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Dec 13, 2021

Do Water Snakes Get Thirsty?

A research team enters swampy terrain to hand-capture snakes and measure the reptiles' sensitivity to dehydration.

Dec 10, 2021

Skedaddling Sea Turtles: How Loggerheads React to Hurricanes

Not only do these turtles dive longer and change locations, but their new behaviors linger after the storms have passed.

Dec 8, 2021

In Full Bloom

North Carolina Sea Grant welcomes Haley Plass to our advisory board. Plaas is a Ph.D. student in environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. She received the joint Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership – North Carolina Sea Grant Fellowship in 2019 and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2020. Here, she talks about some of her groundbreaking research.

Dec 2, 2021

How Sea Grant Fueled My Passion for Environmental Engineering

North Carolina Sea Grant celebrates Black in Marine Science week with Delandra Clark's article about how real-world experiences informed her decision to pursue environmental engineering.
image: Alex manda in the field.

Dec 1, 2021

Above and Below: The Impacts of Weather Events on Water Quality and Quantity

North Carolina Sea Grant celebrates Black in Marine Science Week with a look at Alex K. Manda's wide-ranging research interests, which address a critical resource many people on the East Coast often take for granted: water.

Dec 1, 2021

New “Tangled in Trash” App Relies on Grassroots Reporting

The first reporting tool designed to document when and where marine debris harms animals in the Carolinas and Georgia is now available. The “Tangled in Trash” app relies on information from anyone who finds wildlife entangled or injured in marine debris and trash.

Nov 29, 2021

Breaking Systemic Barriers: Being Black in the Aquatic Sciences and Related Fields

North Carolina Sea Grant celebrates Black in Marine Science Week with Lauren D. Pharr’s seminal story from the award-winning Spring 2021 issue of Coastwatch magazine.

Nov 24, 2021

Digging Up a Stormy Past

"We decided to look back in time to see how past storms have affected salt marsh movement along coastal North Carolina."

Nov 23, 2021

The Watershed Wisdom Lesson Plan

Watershed Wisdom is a blended lesson that combines interactive components with hands-on projects.

Nov 19, 2021

Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership Supports Southeast Raleigh Communities

The Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership was born out of the desire of community members and organizations to address environmental concerns for a critical stream in Southeast Raleigh.