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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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.
DetailsPelican Awards Give High Five to Teachers
The awards ceremony was a highlight in a otherwise bleak summer for the state’s public-school teachers.
DetailsTitan Public Hearing Draws a Packed House
Nearly 400 people attended the state public hearing on Titan’s air permit to show their support for clean air and a healthy future.
DetailsFederation Gets Sustainability Certification
The federation became one of only 11 nonprofits in the United States to earn certification for sustainable business practices.
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Federation’s SE Office to Set Sail on June 19
The southeast regional office of the N.C. Coastal Federation will be floated to its new home on Wednesday, June 19. Join us in celebrating the move. It’s not every day you see a house float by on a barge.
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Our Coast’s Food: The Chicken of the Sea
The spring arrival of northern puffers is the first sign of a new fishing season. Many throw the ugly “blow toads” back in the water. No, they’re not poisonous and, yes, they are delicious.
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Engineers rely on computer models to predict the possibles effects of terminal groins. But how reliable are these models?
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2012 Pelican Awards Winners
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…
DetailsGroin Study Is Badly Flawed
The study that consultants did for a proposed terminal on Figure Eight Island is full of errors, inconsistencies and bogus claims.
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