North Carolina Forever hosted the first in a series of educational webinars about issues facing our state’s lands and waters. “Building Resiliency in North Carolina,” took place from 4-5PM on May 20. Our panel discussed the increasing frequency of flooding events, which affects North Carolina’s inland and coastal communities alike. They explored what this means…
By Tom Earnhardt While fishing with my father near Cape Lookout on an October day in the mid 1960s, we watched the full moon rising in the east just before the sun set behind us over Shackleford Banks. The air was so clear that with the aid of binoculars we could see craters on the…
We profile NC Forever Board Member Michelle Wells from the NC Recreation and Parks Association.
The next in an occasional series in which we share some insights from our diverse group of North Carolina partners and board members.
NC Forever Partner: American Rivers
The next in an occasional series in which we share some insights from our diverse group of North Carolina partners and board members.
NC Forever Partner: NC Coastal Federation
We profile NC Forever Board Member Bryan Evans from the NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
This is the first in an occasional series in which we share some insights from our diverse group of North Carolina partners and board members.
NC Forever Partner: Farm Bureau Federation
Enjoy the beautiful photos on our website? They were graciously made available for our use by Tom Earnhardt, a devoted naturalist and conservationist. Tom is the writer, producer, and host of UNC-TV series, Exploring North Carolina. The series has been nominated for Emmy Awards no less than five times. There is no doubt Tom…
The FerryMon program is a ferry-based water quality monitoring program housed within UNC-Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences that operates in NC’s Pamlico Sound estuarine system. NC Forever has advocated for funding the program since the organization’s inception. This small but efficient program collects water quality data that is used for a number of purposes…
Today NC Forever held its first briefing for members of the General Assembly Wednesday. The group presented legislators with the results of its first project, a comprehensive survey of North Carolina’s conservation funding conducted by the Research Triangle Institute. Jay Moreau, Vice President, Operations Services of Martin Marietta and Co-Chair of NC Forever, told legislators,…