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TRAPPED? Partners Tackle Derelict Fishing Gear

Holiday 2014

Dec 2, 2014

Weaving a Web of Connections

“My typical day may include attending a Congressional meeting or hearing, receiving and responding to questions from Congressional staff; attending meetings with our program offices, and writing testimony, briefing papers, or other documents; and responding to numerous emails,” she says.
image: Susan White.

Dec 1, 2014

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Our Toast to the Coast

It’s always rewarding to look back on a year’s worth of research, education and engagement. We are able to identify notable accomplishments that directly impact our coast and were made possible through our strong relationships with numerous partners. Equally exciting, in my opinion, is the anticipation of a productive year to come!
Kimberly Hernandez

Dec 1, 2014

PROTECTING BEACHES AND SEA TURTLES

What is the relationship between beach nourishment and sea turtle protection in North Carolina? During my time as a fellow, I examined and attempted to characterize this connection.
Mikey Goralnik.

Dec 1, 2014

DRAWING BOARD TO ESTUARY: Design Education for the Future of North Carolina’s Coast

But to us, despite their potential to offer equally critical solutions to coastal dilemmas, architecture, landscape architecture and engineering are woefully underrepresented in conversations around North Carolina’s coast. While work in the traditional hard sciences is, and always will be, a foundational component of the state’s coastal future, we believe that achieving truly resilient communities — places that can both absorb the impacts of the extreme events of the future and address their present day causes — cannot happen without more committed dialogue from and with the design fields.
sea turtle

Nov 24, 2014

LEGAL TIDES: Graduate Students Focus on Coastal Policy

The North Carolina Coastal Policy Fellowship encourages graduate research that addresses contemporary or emerging issues within the state's coastal counties. Fellows receive real-world experience, professional development opportunities, and avenues to inform stakeholders and the public about the results of their work.
Derelict crab pots

Nov 24, 2014

TRAPPED? Partners Tackle Derelict Fishing Gear

On a blustery winter day, 27 volunteers gathered at the north end of Roanoke Island and gazed out on an angry Albemarle Sound. They had come, dressed in waders and bundled against the cold weather, to remove marine debris from Fort Raleigh National Site's shoreline.