The Cape Fear Retriever Club hosts Labrador field trials to award the title of top dog.
We forget, at times, that we domesticated animals for a reason. When it comes to dogs, for example, ... View Full Story |
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I was really excited when I read about the N.C. Coastal Land Trust’s latest fundraising effort. I don’t come across events like this one every day. It looks like something different to do outside and ... View Full Story |
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A beautiful tract of land outside of Cofield, in historic Hertford County, has been permanently protected by its owner, who donated an agricultural conservation easement agreement to North Carolina Coastal Land Trust. The 205-acre ... View Full Story |
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The site of a southeastern North Carolina plantation has been protected by its owner, who donated a conservation agreement over the land to North Carolina Coastal Land Trust.
Jan Lewis made a gift of ... View Full Story |
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All that separates the public from the 911-acre Brunswick County Nature Park is a concrete apron that will connect internal gravel roads with N.C. 133.
Within weeks, county officials say, the apron will be ... View Full Story |
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Craven County will get a $500,000 state grant to develop the Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park and awards for preserving the pristine coastal land it sits on.
The value of the 133-acre King’s land grant tract ... View Full Story |
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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust recently completed two more land acquisition projects along our coast which total more than 950 acres. Please read on for more information about our latest accomplishments.
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MOREHEAD CITY - The Town of Morehead City is a step closer to its goal of purchasing a central piece of waterfront property and converting it to public use.
The town has been approved ... View Full Story |
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Welcome to the Spring 2009 edition of Tidecast, published exclusively for the members of the Tidewater Society and William Bartram Leadership Circle.
Sam’s Challenge
To say that the last months have been challenging ... View Full Story |
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Accessible only by ferry, North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island is a classic island getaway, thanks to the quiet streets, friendly locals, award-winning beaches, one-of-a-kind shopping, varied accommodations and fresh seafood. Any time is a great time ... View Full Story |
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SUPPLY, N.C. -- A family that put 259 acres along the Lockwood Folly River into conservation trust now wants to share that land with others.
The Hewett family is seeking grants totaling $113,000 to ... View Full Story |
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Belville | The huge live oaks ringed the old house that sat on the bluff overlooking the Cape Fear River, the hulking cranes of the state port visible in the distance.
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A critical historic and natural property in the Cape Fear Corridor has won permanent protection from development through a cooperative effort by NC Coastal Land Trust, state and federal agencies, and the property’s owners.
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MOREHEAD CITY - A longtime idea that would put a central piece of the Morehead City waterfront to public use is getting new life.
The Morehead City Town Council announced an agreement this week ... View Full Story |
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Wilmington – Finding great spots to enjoy the Cape Fear Region just got easier thanks to a new web site created by the Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaboration. The website showcases many of the ... View Full Story
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A road to take kayaks and canoes to Upper Broad Creek through a new eastern Craven County nature park may be a while coming but the wildlife is already there.
"There are a lot ... View Full Story |
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Turtles crawl through cattails by cypress knees in the marshland on Upper Broad Creek near Fairfield Harbour, clearly in sight of butterflies dancing on wildflowers and birds flying through open fields.
Just down a ... View Full Story |
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HAVELOCK - Havelock and Allies for Cherry Point's Tomorrow were recognized by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust on Monday with conservation awards.
Land Trust Deputy Director Janice Allen presented the awards to Allies ... View Full Story |
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The Foy family walked these woods beside Poplar Grove Plantation for years. It’s where their ancestors cut logs for lumber and dammed a pond for grinding corn. But about three years ago, they decided as ... View Full Story |
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Saturday was a beautiful day to be out on the water. For local kayakers, the conditions were nearly perfect. They took part in the Fifth Annual Wrightsville Beach Sea Kayak Race.
Kayakers chose ... View Full Story |
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Welcome to the Fall 2008 edition of Tidecast, written exclusively for the members of the Tidewater Society and members of the William Bartram Leadership Circle.
With all that is going on today—in our state, ... View Full Story |
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SHALLOTTE, N.C. | The N.C. Coastal Land Trust has purchased 296 acres along the Waccamaw River in Columbus County with grants from the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the N.C. Attorney General's Environmental ... View Full Story |
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It’s only two miles from busy U.S. 17, but Winnabow’s Rices Creek seems a world away from the relentless development and heavy beach traffic on the four-lane highway.
