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Volunteer Pony Patrollers protect public, Carteret wild horses
For the fourth year, volunteers are spending their days on Shackleford Banks and Rachel Carson Reserve in an effort to guide visitors on safely observing Carteret County’s wild horses.
Spotlight
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Temporary schedule set for Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry
The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry will operate on an alternate schedule while Sloop Channel is being dredged, a project that is expected to take about a month to complete.
News Briefs
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Temporary schedule set for Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry
The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry will operate on an alternate schedule while Sloop Channel is being dredged, a project that is expected to take about a month to complete.
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Engineer assesses options to address Corolla beach erosion
Ken Wilson of Coastal Protection Engineering presented options Tuesday during a meeting in Corolla where high rates of beach loss have alarmed residents and owners, but he said that high costs, regulatory hurdles and feasibility challenges remain.
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Recent rains fail to change drought in most coastal counties
Much of the North Carolina coast remains under severe drought despite the recent rainfall.
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Leland man lands new state record for graysby grouper
A Brunswick County man landed the new state record for graysby grouper while fishing about 45 miles offshore of Southport earlier this month.
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Corps to host meetings on maintenance of federal harbors
The Corps of Engineers is hosting next month a series of public meetings to discuss long-range planning to operate and maintain the Morehead City and Wilmington harbors.
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Special Coverage
America’s 250th Celebration
This July Fourth, the United States will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Coastal North Carolina sites and residents played an outsized role in the Revolution. Explore their history.
News & Features
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DMF to give update on blue crab stock assessment progress
The Division of Marine Fisheries stock assessment team during a May 28 webinar plan to review their work on developing a new benchmark stock assessment for the blue crab fishery.
Science
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Sunny day flooding not as paradoxical as it may sound
While seemingly counterintuitive, king tides are not a new phenomenon but do represent a chronic and increasingly difficult challenge for coastal communities, but ordinary people can help by contributing to the science.
Commentary
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‘Believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer’
“Superstition ain’t the way,” as Stevie Wonder wisely observed, and the same holds true when fishing. Just don’t bring bananas.
Our Coast
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Volunteer Pony Patrollers protect public, Carteret wild horses
For the fourth year, volunteers are spending their days on Shackleford Banks and Rachel Carson Reserve in an effort to guide visitors on safely observing Carteret County’s wild horses.
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Serving public a passion for State Climatologist Jared Bowden
“I’m trying to help the public with their problems related to climate,” says Dr. Jared Bowden, a Rocky Mount native who became director of the North Carolina State Climate Office early this month.
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Indigenous nonprofit’s seminar to center on agriculture
“In the Spirit of Wingina 3: Seeds of Wisdom and Sustenance,” set for May 29-30, will concentrate on agricultural patterns with an emphasis on ancient, indigenous agricultural methods and, on the second day, how they apply to modern-day gardening.
Featured Photo
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Pit viper stare-down
Two cottonmouths, aka water moccasins and known scientifically as Agkistrodon piscivorus, came face to face while foraging Sunday at the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s 6,000-acre North River Wetlands Preserve, with one rising up and the other backing down. One of six venomous snakes in North Carolina, the cottonmouth is the most aquatic, preferring wetter habitats. It’s a pit viper, having a pit on its face that senses heat. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission offers tips on how to coexist with snakes. Photo: Doug Waters
