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In 1999, Hurricane Floyd cut a destructive path across eastern North Carolina, becoming the deadliest storm in the state's history. The storm caused 35 deaths, damages of $3 billion, and destruction of 7,000 homes. Smith examines the ongoing recovery efforts, new forecasting technologies, and research into the state's fisheries five years after the storm.
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Phragmites australis, or common reed, is a tall innocent-looking marsh plant with cane-like stems, blue-green leaves, and purplish plumes on top. However, the plant's strong anchoring roots can spread out to reproduce exponentially. The common reed's dense growth can crowd out native vegetation and wildlife habitats. Smith discusses what is being done to eliminate this invasive plant.
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By 2020, North Carolina's population will increase by two million, with much of the growth predicted to occur in the coastal counties. How well cities and counties handle this growth will depend on how well they plan for it. A number of development approaches exist -- sustainable development, smart growth, new urbanism, and mixed-growth. All plans stress balancing environmental and economic goals while at the same time creating livable communities. Smith discusses two new environmentally friendly building projects. River Dunes is a 1,300-acre pine plantation in Pamlico County that is being turned into a residential and boating community. The other describes how individual home owners can build a green and clean house of their dreams.
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In the summer of 2005, Jerry Schill will end eighteen years as president of the North Carolina Fisheries Association. The trade organization has represented North Carolina's commercial fishing interests since 1952. Schill reflects on the status of commercial fishing in North Carolina. He and his wife are retiring to a 100-acre dairy farm in Pennsylvania.
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In 1976, North Carolina opened three Marine Resource Centers at Pine Knoll Shores, Roanoke Island, and Fort Fisher that were meant to enhance coastal and marine science and education for researchers, teachers, and the public. In 1986, the sites were renamed aquariums. In the late 1990s, the North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $15 million to each site for a complete makeover. Smith discusses the changes to the aquariums and takes readers through the \"staff only\" doors for a glimpse for what goes on behind the scenes at an aquarium.
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Issues that have buffeted North Carolina's commercial fishing industry over the past decade include declining fish stocks, competition from abroad, rising costs for fuel and maintenance, closings of polluted harvesting grounds, and storms. Because of this, many fishermen no longer depend on fishing for their sole means of livelihood. Currently 70 percent of them hold land-based jobs to make ends meet. Smith examines how a number of the fishermen are keeping afloat in these hard times.
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The population of North Carolina will increase to twelve million in 2030. While growth has economic benefits, it can also be costly in terms of degraded land, water, and air quality. In 2000, the NC General Assembly mandated that a million acres of farmland, open space, and other conservation lands would be permanently protected by 2009. In 2002, the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources created 'One North Carolina Naturally,' to promote and coordinate long-term programs and strategies to protect land and water resources. Smith discusses the program's goals and on-the-ground results in coastal preservation and restoration projects.
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Springer's Point is one of the largest undeveloped tracts remaining within the historic village of Ocracoke. This thirty-one-acre site was once poised for development, but it was saved by a ten-year preservation campaign led by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust with support from several similar groups. The new preserve is a diverse coastal community of plants, wildlife, and things that go bump in the night. An interpretative trail leads visitors through the area.
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One of Brunswick County's fastest growing areas is along the N.C. 211 corridor, where over 22,000 single-family and multi-family home permits have been issued since 1999. Such growth threatens the Lockwood Folly River and nearby wetlands and marshes. Smith discusses how a number of groups, including concerned citizens, county officials, state and federal agencies, and environmentalists, are working to preserve the river and surrounding areas.
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Smith takes readers on a tour of the Oak Island Lighthouse in Brunswick County. Completed in 1958, it is the state's youngest.
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Innovative stormwater management practices, backed up by new state legislation, are improving water quality in North Carolina's coastal counties. Wilmington, New Hanover, and Brunswick Counties are areas where improvement is occurring.
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Smith reports on scientists who are documenting an array of chemicals, including mercury, in the Lower Cape Fear region that pose human health and environmental concerns.
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Ten years ago everyone in the state was watching Hurricane Floyd as the storm that was supposed to hit Florida took an unexpected turn toward North Carolina. Smith summarizes Floyd's approach, the aftermath, and some lessons learned.
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North Carolina's barrier islands, like Oak Island, were in the path of powerful Hurricane Floyd. Residents share their memories of the event and how they recovered.
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Hurricane Floyd and Hurricane Dennis affected some 300 miles of state shoreline with flooding, overwash, erosion and wave damage. Spencer Rogers, Sea Grant's coastal construction and erosion specialist, compared damages within the limits of three projects designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with areas outside the projects to determine how well the dune and beach nourishment projects performed.
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