Trust Awards $250,000 for Cedar Point Park
The Coastal Land Trust recently awarded Cedar Point a $250,000 grant to help the Carteret County town purchase a $2.8 million, 56-acre tract for a park and conservation area.
Jennifer Allen
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Mattamuskeet Plan Awaits State Approval
The Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan, which was 18 months in development, has been submitted for final approval by the state Division of Water Quality.
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Commission Adopts Sandbag Rule Changes
The Coastal Resources Commission, following a legislative mandate, recently approved changes to rules for sandbags along oceanfront and estuarine shorelines.
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Temporary Oceanfront Setback Rule In Works
The Coastal Resources Commission has OK’d designations for Surf City and North Topsail Beach that may allow construction boundaries to be set for oceanfront areas of environmental concern where the vegetation line was erased by Hurricane Florence.
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Waterfowl Weekend Set, Despite Damage
The destruction wrought by Hurricane Florence on the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is not getting in the way of Waterfowl Weekend. The annual celebration kicks off Friday, as planned.
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Decoy Carvers Guild to Host 31st Festival
Harkers Island School will be filled Saturday and Sunday to the brim with vendors, carvers, artisans and more during the 31st annual Core Sound Decoy Festival, which celebrates waterfowl carving heritage.
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Derelict Boats Remain A Local Issue In NC
The N.C. General Assembly has granted certain local governments authority to manage and remove derelict or abandoned vessels in public waters, but there’s no law addressing the problem statewide.
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State Law Dictates Displaced Boat Response
When the Coast Guard and other agencies and contractors responded after Hurricane Florence to the preponderance of storm-tossed and damaged boats, they were restricted by state law in what they could do.
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Hundreds of Derelict Boats in Storm’s Wake
As communities continue to clean up from Hurricane Florence, officials are turning to the problem of derelict and abandoned vessels that sank or washed ashore during the storm.
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Improved Water Quality Starts at Home
A number of coastal communities are working on plans to reduce the volume of polluted stormwater runoff that can degrade water quality.
