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From the Executive Director: Season-to-Season Successes

Letter from the Executive Director

image: Ron Hodson with one of his hybrid striped bass.

Mar 4, 2025

Letter from the Executive Director

Energy and enthusiasm always arise from a long cold winter as days lengthen and hints of green sprout on trees and erupt from the ground. It’s all relative, I realize,…

Jan 1, 2024

Letter from the Executive Director

With that announcement in the "Holiday 1998" issue of Coastwatch, Katie Mosher began what would become a 25-year commitment to this magazine and North Carolina Sea Grant.
image: Bottlenose dolphin.

Sep 21, 2023

Letter from the Executive Director

Fall always brings a timely break from the year’s summer heat, and we can all hope for limited impacts from hurricane season as it winds down. Opportunities for hikes, biking, fieldwork, and excursions are all appealing again in these cooler months.

Jun 28, 2024

Letter from Susan White, Executive Director

Summer temperatures are upon us, and the tiptoe racing across hot sand and into the ocean is this season’s NC Olympic competition. We have some great resources to help you and your family and friends’ balancing act for indoor and outdoor activities.

Mar 28, 2023

Letter from the Executive Director

Spring is always a busy research season for North Carolina Sea Grant, with our team, faculty, and students across the state, as well as our coastal communities, working collaboratively to address coastal and watershed challenges and opportunities.

Nov 23, 2021

Letter from the Executive Director

Winter 2021: New Plans and Partners for the New Year

Dec 10, 2020

Letter from the Executive Director: Celebrations and Anticipations

As winter arrives, I hope you, your families, and communities are continuing to stay healthy and meeting COVID-19 challenges with renewed energy, personal commitment, and optimism as we look ahead to the spring...
image: Green sea turtle. Credit: Ali Bayless / NOAA Fisheries.

Sep 16, 2020

Letter from the Executive Director

Shifting Seasons, Ongoing Challenges, New Opportunities

Dec 12, 2019

From the Executive Director: Groundwork for Grand Challenges

Autumn flew past. Now come the holidays, which arrive more quickly every year.

Sep 19, 2019

From the Executive Director: Season-to-Season Successes

Summer was full of successes and change. Looking forward, fall will be a time of renewed efforts in priority areas.