The creek’s deep, dark channel can accommodate ... View Full Story |
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Stanley and Ann Riggs talk a lot about the squeeze.
They're feeling it all around. From the development popping up near their N.C. 33 home to the logging across from their property, the ... View Full Story |
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Margaret Abbey Foy Moore fought breast cancer for 15 years before she died. One way her family has kept her memory alive is to help save 67 acres of the woods where she played as ... View Full Story |
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Town Creek | Town Creek, a tributary flowing more than 50 miles through Brunswick County and emptying into the Cape Fear River, is known to biologists for its pristine water quality and abundant aquatic life.
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Welcome to the Summer 2008 edition of Tidecast, written exclusively for the members of the Tidewater Society and members of the William Bartram Leadership Circle.
Giving: Good for You!
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STELLA - A vast stretch of the White Oak River and the marsh and farmland that extend from its banks were the backdrop for Harry Barker's childhood.
"Some of my favorite memories are working ... View Full Story |
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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust will partner with the Whitehurst family in Craven County to conserve 181 acres along Upper Broad Creek.
It is one of three parcels totaling 745 acres on which ... View Full Story |
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The threat from development might be small, minute in most cases.
But with a handful of private owners still with property on Masonboro Island, there’s always the chance that someone’s dream about ... View Full Story
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Welcome to the Spring 2008 edition of Tidecast, written exclusively for the members of the Tidewater Society and members of the William Bartram Leadership Circle.
Tidewater Society members are a hardy lot—I know this ... View Full Story |
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More than 950 acres of wetland, hardwood swamp forest and enormous Bald Cypress have been purchased in Camden and Currituck counties for conservation by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust.
The 648-acre Indiantown Creek ... View Full Story |
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Belville | The huge live oaks ringed the old house that sat on the bluff overlooking the Cape Fear River, the hulking cranes of the state port visible in the distance.
"This is a ... View Full Story |
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Greetings from the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust! You are reading the December 2007 edition of Tidecast, the quarterly updates written especially for the Coastal Land Trust Tidewater Society.
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Windy conditions on Saturday, Nov. 3, were just another small obstacle for about 50 kayakers who took to the water for the fourth annual Wrightsville Beach Sea Kayak Race.
The stiff breeze was the ... View Full Story |
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The fourth annual Wrightsville Beach Sea Kayak Race, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, in Wrightsville Beach, will benefit the N.C. Coastal Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that works to preserve coastal resources.
The ... View Full Story |
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This might be the type of "development" even the most ardent environmentalist doesn't mind seeing.
After years of slow going, New Hanover County is in the midst of a park-building binge.
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OCRACOKE — The graves of Sam Jones and his horse Ikie D lie beneath the ancient oaks near Old Slough.
But that's not what'll draw you to this twisting tidal creek off the Pamlico ... View Full Story |
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Look around you.
Everything you see either travels over, rests on or grows from a 35-million-year-old geologic aberration known as the Cape Fear Arch.
It stretches mostly along the coast from Cape Lookout, ... View Full Story |
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The N.C. Coastal Land Trust has invested 15 years in preserving the state's coastal communities and educating residents on the benefits of conservation.
Executive Director Camilla Herlevich began the local chapter in 1992 with ... View Full Story |
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New Hanover County residents are about to get a new wooded park, thanks to the state, a private conservation outfit and a Wilmington family that was willing to take less than market value for its ... View Full Story |
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Trudging along a path through a thickly forested tract just north of Lords Creek, Gilbert Burnett stopped and chuckled.
He said his dad - armed with a fried-egg sandwich, banana and a Pepsi - ... View Full Story |
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Easements provide an area for wildlife and a buffer between Neuse River and built-up zones
Old friends with land along Upper Broad Creek have befriended a whole community for generations to come by ... View Full Story |
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You are reading the December 2006 edition of Tidecast, the quarterly email updates written especially for the Coastal Land Trust Tidewater Society.
In this edition you will find the latest news ... View Full Story |
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Mariner’s Bay, next to Bogue Field, would be used for flight training
Score a mini-victory for Cherry Point flight training.
