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Briggs to lead Wildlife Resources Commission in 2025
Dec 6, 2024 · The state agency “dedicated to the conservation and wise management of fish and wildlife, and the regulation of inland fishing, hunting, trapping and boating regulations” will be under new leadership effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Coastal Land Trust secures final million to buy ‘The Point’
Jan 9, 2025 · Marks has declined to reveal the price tag of the land. He said in an interview last year that the organization expected to spend about $8 million on various expenses, surveys and title searches, and the land itself.
Maps may yield clearest clues to ‘nation’s oldest mystery’
Oct 10, 2024 · The north end of Roanoke Island, with the Albemarle Sound visible beyond. Photo: National Park Service. ROANOKE ISLAND — While immigration is a hot election-year topic, it’s perhaps notable that speculation continues unabated about the fate of America’s first English immigrants who vanished into the mists of history 437 years ago, with yet another twist in the saga of the real people who ...
Military releases environmental review of offshore training
Sep 24, 2024 · Since the 2018 impact statement was completed, “the best available science has been updated, the regulatory environment has changed, the Study Area has changed, and what is known about our impacts has been refined,” officials said. The updated information has been incorporated into the new draft analysis. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries ...
Warming oceans intensified hurricanes’ strength: Studies
Nov 22, 2024 · The difference is a “tiny bit lower” than Gilford’s findings, “but very much in the same ballpark,” said Dr. Friederike “Fredi” Otto, a senior lecturer in climate science at Imperial College London and lead of World Weather Attribution, a team of researchers from several European-based institutions.. Otto said the companion study, “really shows that …
Fort Fisher to mark 160th anniversary of US forces’ capture
Jan 10, 2025 · Fort Fisher’s cannons, shown here in this N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources photo, will be fired during the upcoming 160th commemoration of the capture of the fort by U.S. forces in January 1865.
Icy conditions - Coastal Review
Jan 9, 2025 · An egret hunts along the shore of an icy marsh Thursday near Pelletier Creek in Morehead City. Don't look for a quick thaw as much of coastal North Carolina is under a winter weather advisory from 4 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday. The forecast calls for the potential for light accumulations of ice and snow, although little to none is expected from Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island.
NC Aquariums to close Jan. 27-31 for deep clean, upkeep
Jan 7, 2025 · North Carolina Aquariums at Roanoke Island, Pine Knoll Shores and Fort Fisher will close to the public the last week of January to tackle projects.
Flooded barrier islands, rising mainland risks: USGS study
Jan 10, 2025 · “Accelerating sea level rise (SLR) and changing storm patterns will increasingly expose barrier islands to coastal hazards, including flooding, erosion, and rising groundwater tables,” according to the study titled, “The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards,” published in Nature scientific reports.
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