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28447
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Liani Yirka is the accessibility and inclusion coordinator at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Yirka helped introduce technologies and programs enabling fully independent navigation for people of varying abilities. All exhibit content is available regardless of visual impairments or hearing loss.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2017, p20-23, il, por Periodical Website
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24054
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The Carolina bays, which include places like Lake Waccamaw and White Lake, are natural wonders of North Carolina. The author discusses the prevailing theories of these bays' origins, as well as the array of wildlife and vegetation found there.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 4, Autumn 2015, p24-29, il Periodical Website
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28448
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Venues across coastal North Carolina are enhancing visitors’ travel experiences. More than four-hundred accessible attractions are offered in ACCESS North Carolina, a vacation and travel guide for people with accessibility needs.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2017, p24-27, il, por Periodical Website
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24818
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Barbra Doll, a water protection and restoration specialist, has developed a new technique for filtering sediments and nutrients from runoff. This technique, called regenerative stormwater conveyance has already been applied at some locations and a video demonstration is available. The demonstration was conducted at a family farm in Randolph County.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 1, Winter 2016, p24-29, il, por Periodical Website
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24821
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A graduate student training symposium will be held on April sixth and seventh in New Bern. The symposium, sponsored by the North Carolina Sea Grant, will feature several speakers who will share knowledge useful to any and all graduate students
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25524
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In a two-year study along North Carolina’s coast, the effects of sea-level rise and saltwater exposure on freshwater amphibians were investigated. Research findings show that the green tree frog has shown the ability to thrive in habitats of higher salinity than other frog species. These results are derived from the discovery of green tree frogs living and thriving in saltwater marshes of relatively high salinity.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2016, p20-25, il, por Periodical Website
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27628
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Hurricane Matthew’s outer bands hit Eastern North Carolina on October 8th, but the damage from that storm will take months and even years to recover from. The Cape Fear, Lumber, Neuse, and Tar Rivers saw record-breaking flood levels and coastal communities experienced immense storm surges. Many people were displaced, but fortunately FEMA funds will assist with the efforts to find homes for those affected.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 5, Holiday 2016, p18-23, il, por Periodical Website
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28563
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North Carolina Sea Grant’s Marine Fisheries Fellowship program has given graduate students the opportunity to work directly in fisheries and resource management. Four former marine fisheries fellows from 2016 are now conducting research from the continental shelf of Florida to the lakes of Oregon.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 1, Winter 2017, p21-27, il, por Periodical Website
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