Rebecca Nagy

Dec 15, 2010

ON CURRITUCK POND: A New Project Teaches About Stormwater Pollution and Coastal Health

A site for this reawakening is the Currituck County Cooperative Extension center. Staff members there are working with residents, county partners and local businesses to better utilize and preserve the land and waters they depend on, while balancing the demands of economic growth and historic livelihoods.

Dec 10, 2010

A Sense of Place: Down East and Beyond

Lead researcher Lisa Campbell and producer Gabriel Cumming of Duke University not only presented survey findings and screened the documentary, but also gathered audience feedback.

Dec 10, 2010

Birding on the High Seas

Pelagic birders and fishermen have uncovered secrets in the swirling waters of the Gulf Stream off North Carolina's coast. They have exposed a global community — an astonishing accumulation of species cruising about or floating in the waves with no land in sight.

Sep 1, 2010

Currents: Until Later

During the last six years, I've met so many wonderful and interesting people while researching, writing and editing articles for Coastwatch. I've traveled North Carolina's coast from Corolla to Sunset Beach, and visited many cities and towns along the Inner Banks and coastal plain. I've had the pleasure of learning about the state's unique coastal ecology and cultural resources through North Carolina Sea Grant's exemplary research programs, and the privilege to share it with Coastwatch readers. But now it is time for me to move on and give someone else an opportunity to learn from our beautiful coast, its residents and its researchers.

Sep 1, 2010

Mariner’s Menu: Fresh Seafood Ideas: Autumn Catch

These recipes — from Mariner's Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas by Joyce Taylor — use finfish and shellfish that are available from North Carolina waters in September, October and November. Check with your local fish market for their freshest offerings.

Sep 1, 2010

Cape Lookout

After being closed to the public for more than two years for renovations, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse reopened to excited climbers in July.

Sep 1, 2010

Native Plant Species: The Solution

On a recent visit to Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, a soft drizzle turns into a drenching downpour as Gary Paynter and Lara Berkley climb aboard an open golf cart for an up-close look at native plants that abound along the garden's nature trail. The women, members of the Southeast Chapter of the N.C. Native Plant Society, seem undaunted by the worsening weather.

Sep 1, 2010

Invasive Plant Species: The Spoilers

A battle cry is being sounded to combat a serious ecological threat to the state's biodiversity — invasive plants. Unchecked, invasive plants threaten crops and timberland, as well as open land and water resources.

Sep 1, 2010

LOCAL CATCH: Education on a Plate Served with a Dash of Local Pride

Come the first weekend of October, the 24th North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City will provide just this opportunity. The third Cooking with the Chefs: A North Carolina Seafood Experience will feature chefs that represent the four local seafood branding programs — Carteret Catch, Brunswick Catch, Ocracoke Fresh and Outer Banks Catch.

Sep 1, 2010

Changing Seas: Teachers Explore Ocean/Climate Change Connection

The seed's journey is just one lesson at the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence SouthEast (COSEE-SE) Ocean Sciences Education Leadership Institute, an annual residential professional development opportunity for classroom teachers and educators at museums, aquariums and education centers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.