Hurricane Flooding Affects Lumbee River Basin

December 6, 2018 | Dave Shaw

Because flooding from Hurricane Matthew was so much larger than anything the Lumbee River had experienced in the observational record, the flood had unknown implications for the river’s nitrogen cycle. ...

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Meet the Environmental Educator of the Year

November 12, 2018 | Marisa Incremona

NCSU's Jenna Hartley has received the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award for Environmental Educator of the Year. ...

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Living Shorelines Can Enhance Saltmarsh Resilience to Hurricanes

November 8, 2018 | Dave Shaw

As coastal North Carolina ecosystems rebound from Florence and Michael, new research shows that “living shorelines” helped to make saltmarshes more resilient to Hurricane Matthew....

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Exploring Global Views of Fishing and Seafood

September 18, 2018 | Dave Shaw

Sea Grant is co-sponsoring “Radical Transformation of Our Seas: Stories from Fisherman’s Blues” on Sept. 25....

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On the Cutting Edge of Ocean Policy

June 27, 2018 | Dave Shaw

Meet Elizabeth Clark, one of two 2018 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows from North Carolina. Elizabeth Clark earned a doctorate in marine science and conservation from Duke University, where she focused on the dynamics of markets...

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