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Shellebrate NC Oyster Month in October

In years past, the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, NC Oyster Trail, North Carolina Sea Grant, and the NC Coastal Federation partnered to bring you a week of oyster facts, resources, and programming. In 2023, we will put on NC OYSTER MONTH. Y’all get ready!

Scuppernong Water Study Workshop

Eastern 4-H Center 100 N Clover Way, Columbia, NC, United States

A workshop set for later this month is to give residents an opportunity to voice how water-related issues on the northern Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula are impacting them and their community. The family-friendly workshop is a kickoff event for the Scuppernong Water Study project. The event is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Eastern 4-H Center in Columbia. Dinner will be provided at no charge.

Intro to Living Shorelines Course

Carteret Community College 3505 Arendell St., Morehead City, NC, United States

This 3-hour session will serve as an introduction to the selling points/implementation/feasibility of living shorelines. This course offers the foundation for understanding causes and solutions for shoreline erosion, habitat enhancement, and stabilization techniques.

$25

NC Bradford Pear Bounty Tree Exchange

Legion Stadium 2149 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC, United States

The Bradford Bounty  Exchange is a collaborate effort between the NC Urban Forest Council, NC State Extension, NC Forest Service and NC Wildlife Federation that aims to reduce the amount of invasive Bradford pear trees in North Carolina and expand native tree canopy. Participants who cut down Bradford pear trees on their property may register to pick up to five native trees of their choice at the Bradford Bounty Exchange event.

National Weather Service Wilmington Open House

National Weather Service 2015 Gardner Drive, Wilmington, NC, United States

National Weather Service in Wilmington will be hosting their first open house in almost 30 years. Come visit North Carolina Sea Grant and our friends from Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue,…