Albemarle Sound

FILE - Martha Williams Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, center, talks with Jimmy Laurent, regional energy coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife, left, and Thomas Harris, Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, as they visit the B-5 orphan well site in the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Lottie, La., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

Q&A: Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on national funding in eastern North Carolina

Celeste Gracia

In April, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced $27.25 million will be invested in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound. USFWS Director Martha Williams talks about this funding and its implications.

The Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina hopes to expand by tens of thousands of acres, according to a recently released final land protection plan. The plan aims to protect the integrity of the floodplain forest and to benefit rare and at-risk species.

Environment

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge aims to expand by tens of thousands of acres

Celeste Gracia

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released its final land protection plan for the refuge in eastern North Carolina. The plan emphasizes working with willing private landowners to help expand conserved land.

Seagrass meadows in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary, like this one, are starting to decline because of changing landscapes.

Environment

NC Seagrass Decline Comes With Significant Economic Losses, Study Finds

Celeste Gracia

Environment

NC Seagrass Declined By Almost 6%, Report Shows

Celeste Gracia

North Carolina seagrass in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary decreased by almost 6% between 2006 and 2013, according to a long-anticipated report.The new鈥�

Environment

NC DEQ: Avoid Algae Blooms In Albemarle Sound And Nearby Rivers

Elizabeth Friend

Large-scale algae blooms in the Albemarle Sound and its tributaries are prompting water quality experts to remind the public to avoid contact with green鈥�

Excavations at Site X in 2014 helped yield possible proof that a group of Roanoke colonists moved inland.

Arts & Culture

What Is Site X And What Does It Tell Us About The 'Lost Colony'?

Frank Stasio

The fate of the "Lost Colony" on Roanoke Island remains one of the biggest questions in North Carolina history. Some believe the colony moved to Hatteras鈥�

Arts & Culture

What Is Site X And What Does It Tell Us About The 'Lost Colony'?

Frank Stasio

The fate of the "Lost Colony" on Roanoke Island remains one of the biggest questions in North Carolina history. Some believe the colony moved to Hatteras鈥�

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