Reconstructing the Past to Understand Impacts on Water Quality

Lise Montefiore, a WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant joint fellow, studies decades of satellite data to see where and how industrially-owned hog facilities may be impacting water quality. ...

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Community, Ecosystem Resilience Highlighted at 2019 NC Coastal Conference

North Carolina Sea Grant hosted the 2019 Coastal Conference in Wilmington at the Hotel Ballast. ...

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Neighborhood Disaster Recovery: Count Your Assets

Make a plan. Build a kit. Help your neighbors. ...

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Few Traces Remain from 19th-Century “Wild and Terrific” Hurricanes

More than 100 years ago, two hurricanes tore up the North Carolina coast with little warning and a devastating impact....

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Researchers and Robeson County Residents Unite on Project BRIDGE

Learn more about Building Resilience by Innovating through Diverse Group Engagement -- also known as the BRIDGE project -- in Robeson County. Researchers funded by North Carolina Sea Grant are gathering voices to identify diverse experiences from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, and the ongoing recovery. The team includes members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and other community partners....

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