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Changing Seas: Teachers Explore Ocean/Climate Change Connection

2010

blue stormy ocean waves with white foam

Dec 1, 2010

NATURALIST’S NOTEBOOK: How Many Oceans?

What's the answer to that question? One? Five? Seven? How many oceans are there on the planet? I guess it depends on whom you ask. Most people give the answer as four or five or seven. But others give my favorite answer: one world ocean with five major geographical subdivisions.

Dec 1, 2010

LEGAL TIDES: Update on North Carolina’s Ocean Policy

A recent report, Developing a Management Strategy for North Carolina’s Coastal Ocean, provides an in-depth exploration of emerging ocean resources issues facing North Carolina and the adequacy of the state’s…

Dec 1, 2010

FILLING IN THE GAP: IDENTIFYING HYPOXIC IMPACTS IN NEUSE RIVER SPOT

Anyone traveling to the coastal waterfront in New Bern last summer might have noticed some unexpected and smelly visitors. The largest fish kill in nearly a decade left more than…
Houses on the waterfront

Dec 1, 2010

COASTAL COMMUNITIES SEEK SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS

"Sustainability," "sustainable development" and "going green" are popular terms linked with recent efforts to protect the environment and maintain natural resources. However, these terms mean different things to different people.
image: Baked grouper.

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.
Cape Lookout Lighthouse in snow

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.

A grass pink orchid shows its colors among a stand of trumpets along a Brunswick County roadside

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.
Lionfish

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.
James Clarkson represented Clawson's 1905 Restaurant and Pub in 2010.

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.
Rodriguez shows how geologists use sand layers to date storms.

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.