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!
Join the StriperHub team and learn more about the project while enjoying some delicious fish!
Come talk to partners of the Coastal Landscapes Initiative at the NC State Fair! On October 13th we will be sharing booth space with the NC Native Plant Society in the garden section. Plant and landscape experts from NC Sea Grant, NC Aquariums, Coastal Roots Garden Design and the NC Native Plant Society will be…
In honor of NC Native Plants Week, did you know you can "check out" seeds alongside books and other materials from many libraries across North Carolina? Stop by your local library today to learn more! And read about Granville Co. Library System's seed library in the latest post in the State Library of North Carolina's monthly newsletter, "The Library's Doing What Now?" at https://slnc.info/SS-Seed.
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.
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.
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 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, NOAA, and National Weather Service. There will be outdoor booths, fun for kids, and raffles.