The North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund agreed Monday to ... View Full Story |
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Wrightsville Beach, NC, October 19, 2006 – Hurricane Kayaks out of Warsaw, NC pledged their support to the 2006 Wrightsville Beach Sea Kayak Race this week by donating a kayak to be given away in ... View Full Story |
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Janice Allen will be moving office space on October 24th. Her new street address will be 3301-E Trent Road, New Bern, NC 28562. The PO Box and phone number will stay the same ... View Full Story |
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Nature will play the most active part in the county's "passive" park along Town Creek.
Though Town Creek Nature Park is in its planning and design stages, the mammoth 900-acre area is meant to ... View Full Story |
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Drive up a dirt road behind Alderman Elementary School, past the temporary classrooms and monkey bars, and take a left into the woods, and you’ll come to a stretch that looks like something from the ... View Full Story |
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Land trusts work to preserve unspoiled areas of coast, Tar River.
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Serving as an attorney for the Nature Conservancy showed Camilla Herlevich she really could save the earth after all, or ... View Full Story |
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You are reading the Summer 2006 edition of Tidecast, the quarterly updates written especially for the Coastal Land Trust Tidewater Society.
In this edition I'd like to relay hot news from ... View Full Story |
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About 45 acres of pristine waterfront property is a good start in Topsail Beach's quest to buy and preserve the land at the southern tip of town, officials and residents say.
Last week, Camilla Herlevich, ... View Full Story |
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You are reading the first edition of Tidecast, a quarterly update written especially for the Coastal Land Trust Tidewater Society.
The purpose of Tidecast is to keep our Tidewater Society ... View Full Story |
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Latest donation on banks of Neuse River brings total to 33,000
A 38-acre tract of pristine land on the banks of the Neuse River near Carolina Pines has been donated to the N.C. ... View Full Story |
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RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 14, 2006—This Valentine’s Day school kids across the state can win cash for themselves and their teachers by showcasing the part of North Carolina that they love best.
The “Saving the Places ... View Full Story |
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CAPE CARTERET — The Croatan Game Lands will soon increase by another 40 acres.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently closed on a Cape Carteret parcel owned by John J. Ahearn of New Jersey.
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The town of Topsail Beach is one step closer to acquiring 135 acres known as "The Point".
The town of Topsail Beach signed a six month contract to partner with N.C. Coastal Land ... View Full Story |
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TOPSAIL BEACH - In contracting with North Carolina Land Trust, the town of Topsail Beach continues to move forward in its effort to buy the southernmost 135 acres of land in the town.
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The Coastal Land Trust of North Carolina recently honored Ed and Susan Norvell, of Salisbury, as that agency's 2005 Volunteer Conservationists of the Year.
The coastal preservation agency recognized the Norvells for their ... View Full Story |
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In its pursuit to buy land at the southern end of the island, the town will probably qualify for a “boatload” of state and federal funds, said the executive director of the N.C. Coastal Land ... View Full Story |
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It would be a heartbreaking mistake to allow buildings to rise on the sandy southern shores of Topsail Island. Fortunately, Topsail residents understand that – and understand, as well, that the owners of those ... View Full Story |
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In the tug of war over progress, this growing Pender County community is on the frontline. Once little more than Popular Grove Plantation and a few neighbors, the Scotts Hill area – which spills ... View Full Story |
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As the North Carolina General Assembly works on a state budget for the next two years, legislators should make sure to provide adequate funding to protect our water quality, nature parks, and trees.
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On Friday, March 18, 2005, at an elegant reception on Arbor Day at the Dye Clubhouse in Landfall, Wilmington, Mr. J. Griffin Weld and Mr. Michael Murchison officially introduced the Tidewater Society, the new giving ... View Full Story |
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The Coastal Land Trust announced on Thursday, March 17th, that it has ensured permanent protection of 30,000 acres with its purchase of 99.76 acres along the Northeast Cape Fear River east of the Town of ... View Full Story |
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With Halyburton Park still delighting first-time visitors, the Wilmington City Council is moving toward creating a similar nature preserve nearby. Eventually, the two could be connected.
It's a wonderful plan.
The ... View Full Story |
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The city of Wilmington will soon develop plans for a park on a 40-acre tract of land behind Alderman Elementary School that is home to rare carnivorous plants.
