SMYRNA — Out in the middle of a salt marsh in rural, coastal North Carolina a small group of scientists, land managers, engineers and conservationists gather around, passing a plug of wet, black soil. They […]
SMYRNA — Out in the middle of a salt marsh in rural, coastal North Carolina a small group of scientists, land managers, engineers and conservationists gather around, passing a plug of wet, black soil. They […]
The evidence is overwhelming that there are better, more natural ways to control erosion and prevent flooding than wooden or vinyl bulkheads or ugly piles of stones, according to a new report. Unfortunately, few waterfront […]
MOREHEAD CITY – It was rough seas for a day of shark fishing, one that makes waves in your stomach — and not because you’re “sharkin’,” as the captain put it. The bow of the […]
PIVERS ISLAND – It is the Age of Information. Reams of data, from personal bank account balances to the chemical composition of Antarctic ice cores, are keyboard clicks away. Satellites now see all, and remotely controlled […]
MOREHEAD CITY — Only the repetitive release of air from her regulator breaks the sea’s silence as a school passes her in a silver current. Avery Paxton counts the fish by the hundreds. She is […]
On Dec. 1 it will become a felony in North Carolina to poach Venus flytraps from the wild, punishable by up to 25 months in prison. Unlike most plants, the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) moves. […]
BEAUFORT – The dibble slices the sand like butter. Working in pairs, one volunteer wedges a hole into the island shore and the other plugs it with a native marsh plant, spartina alterniflora. Several organizations […]
VARNAMTOWN — When it wrapped up last month, the project was a milestone for the N.C. Coastal Federation, an environmental nonprofit that has been working with Brunswick Country since 2008 to help restore the water […]
First of two parts. WILMINGTON — Ingredients from the paint on your boat and the soap you use to wash your hands might be in those oysters you eat. That’s the take-home message from a […]
Last of two parts. Two professors and four undergraduate students at UNCW are taking a closer look at what is accumulating in oyster tissues as they filter our estuaries. The research is the first […]