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The annual Christmas Bird counts this year will be Dec. 30 on Ocracoke Island and Dec. 31 on Portsmouth Island.
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Volunteer for Ocracoke, Portsmouth Christmas bird counts | Coastal Review
The count dates this year will be Dec. 30 on Ocracoke Island and Dec. 31 on Portsmouth Island.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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A district court judge has ruled that Chemours and its predecessor company cannot conceal thousands of pages of documents from the public.
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Chemours cannot keep documents sealed, federal judge rules | Coastal Review
Chemours and its predecessor company DuPont had sought to seal records including regulatory compliance monitoring reports and internal corporate communications about chemical production.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Park fees are waived Dec. 17 at Wright Brothers National Memorial to celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 122nd anniversary of their first heavier-than-air, controlled, powered flight.
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Wright Brothers' first flight anniversary celebration Dec. 17 | Coastal Review
Park fees are waived Dec. 17 at Wright Brothers National Memorial when the National Park Service and supporting organizations celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 122nd an...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Saving the Past, One Flaky Layer at a Time: Chef Kat Silverwood's sweet potato biscuit recipe, inspired by family and honed over years, is a reminder that simple food holds history and emotion.
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This biscuit that brings farmers to tears becomes rarer find | Coastal Review
One chef’s recipe, inspired by family and honed over years, is a reminder that simple food holds history, emotion and possibilities.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Jean Beasley, passionate sea turtle protector, dies at 90. The founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Topsail Island, which she named in memory of her late daughter, was driven to protect the beloved ocean dwellers.
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Jean Beasley, passionate sea turtle protector, dies at 90 | Coastal Review
The founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Topsail Island, which she named in memory of her late daughter, was driven to protect the beloved ocean dwellers.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Park staff, volunteers and historians will offer a variety of programs on how Christmas was celebrated during the 18th century.
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Colonial-themed Christmas event Dec. 13 at Moores Creek | Coastal Review
Park staff, volunteers and historians will provide a variety of programs focused on celebrating Christmas in the 18th century.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The series, “Landscapes that Last,” that starts Dec. 11 is for coastal residents, local governments, homeowners associations and nurseries “to build shared knowledge and healthier coastal communities.”
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New webinar series to offer coastal landscaping expertise | Coastal Review
The series, “Landscapes that Last,” is for coastal residents, local governments, homeowners associations and nurseries “to build shared knowledge and healthier coastal communities.”
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December 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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In an effort to protect the threatened bird habitat on Battery and Shellbed islands, Audubon, Sandbar Oyster Co. and the N.C. Coastal Federation have teamed up on designing and installing two pilot living shoreline projects.
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Partnerships to test living shorelines on two Cape Fear islands | Coastal Review
An effort to protect threatened wading bird colonies and their imperiled habitat on Battery and Shellbed islands, Audubon, Sandbar Oyster Co. and the North Carolina Coastal Federation have teamed up t...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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In its largest giveaway to date, Cape Fear Alliance for Trees will have more than 1,400 native trees available for the taking beginning Friday afternoon.
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Native tree giveaway in Wilmington to be largest yet | Coastal Review
In its largest giveaway to date, Cape Fear Alliance for Trees will have more than 1,400 native trees available for the taking beginning Friday afternoon.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board, which assists and makes recommendations to the N.C. departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services regarding contaminants, is scheduled to meet in Raleigh on Wednesday morning. coastalreview.org/2025/12/secr...
Secretaries' Science Advisory Board to meet Wednesday | Coastal Review
The state Secretaries' Science Advisory Board, which assists and makes recommendations to the N.C. departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services regarding contaminants, is schedul...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Recreational fishermen, as of Monday, must report when they harvest five fish species, and commercial fishermen must now report their entire harvest, whether or not they sell it to a seafood dealer.
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Recreational, commercial harvest reporting now in effect | Coastal Review
The North Carolina General Assembly established the new rules through a 2023 law and charged the Division of Marine Fisheries with enforcing the requirements that went into effect Monday.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is readying for its annual Waterfowl Weekend taking place Saturday and Sunday at the Harkers Island museum.
