Danielle Costantini

Mar 15, 2019

Hiding in Plain Sight

Along the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain, northeastern North Carolina stands out as a hotspot for lichen biodiversity.

Mar 15, 2019

In the Face of Florence

Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach on Friday, Sept. 14, as a massive and deadly storm. Electric co-ops serving southeastern counties bore the brunt of the initial impact.

Mar 13, 2019

Wingina, Wanchese and Manteo: A Lumbee Perspective on the Lost Colony

When an Indian emissary met the English ships in July 1584, things went so well that Wingina decided to try to adopt the strangers.

Mar 12, 2019

Return of the Dunes: The Science of Post-Florence Recovery

Florence moved a significant portion of sand offshore, but post-storm waves immediately began the slow process of bringing it back.

Mar 12, 2019

From Sea to Table to You

“When I opened up Saltbox, I wasn’t trying to be trendy,” chef Ricky Moore says. A small walk-up counter, Saltbox Seafood Joint quickly became recognized as one of the top places to get fresh seafood in the Triangle.

Sep 1, 2018

Into the Vortex with Frank López

Ten years ago. Frank López is about to go riding around on a metal-bottomed landing craft in the middle of a lightning storm on Apalachicola Bay in Florida. The lightning will not be the most dangerous part. Not by far.

Sep 1, 2018

Last Word: Fisherman’s Blues

This fall, North Carolina Sea Grant co-sponsored “Radical Transformation of Our Seas: Stories from Fisherman’s Blues,” an event to explore global views of fishing and seafood. Author Anna Badkhen read from her new book, an intimate account of life in a West African fishing village. Ryan Speckman, co-founder of Locals Seafood in Raleigh, joined her to help compare experiences on the Atlantic's east and west coasts. Jane Harrison, North Carolina Sea Grant's coastal economics specialist, moderated the discussion.

Sep 1, 2018

Coastal Connections: Adapting to Climate Change

The American Society of Adaptation Professionals has recognized John Fear, deputy director of North Carolina Sea Grant and the state’s Water Resources Research Institute, and Holly White, principal planner for the Town of Nags Head.

Aug 14, 2018

Q&A with Paul E. Hosier: From the Adirondacks to the Carolinas

Coastal plant ecologist Paul E. Hosier is the author of Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas: A New Guide for Plant Identification and Use in the Coastal Landscape. This new edition of a classic resource is published by the University of North Carolina Press, in partnership with North Carolina Sea Grant.

Aug 13, 2018

The Long View

In fact, climate adaptation is official business in Nags Head. In 2015, the town launched a new project called FOCUS Nags Head, an effort to overhaul its land use policies and ordinances. Last summer, the town completed the project’s first phase: a comprehensive plan that explicitly addresses climate change and sea level rise.