Young Minds Enjoy New Green Infrastructure
The benefits to teachers’ and students’ well-being and development, in addition to the reduced pollutant and flooding impacts on the ecosystem and downstream communities, can outweigh modest costs to maintain green infrastructure....Continue reading "Young Minds Enjoy New Green Infrastructure"
Seafood Stars in the Triangle
In his mid-year review of Triangle restaurants, seafood takes top marks. ...
Ghost Forests: More Than Halloween Scenes
Far from being frighteningly fun for Halloween, ghost forests are a growing problem along much of the East Coast. Learn more about this topic that is the focus of a North Carolina Sea Grant/Space Grant fellowship....Continue reading "Ghost Forests: More Than Halloween Scenes"
Traveling Coastal North Carolina by Convoy and Kayak
Sarah Spiegler looks back on a class that introduced students — many of them aspiring coastal resource managers — from the University of North Carolina Wilmington to relevant coastal issues in North Carolina....Continue reading "Traveling Coastal North Carolina by Convoy and Kayak"
It’s the Little Things: Searching for Fecal Microbes in Stormwater
Justin Hart is collecting data about the water that people use for recreation and to harvest seafood for his North Carolina Sea Grant-funded study. He wants to learn how contaminants washed in these waters might affect human health....Continue reading "It’s the Little Things: Searching for Fecal Microbes in Stormwater"