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Winter 2016

Winter 2016

Plying Waterways with Words, Images

Long, sensuous Southern sentences flow and swirl like waters around old cypress stumps, bringing strong yet gentle images of the rivers entering broad sounds. These same sentences reveal the years of friendships and kinships that Bland and Ann Cary Simpson have with Eastern North Carolina.

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More From Winter 2016

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:2016: Innovative Initiatives Will Excite and Engage

North Carolina Sea Grant has had an incredible start to 2016. In particular, new initiatives are rolling out that expand the connections of our program’s expertise with new partners in research, outreach and education.
image: boardwalk through a marsh with standing water.

STRING OF SENTRIES: SENTINELS FORM A NETWORK OF EYES ON THE COAST

  Download PDF here The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That classic saying is the basis of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Sentinel Site Program.…
wells monitoring groundwater quality

FOCUS ON THE FLOW: WATERSHED RESEARCH BEGINS AT TRIBUTARIES

  On the Cox Family Farm in Ramseur, N.C., two small tributaries drain runoff from approximately 40 acres of cattle pastures into Millstone Creek. That creek flows to Deep River,…
Two students study grass and dirt outside.

SEA SCIENCE: Graduate Students Receive Fellowships

North Carolina Sea Grant offers many opportunities for North Carolina graduate students to expand their research. Current state-level fellowships enable recipients to delve into topics related to coastal policy and coastal management. Several scholars received Sea Grant-supported fellowships at the beginning of 2016.

PEOPLE & PLACES: Planning for Change

In early 2015, the Town of Nags Head began FOCUS Nags Head. This is a new planning initiative that will lead to a comprehensive plan and a unified development ordinance for the town.

MARINER’S MENU: No Leftovers, Guaranteed

Selecting any of these scrumptious seafood recipes could ensure satisfied guests and empty plates.
river stories

CURRENTS: It’s All in the Delivery

A documentary filmmaker and a leader in citizen science are among experts who will help graduate students convey the stories within — and the impacts of — their research.
Satellite view of Hurricane Florence near Wrightsville Beach

LAST LOOK: Nor’easter: Storm with No Name

  Cynthia Sharpe is a 2015 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in English. A former communications intern with North Carolina Sea Grant, she continues her focus…