The Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan is a plan six years in the making that many have worked hard to complete. The plan should increase preservation efforts in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system.
The public trust waters of North Carolina have long been under attack by certain individuals who want to claim the surface waters as their own. The Department of Administration has started to take legal action to prevent public trust waters from being claimed by one individual.
While the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation and Texasgulf have never gotten along, their relationship has developed into a cordial one if still adversarial.
There has long been a debate about dominion versus stewardship when it comes to man’s creation. Some churches are now using that debate to talk about man’s responsibility to the environment.
To combat new potential forms of pollution, a new water quality study program involving the citizens of the Albemarle, Pamlico, and Neuse River Sounds are taking action in new ways.
Several topics will be discussed at the Marine Fisheries Commission hearings. Topics will include trawling in inshore waters, larger mesh size in tailbags on crab trawls and area closure to water trawling.
While still facing many criticisms, the Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan should increase conservation efforts according to the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation.
The Pamlico-Tar River Foundation received grants from the Bryan Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund to ensure that grass-roots organizations are still playing an active role in the community.
During the North Carolina Coastal Federation symposium on Integrated Coastal Wastewater Management, many activities including a forum were held with many coastal agencies attending.
During the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation’s annual Oyster roast, several volunteers were honored for their distinguished service in their efforts on behalf of the PTRF.
The Pamlico-Tar River Foundation details its aims with the Environmental Conservation Statement it made regarding Texasgulf’s request to mine in the wetlands.
The Pamlico-Tar River Foundation delivers the options and their consequences regarding the request of the Texasgulf company to mine over 3,000 acres of wetlands in Beaufort County.
The Southern Environmental Law Center has prepared a detailed statement on the legal side of the Texasgulf and Pamlico-Tar River Foundation conflict regarding the mining of phosphate from many wetlands in Beaufort County.
Several problems have developed in the Weyerhaeuser marina project at Chocowinity Bay. These problems mostly involve dredging and contracts for building.