Category: CCA

USA WINTER—IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER March 1, 2005 — Just as February storms out and March comes blowing in, the U.S. was hit with another dose of winter reality. Meteorologists at the NOAA National Weather Service see the national picture as a tale of two coasts. This week the parched Pacific Northwest and […]

NOAA 2005 NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUM NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will host a national stakeholder forum on March 2nd in Washington, D.C. Issues identified and discussed at this year’s forum will be used to set near-term priorities, as well as to guide development of long-term goals for the agency. NOAA is an agency […]

GRAY’S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SPONSORS ‘FANTASTIC FISHES’ AWARD IN POPULAR SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary will offer three special awards for the best underwater marine environment scene drawn for Savannah, Georgia’s popular Sidewalk Arts Festival April 30. Gray’s Reef is one of 13 NOAA national marine sanctuaries that protect some 18,000 […]

“Save The Inlets” Regional Meeting March 3, 2005 7:00pm Rotary Civic Center NC Rte 24 Swansboro, North Carolina   Panel Members U.S. Congress Mike McIntyre (Staff Mary Simpson) Walter Jones (Staffer Josh Bowlen) U. S. Senators Richard Burr (Staff Ryan Rankin) Elizabeth Dole (Staff Janet Bradbury) Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue (Policy Director Tamara Jones) N. […]

Car Pools for The March 3rd “Save The Inlets” Meetings Anyone from the Inland Areas, If you plan of driving from the inland areas (Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem) or would like a ride from the inland areas PLEASE see this Thread over at Captain Stan’s Forum.  We need all the inland support we can get.  Please plan […]

PROGRAM FOR SAVE OUR INLETS PROGRAM 7:00 PM OBSFC MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AND ADJOURNED. WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS BY STAN JARUSINSKI INTRODUCE EARL BUNTING-DIRECTOR OF OBSFC EARL BUNTING-INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS, MODERATORS, MAYORS AND TOWN COUNCILS, PRESENTERS. NITA HEDREEN-FLIP CHART, MODERATORS TOM ANDRESKY-DIRECTOR OBSFC AND JAMIE CAMERON OF THE TIDELAND NEWS. RUDI RUDOLPH SHORE PROTECTION […]

Federal and State Fish Hatcheries Work to Restore Depleted Populations of American Shad aAlong the Atlantic Coast Recent captures of hatchery-reared, American shad juveniles indicate the species is being restored into the lower reaches of North Carolina’s Roanoke River. The American shad, a species related to the herring and native to the Atlantic coast from […]

EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND US LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2005 We foresee a slightly above-average hurricane season for the Atlantic basin in 2005. Also, an above-average probability of U.S. major hurricane landfall is anticipated. We do not, however, expect anything close to the U.S. landfalling hurricane activity of 2004. By […]

Public Forum on Marine Protected Areas; March 7 in Washington, DC The National Marine Protected Areas Center is developing a framework for the national system of marine protected areas (MPAs), as directed by Executive Order 13158. Input from stakeholders, agencies, authorities, and the MPA Federal Advisory Committee is key to the development of this guiding […]

WE NEED YOUR HELP!   We have not received a reply for Governor Easleys office about the Regional Inlet Meeting in Swansboro on March 3rd.  Please take a moment RIGHT NOW TODAY! And write Governor Easley’s office asking him to attend.   I wrote the letter below this morning.  Please feel free to use it. […]