Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson visited Harkers Island Monday to announce $300,000 in grants awarded for eight projects to bolster resilience to natural disasters.
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Grant will help Wilmington inventory, maintain urban forest
Funds from a $1.5 million federal grant that Wilmington has received will be used to support the city’s urban forest program, which oversees the maintenance of more than 30,000 trees.
Panel to update CRC on hardened structures report revisions
The Coastal Resources Commission and the science panel that advises the commission are scheduled to meet in Manteo Aug. 26-27 to discuss, among other topics, the draft report on coastal hardened erosion-control structures.
Marine Fisheries Commission to meet in Raleigh Aug. 19-20
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is expected to consider releasing for public review the draft update to the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan during its meeting this month.
Nonprofit that cares for Shackleford’s wild horses turns 30
The Foundation for Shackleford Horses is commemorating three decades of advocacy with a special program on Harkers Island featuring behavioral ecologist Dr. Dan Rubenstein, who has studied the herd for decades and helped draft the legislation approved in 1998 to protect the wild herd.
Rains help dry conditions, drought persists in Brunswick
Though rainfall has eased drought conditions throughout much of North Carolina, a portion of Brunswick County continues to experience the worst drought in the state.
Officials plan public meetings to address new ferry tolls
The 2026 budget mandates that NCDOT begin collecting tolls for the currently free Currituck-Knotts Island, Bayview-Aurora, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferries by Jan. 1, 2027.
NOAA seeks input on potential commercial aquaculture areas
NOAA is seeking public input through Sept. 14 on where the agency should consider future aquaculture opportunity areas in U.S. waters.
Found archival photos add new wrinkles to Pea Island story
Historical columnist Joan Collins shares a collection of recently discovered photographic negatives stored in tins at the State Archives with 19 images depicting the Pea Island U.S. Coast Guard Station crew in 1938 and the new questions the photos bring to light.
John Theodorakis lands state record yellowfin grouper
The 45-pound, 9.6-ounce fish caught July 2 about 45 miles offshore of Carolina Beach broke a 2009 record.
DEQ accepting comments on state weatherization plan
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s State Energy Office is accepting public comments and hosting a public hearing this month on the Weatherization Assistance Program’s Annual State Plan for fiscal 2027.
Fish tales: Sorting fact from fiction isn’t really the point
Those indelible memories, sometimes made more grandiose with the passage of time, but treasured nonetheless, and they’re all that we take with us when we go.
‘Ask an Advocate’ discussion to focus on coastal policy issues
Ask an Advocate is held quarterly by the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s southeast office and offers residents a chance to ask questions about coastal policy and other issues.
Brunswick water treatment plant upgrades nearly complete
Upgrades and additions to Brunswick County’s Northwest Water Treatment Plant are expected to be by completed by the end of this year.
Corps presses toward fall decision on $1.3 billion harbor plan
The federal final environmental impact statement for the proposed channel deepening and widening at the N.C. Port of Wilmington is nearing the final approval stage, but Cape Fear area residents and advocates say their objections and questions about potential effects remain unanswered.
DEQ’s online application process now open to Title V permits
Businesses required to obtain Title V air quality permits may now apply online through the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s AccessDEQ.
