Fast, Accurate Forecasts of Coastal Flooding

August 7, 2017 | Marisa Incremona

Editor’s Note: Nelson Tull is a graduate student in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. With adviser Casey Dietrich, he is conducting research to improve hurricane and storm...

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NC Coastal Challenge: Educating Homeowners about Native Plants

August 2, 2017 | Marisa Incremona

Editor’s Note: Emma Bouie is a 2017 North Carolina Sea Grant coastal landscape restoration summer intern. Her research is funded by AmeriCorps, United States Forest Service, Conservation Trust for North Carolina and North Carolina Sea...

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Mr. Seashell’s Legacy Lives On

July 17, 2017 | Danielle Costantini

The life and legacy of Hugh Porter, author of Seashells of North Carolina . ...

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Traveling Coastal North Carolina by Convoy and Kayak

July 6, 2017 |

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....

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Local Dish: Live from the Coast of North Carolina

June 28, 2017 |

Lisa Prince, marketing specialist for the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shares a sneak peek behind the scenes on WRAL's Local Dish and lists upcoming seafood recipes that will air on Friday mornings in July....

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