Dave Shaw

Jan 16, 2019

What’s in a Name? A Lot, It Seems!

Our good friend Spartina alterniflora, a smooth cordgrass, is now Sporobolus alterniflorus, thanks to new taxonomic research.

Jan 15, 2019

From Floyd to Matthew: Vulnerable Populations Respond to Flooding in Eastern N.C.

We chose to work with people of low socioeconomic status and the elderly, because evidence indicates that these populations are more vulnerable before, during and after a disaster event.

Jan 10, 2019

How Stable Is the Oystercatcher Population?

For a monogamous bird like the oystercatcher, the number of available male-female pairs is critical to the stability of its population.

Jan 3, 2019

Parasites: Partners in Coastal Restoration

Parasites have an image problem. They're actually quite helpful.

Dec 6, 2018

Hurricane Flooding Affects Lumbee River Basin

Because flooding from Hurricane Matthew was so much larger than anything the Lumbee River had experienced in the observational record, the flood had unknown implications for the river’s nitrogen cycle.

Dec 3, 2018

Young Minds Enjoy New Green Infrastructure

The benefits to teachers’ and students’ well-being and development, in addition to the reduced pollutant and flooding impacts on the ecosystem and downstream communities, can outweigh modest costs to maintain green infrastructure.

Nov 12, 2018

Meet the Environmental Educator of the Year

NCSU's Jenna Hartley has received the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award for Environmental Educator of the Year.

Nov 8, 2018

Living Shorelines Can Enhance Saltmarsh Resilience to Hurricanes

As coastal North Carolina ecosystems rebound from Florence and Michael, new research shows that “living shorelines” helped to make saltmarshes more resilient to Hurricane Matthew.

Sep 18, 2018

Exploring Global Views of Fishing and Seafood

Sea Grant is co-sponsoring “Radical Transformation of Our Seas: Stories from Fisherman’s Blues” on Sept. 25.

Sep 17, 2018

Understanding River Basin Flooding in the Carolinas

It is crucial that you listen to your local emergency management officials, state agency announcements and the National Weather Service forecasts in the upcoming days. Places that have flooded before will flood again.