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Holiday lights are aglow ahead of annual Waterfowl Weekend | Coastal Review
The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is celebrating the holidays and heritage with its annual Waterfowl Weekend set for Friday through Sunday at the museum on Harkers Island.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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The lecture, “Patterns of protection: Natural and Social Values of the Nags Head Woods Maritime Forest,” is set for Dec. 11 at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.
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Student researchers to present Nags Head Woods findings | Coastal Review
The lecture, “Patterns of protection: Natural and Social Values of the Nags Head Woods Maritime Forest,” is set for Dec. 11 at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Guest commentary: Invasive species pose a serious challenge for ecosystems that have not evolved alongside them, and such is the case with NC's crystal skipper and the nonnative horses allowed to roam the barrier islands that are the butterfly's only habitat.
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Opinion: For whose benefit are barrier island horses? | Coastal Review
Guest commentary: Invasive species pose a serious challenge for ecosystems that have not evolved alongside them, and such is the case with North Carolina's crystal skipper and the nonnative horses all...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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There were numerous factors at play that sparked the Tuscarora War in 1711, historian and descendent Dr. Arwin Smallwood explains the tensions among the tribe that inhabited much of eastern North Carolina and the influx of colonists.
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Tuscarora War, hazel eyes: Researcher traces tribe's lineage | Coastal Review
There were numerous factors at play that sparked the Tuscarora War in 1711, historian and descendent Dr. Arwin Smallwood explains the tensions among the tribe that inhabited much of eastern North Caro...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a public hearing on two proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County at 6 p.m. Monday in the division’s Central District Office in Morehead City or online. coastalreview.org/2025/11/fish...
Fisheries to host public hearing on Carteret shellfish leases | Coastal Review
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is holding a public hearing Monday on two proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County waters.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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A Venus flytrap shows off its perhaps little-appreciated blooms, which are often overlooked, as compared with the other, better-known, insect-trapping attributes of this carnivorous plant. Photo: Mark Hibbs

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November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is now managing the Pasquotank River Preserve, which neighbors the state agency’s North River Game Land in Camden County.
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Land Trust transfers 300 acres to state for conservation | Coastal Review
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is now managing the Pasquotank River Preserve, which neighbors the state agency's North River Game Land in Camden County.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Willis Padgett Whichard, one of four individuals widely credited for securing passage of the state’s Coastal Area Management Act, died Nov. 17 in Chapel Hill. A public memorial service is planned for January.
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Justice, representative, senator Willis P. Whichard has died | Coastal Review
Former state Supreme Court Justice Willis Whichard, one of four individuals widely credited for securing passage of the state’s Coastal Area Management Act, died Monday in Chapel Hill.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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The Coastal Resources Commission during its regular meeting last week voted on proposed language that changes the "Description" of Jockey's Ridge to the "Designation" in an attempt to satisfy the most recent Rules Review Commission's objection.
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CRC votes on language, again, to protect Jockey's Ridge | Coastal Review
The Coastal Resources Commission during its regular meeting last week voted on proposed language that changes the "Description" of Jockey's Ridge to the "Designation" in an attempt to satisfy the most...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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A combination of dredge and sand placement projects, including one by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will result in more than 1.6 million cubic yards of new sand on Oak Island’s ocean shore.
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Dredging, sand placement project underway on Oak Island | Coastal Review
A dredging and sand placement project that began last week in Oak Island will continue through to January and is one of three projects that will result in the beachfront getting an injection of more t...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Owners of vacant oceanfront lots being chewed by erosion at the eastern tip of Ocean Isle Beach have been permitted to install larger than typically allowed sandbag structures at the beach to protect their properties.
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Ocean Isle Beach landowners get OK to build sandbag wall | Coastal Review
Petitioners were granted permission to build a sandbag wall to protect their oceanfront properties at The Pointe in Ocean Isle Beach, with a stipulation that the public area of the beach remain unimpe...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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A recent visit to Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge offered little in the way of migratory waterfowl but did yield this glimpse of a whitetail doe through the trees. The refuge, established in 1934, spans some 50,000 acres, including the 40,000-acre Lake Mattamuskeet. Photo: Kip Tabb
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM