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DOT Awards Ocracoke Bulkhead Contract
The state Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.9 million contract to build a 1,000-foot bulkhead to slow erosion at the ferry terminal on the north end of Ocracoke Island.
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Lookout Closes 19 Miles of Beach to Vehicles
Cape Lookout National Seashore has temporarily closed to motor vehicles 19 miles out of 47 miles of beach to protect record numbers of nesting shorebirds and sea turtles.
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Climate Change Council to Meet July 16
The N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council, which Gov. Roy Cooper created last year by executive order, is set to hold its fourth meeting July 16 in Winston-Salem.
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NC Coastal Land Trust Preserves 5,400 Acres
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust has transferred to the state Wildlife Resources Commission most of the 5,400 acres in Down East Carteret County it bought this month to be used as game lands.
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Arboretum Planting Day Set for June 27
Volunteers are welcome to join a native planting event 9-11 a.m. Thursday at the New Hanover County Arboretum when a media tour will be held to highlight the recently completed stormwater project to improve the water quality of nearby Bradley Creek.
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Lookout at Night During Evening at the Cape
Climb to the top of Cape Lookout Lighthouse at night, like lightkeepers did, during the seasonal Evening at the Cape program being offered in July, August, September and October.
News Waves
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News & Features
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Cooper Signs Shellfish Aquaculture Bill
The governor has signed recently passed bill to dramatically overhaul North Carolina’s shellfish leasing program creates new shellfish enterprise areas and establishes three large-scale leases in Pamlico Sound.
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Leland Proposes Rules to Preserve Trees
Leland’s planning board is set to review Tuesday proposed rules for tree retention and planting requirements.
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Science
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2 Neuse River Creatures To Get Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the Neuse River waterdog as threatened and the Carolina madtom as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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Our Coast
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Summer Brings Southern Rarities, Songbirds
While some migratory shorebirds can still be spotted on the Outer Banks, Jeff Lewis says birders can find plenty of breeding terns and gulls as well as songbirds this time of year.
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2 Neuse River Creatures To Get Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the Neuse River waterdog as threatened and the Carolina madtom as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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Commentary
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On Flood Control, The Dutch Are Masters
The storm surge barrier near Rotterdam, Netherlands, a feat of engineering, is but one example of what coastal North Carolina can learn from the Dutch about flood prevention.
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Featured Photo
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Lookout Photo Places in NOAA Contest
Roy Brownlow placed in the marine debris category of the NOAA Office for Coastal Management 2019 Coastal Management in Action photo contest for his image of remnants of abandoned vehicles on Cape Lookout National Seashore.
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Featured Video
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Nighttime on the Albemarle Peninsula
ECU geologist Stanley Riggs and astronomer Brian Baker of the science education and literacy nonprofit A Time for Science are leading a study to better understand the nocturnal environment and dark skies of the Outer Albemarle Peninsula. The study is designed to map and characterize the visual landscape and sounds of the region.
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