Work Begins on Atlantic Harbor Project
The contractor began last week dredging on a long-awaited project to make Carteret County’s Atlantic Harbor and its entrance channel safer and more usable for commercial fishermen and other boaters.
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Bogue Banks Project ‘A Go’ for February
The $28.2 million Phase 2 Hurricane Florence sand replacement project for western Atlantic Beach, all of Pine Knoll Shores, a small part of Salter Path and a part of western Emerald Isle is expected to begin in early next month.
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Map Connects Wildlife Habitats, Corridors
A national group that works to restore natural habitat has created a map intended to help other advocates reconnect large, undeveloped East Coast areas to protect wildlife.
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Cedar Point’s Park, Trails to Open Friday
Cedar Point in Carteret County is set to open for the first time its new 56-acre park and hiking trails on the White Oak River, with features to protect and enhance water quality.
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NC Fisheries Woes Not Listed in NOAA Report
Two of North Carolina’s most important and troubled fisheries were not included on the “overfished” or “overfishing” lists in the National Marine Fisheries Service’s recent annual status report.
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Carteret Panel OKs $28.2M Nourishment Bid
The Carteret County Beach Commission voted to accept a $28.2 million bid for a Bogue Banks beach nourishment project to begin early next year.
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Cedar Point Secures $1M for Park Purchase
The state Clean Water Management Trust Fund has awarded Cedar Point more than $1 million to help pay for 56 acres on the White Oak River to be used as a park.
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Bogue Banks Beaches Appear Spared
Carteret County Shore Protection Office manager said early Friday that Bogue Banks beaches appear to have been spared during Hurricane Dorian.
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Draft Plans for Cedar Point Park Take Shape
A draft of the master plan for Cedar Point’s new park on the White Oak River is in the works, and officials are nearly set to share the document via the town website and gather public feedback.
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Study: Climate Change Key in Cycle of Floods
With six of seven of the highest rainfalls since 1898 occurring within the last 20 years, UNC researchers find that climate change may be stirring a feedback loop of flood-producing coastal storms.
