By Peter Vankevich | CoastalReview.org
Hardy birders, volunteers, aspiring community scientists, photographers and others will soon have their chance to count birds on Ocracoke and Portsmouth islands to improve understanding of bird life trends that have implications for all.

By Catherine Kozak | Reprinted from CoastalReview.org
RODANTHE — It’s as awesome as it is awful to watch the ocean take down a house, as happened again last week on an eroded beach in Rodanthe.

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Officials say a 2-year-old wild male red wolf was killed April 15 by a vehicle strike on U.S. Highway 64 in the East Lake area of Dare County

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The Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that it is taking action related to intermittent evidence of petroleum odors and sheen at a Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach.

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With the onset of warmer weather and longer daylight hours, the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry System is adding runs effective Tuesday.

By Trista Talton | “Reprinted from CoastalReview.org,”
More than a dozen rules state coastal management officials say are crucial to day-to-day operations will remain on the books for now. The Coastal Resources Commission on Wednesday unanimously adopted the 16 rules as “temporary,” a move that will keep the rules in the state Administrative Code for one year or until they are reinstated as permanent rules.

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Citing threats to the environment and public safety, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Monday that requests that the Coast Guard take immediate action to restore the Buxton beach access to its “pre-military condition.”

By Joan Collins | Special to Coastal Review
MANTEO — Today is an important time to remember the legacy of Keeper Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers. On Jan. 24, 1880, Etheridge, who grew up enslaved on Roanoke Island and fought with the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, became the first Black person in the nation to command a U.S. Life-Saving Service, or USLSS, station.

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is asking commercial watermen and women to help in January to find and collect lost fishing gear in sounds along the northern and central coasts.

By Mark Hibbs | Coastal Review Online
This story is part of a new reporting partnership with the Coastal Review Online and the Outer Banks Voice.
The 7-4 vote to reinstate Renee Cahoon came after new commission member Jordan Hennessy’s motion to delay a vote on the chair until after the entire board had been seated.

Catherine Kozak | CoastalReview.org
Recent data finds that warming coastal waters from climate change impacts have resulted in Vibrio wound infections spreading north along the East Coast, and those with health issues are urged to immediately seek medical attention if exposed.

By Catherine Kozak | Coastal Review
COLUMBIA — Whether red wolves will end up thriving in the wild is still a conservation conundrum, but now the critically endangered species is officially back in the game.