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Fall 2017
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Fall 2017

“IT’S BORN IN US”: A Conversation with Barbara Garrity-Blake and Karen Willis Amspacher

Barbara Garrity-Blake and Karen Willis Amspacher are co-authors of Living at the Water's Edge: A Heritage Guide to the Outer Banks Byway, recently published by University of North Carolina Press.

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More From Fall 2017

beaver

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (DAMS)

Long, long ago in a wetland not very far away, nature’s architects sculpted the landscape to create places to live and food to eat. North American beavers altered the environment to fit their needs until the needs of humans drove them out of their jobs — and out of their homes.
Lenoir-Rhyne Univ team

SUN GAZING

Using special glasses and devices, millions of eyes turned skyward for a solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
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PEOPLE AND PLACES: Fellowships Focus on Policy, Water

“We recognized that there are groups of faculty and students, as well as communities in our state, who have been underserved and underrepresented in terms of water-related research,” notes Nicole Wilkinson, WRRI coordinator for research and outreach. “We wanted to target our funding in such a way that it created opportunities to address some of those gaps.”
summer teacher institute

ON THE WATER: Celebrating Estuary Science: APNEP Marks 30 Years of Research, Partners

Fast forward to 2017: the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, also known as APNEP, is celebrating 30 years of finding those answers through a watershed approach that takes the freshwater, brackish and saltwater parts of the estuary into account. The organization seeks to identify, protect and restore the significant resources of the Albemarle-Pamlico watershed through applied scientific research and outreach.
shucking oysters

MARINER’S MENU: Autumn Flavors That Bring Heat

While many of us are no longer at the beach and instead are returning to school and work, don’t let the distance from the waves be discouraging. There still are many ways to enjoy seafood into the autumn months. Fish markets are opening farther inland, making this week’s catch more accessible. Also, not all seafood recipes need a grill.
image: Susan White.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Finding Home in People, Places

I am struck with how my sense of place and belonging is embedded in a community of individuals, more than in a physical location. Perhaps this is true for you? But others may find their place based more on where they are. That sense of place surely deepens with longevity. Deep roots are built through history, and, frankly, hardships often bring out strengths of the ties within a community, a region, a nation.