Our Coast’s Food: The Southern Biscuit
A warm biscuit, golden buttery around a soft center, shaped by a loving cook’s hand, remains a much-desired serving of tenderhearted Southern hospitality.
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First Time to the Coast with Maysville Elementary School
Do you remember what it felt like to see the ocean for the first time? Or to ride a ferry and watch dolphins follow waves in the estuary? If so, this story will sound familiar. In April, the federation to Bear Island provided third and fourth grade students from Maysville Elementary School with the chance…
DetailsFederation Tops $600K Campaign Goal
The federation topped its $600,000 fundraising goal to move and restore its new office and education center in Wrightsville Beach.
DetailsCelebrate 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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Low Impact Development Summit 2014
ADVANCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT March 26-27, 2014 Raleigh Convention Center On March 26-27, 2014 over 275 development professionals, stormwater managers, engineers, researchers, federal, state and local agency representatives and interested individuals gathered at the Raleigh Convention Center for the 2014 North Carolina Low Impact Development (LID) Summit. See List of Summit Participants. The…
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Oyster Workshop Proceedings 2014
N.C. Oysters: A Workshop to Chart Future Restoration, Learning from the Past National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Beaufort Laboratory, Pivers Island March 12-13, 2014 On March 12-13, 2014 over sixty state and federal government, academic, private and non-profit professionals met at the NOAA- Beaufort Laboratory on Pivers Island to assess the existing body of North Carolina’s oyster…
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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.
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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.
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Remembering 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.
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Our 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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