{"id":10339,"date":"2018-08-17T09:35:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=10339"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:07:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:07:17","slug":"nags-head-resilience-rising-exhibit-and-coastal-plants-featured-in-summer-coastwatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nags-head-resilience-rising-exhibit-and-coastal-plants-featured-in-summer-coastwatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Nags Head Resilience, RISING Exhibit and Coastal Plants Featured in Summer Coastwatch <\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"
Above: Jennette\u2019s Pier in Nags Head. Photo by Vanda Lewis<\/em><\/p>\n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nags Head is planning for the future<\/a> and the uncertainty that comes with living at the coast.<\/p>\n An excerpt<\/a> from the new Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas<\/em> explores how native plants adapt and thrive in the challenging coastal environments.<\/p>\n Challenges of living in a changing coastal environment are highlighted in RISING<\/a>, a traveling multimedia exhibit.<\/p>\n With North Carolina Sea Grant funding, researchers from five universities will tackle issues including hurricane recovery, oyster reefs and aquaculture, coastal communities, saltmarsh conservation and science literacy.<\/p>\n Also, three new partnerships, funded by the N.C. Community Collaborative Research Grant Program<\/a>, consider flood risks and emerging contaminants, as well as new tourism opportunities that capitalize on dark skies.<\/p>\n After a six-year absence, leatherback sea turtles have again graced North Carolina beaches.<\/p>\n Mariner\u2019s Menu<\/em> features summer seafood favorites, including grilled scallop kabobs and Carolina shrimp boils, as well as foods with a twist, like snapper with tropical fruit salsa and seafood-stuffed avocado.<\/p>\n Coastwatch<\/em>\u00a0is the flagship publication of North Carolina Sea Grant. To subscribe, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/bookstore<\/em><\/a>. To request a sample copy, call 919-515-9069; or send email to\u00a0kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/em><\/a>. Many current and past\u00a0Coastwatch<\/em>\u00a0stories also can be viewed online at\u00a0nccoastwatch.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n ##<\/p>\n The\u00a0text<\/strong>\u00a0of many stories that appear in\u00a0Coastwatch<\/em>\u00a0may be reprinted with the following credit:\u00a0Reprinted from\u00a0<\/em>Coastwatch, a publication of North Carolina Sea Grant.<\/em>\u00a0For a complimentary copy, call 919-515-9069, or send an email to\u00a0kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nContact: Katie Mosher, kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/a>, 919-515-9069<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nThe Summer 2018<\/a> issue of Coastwatch<\/em> magazine is now available, including highlights from a new book and new research projects funded by North Carolina Sea Grant. Here is a quick guide:<\/p>\n