The park off Independence Boulevard could ... View Full Story |
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A natural preserve on Ocracoke Island will be expanded with the purchase by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust of the 91-acre McWilliams tract adjacent to Springer’s Point.
In November, the Clean Water ... View Full Story |
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There's less and less land like this - heritage forest with thick, natural trees and plants that end at the creek bed and the slow, rippling current.
This land, the 250 acres that ... View Full Story |
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The Coastal Land Trust regrets to announce that the Parker Tract Birding trip has been cancelled. Please bookmark our website and check for other upcoming events! ... View Full Story |
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The Coastal Land Trust will be hosting our second Plantation Lands tour on March 6, 2004. To get there, take US 17 South over the Cape Fear Bridge. Exit for NC 133 towards ... View Full Story |
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SEPTEMBER 25, 20003, Wilmington, N.C. - The 19-year old Society for Masonboro Island, Inc. has formally merged with the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust. The merger was completed on September 15, 2003. ... View Full Story |
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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust hosted a dedication ceremony today to celebrate the acquisition of another key piece of its landscape-scale conservation initiative in the Town Creek watershed in Brunswick County. Congressman Mike ... View Full Story |
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Thanks to all who participated in the annual Land Trust Day at Great Outdoor Provision Company. The raffle was a huge success and winners have been contacted by phone. Thanks to all of ... View Full Story |
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The Coastal Land Trust will be hosting a kayak trip to Lea Island in Pender County on Saturday, April 26th. Come join us for this scenic paddle north of Figure Eight Island to this ... View Full Story |
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Do you like to be outdoors?
Would you like to help with some of our nature preserves?
If so, we need you!
The Coastal Land Trust is hosting Volunteer Stewardship Trainings this Spring. ... View Full Story |
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OCRACOKE ISLAND -- In a conservation coup for Ocracoke Island, a 31-acre tract of land on Springer's Point has been purchased by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, a nonprofit group that plans to ... View Full Story |
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On May 31, 2003, the Coastal Land Trust is hosting a wildflower walk at our 117-acre B.W. Wells Savannah in Pender County. Come learn about the site’s natural and cultural history, its diversity of ... View Full Story |
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Bird Island will be dedicated as a North Carolina Coastal Reserve on Thursday, October 17th at 1:00 pm. The ceremony will take place at the residence of Bill Ducker, Chairman of Bird Island Preservation ... View Full Story |
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WATHA | During a train ride from Raleigh to Wilmington 82 years ago, the late Bertram Wells, a leading Southeastern ecologist and professor at N.C. State University, observed what he believed to be the most ... View Full Story |
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On Saturday, June 1, 2002, Great Outdoor Provision Company will hold its 10th annual LAND TRUST DAY. 25% of sales receipts from June 1 will be donated to North Carolina Land Trusts. Come out ... View Full Story |
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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust is holding a fundraiser in honor of its 10 year anniversary. Come escape from the city and spend a leisurely morning, afternoon, or day driving through three historic ... View Full Story |
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BEAUFORT - The Wilmington-based N.C. Coastal Land Trust has made an offer to purchase from Weyerhaeuser and conserve a 114-acre tract of increasingly rare non-riverine hardwood wetland habitat in the Sea Gate area north of ... View Full Story |
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Thanks to the hard work and good will of a lot of people, one of the last undeveloped barrier islands on the North Carolina coast is about to become public property.
True, the public ... View Full Story |
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Dr. Bertram W. Wells, a leading Southeastern ecologist and professor of botany at North Carolina State University, believed that the most beautiful natural wild flower garden in the eastern United States was probably Big Savannah, ... View Full Story |
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Beaufort- the Wilmington based N.C. Coastal Land Trust is negotiating with Weyerhaeuser to purchase and conserve a 114 acre tract of increasingly rare riverine hardwood wetland habitat in the Sea Gate area north of Beaufort.
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North Carolina officials are making another push to buy Bird Island and turn one of the state's few remaining undeveloped barrier islands into a nature preserve.
The owners of the 1,200 acre island, which ... View Full Story |
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The coastal region of North Carolina is a beautiful place to live; yet with each passing day, the surrounding landscape changes as unprecedented growth places strains on our communities. Each day that we wait ... View Full Story |
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