter weather, scientists tell us, are related to a changing climate. It may be time to dust off an old report that suggests ways to better prepare for a different future.
DetailsRemembering One of Our Coastal Heroes
The N.C. coast lost a great friend and champion with the death of Bernice Rice of Thomas Landing in Onslow County.
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Help the Pelicans by Giving Back
With your help, the federation will continue work to protect Beacon Island and restore salt marsh.
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Our Coast’s Food: The New Face of Fishing
Two brothers and a childhood friend got their college degrees and became commercial fishermen and entrepreneurs. Meet the new breed of fishermen.
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A Holiday Show: The Dance of the Dolphins
Sam Bland got an unexpected surprise after Christmas on a jog down the beach at Emerald Isle. He rushed back with his camera to catch The Dance of the Dolphins.
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Come Talk Politics With Federation Lobbyist
Rob Lamme, the federation’s lobbyist, will talk about the N.C. General Assembly and all things political on Wednesday, July 9, at the federation’s Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center.
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Takeover Complete; Now Comes the Hard Part
With the takeover of state government complete, Gov. Pat McCrory and the GOP must now govern in way that doesn’t alienate voters.
DetailsThe Blue Door Returns
The blue door and its elegant door knob are back on the house we are restoring in Wrightsville Beach as our new office. Come see it yourself and do a little painting while you’re there.
DetailsOur Coast’s Food: The Seafood Bible
For more than 30 years, Joyce Taylor taught North Carolinians how to buy, cook and store N.C. seafood. Her book remains as indispensable to seafood cooks as a shrimp peeler.
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What has lots of legs, feathers and horns?
Our cameras along the Northeast Cape Fear River near Wilmington answer the question.
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2013 Pelican Award Winners
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…
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Our Coast’s Food: Sweet Potato Pie
The rich, spicy treat these days may pop up most often at the end of holiday meals, but in years past sweet potato pie was the start of a hard-working fisherman’s day.
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Glasswort Offers Colorful Display in Marsh
The three species of glasswort that grow along the coast are hardy and salt tolerant and go out in a blaze of glory.
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Flexibility vs. Specificity in Terminal Groin Law
The federation continues to insist that the state needs specific rules on terminal groins, while for N.C. Division of Coastal Management thinks it can make do.
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We’re Having a Party at Oak Island
The federation and Oak Island are sponsoring a party in Waterway Park on Oak Island on Saturday to celebrate several clean water projects. All are invited.
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Titan Permit: A Low-Blow for Cape Fear Residents
Folks who live, work and raise families in the Cape Fear region were dealt a low-blow on Friday, Aug. 30, when the state issued its air permit for the proposed Titan Cement plant.
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