"BEACH NEWS"

"Beach News" is a courtesy service provided by the Carteret County Shore Protection Office that furnishes on-line news relevant to the beaches of North Carolina with special emphasis to Carteret County. Please e-mail rudi@carteretcountygov.org if you wish to be removed from or added to the "Beach News" e-mail distribution list. Recent "Beach News" is provided below.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

7/28/10

Town to stop giving permits to nuisance houses
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/07/27/town-to-stop-giving-permits-to-nuisance-houses/

Beach panel seeks spoils
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/07/28/news-times/news/doc4c507151979d5440579753.txt

A good year to be a turtle: Loggerhead nests set records along SC coast
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/07/27/1319774/a-good-year-to-be-a-turtle-loggerhead.html

SPA vows to revisit plan
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/07/28/front_page_news/doc4c502c6dec11e577625844.prt

Legal action taken to block development
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/07/28/business/bus157.prt

Where's benefit to Hatteras?
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/07/28/letters-editorials/letters157-oden.prt

State should try again to get protections right (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/07/25/1316245_state-should-try-again-to-get.html

7/26/10

Sand plan will bank on oceanfront property owners
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/07/22/sand-plan-will-bank-on-oceanfront-property-owners/

Beach nourishment project at Topsail Beach facing roadblocks
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100725/ARTICLES/100729769/1020/news01?Title=Beach-nourishment-project-at-Topsail-Beach-facing-roadblocks

Scientists Study Coastal Erosion at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2010/07/

Deepwater port plans put on ice
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/22/v-print/592205/deepwater-port-plans-put-on-ice.html

Editorial - Even if local support and political will had been in place, port faced tough odds
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100723/ARTICLES/100729855/-1/news01?p=1&tc=pg

Another view
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/07/21/letters-editorials/letters164-broc.prt

7/21/10

Ports Authority halts work on international port by Southport
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100721/ARTICLES/100729944/-1/news01?Title=Ports-Authority-halts-work-on-international-port-by-Southport-

Eagar: International port officially ‘on hold’
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/07/21/front_page_news/doc4c46f80a5b054192316062.prt

7/19/10

Terminal groin legislation stalls once again
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/07/11/groin-legislation-stalls-again/

Terminal groins back on coastal commission’s agenda
http://watchdogs.blogs.starnewsonline.com/12461/terminal-groins-back-on-coastal-commissions-agenda/

Another ‘no’ vote for port
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/07/14/front_page_news/doc4c3db90f1c5e8045046349.prt

Unable to enforce sandbag time limits, officials eyeing action on bags' size
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100716/ARTICLES/100719718/1020/news01?Title=Unable-to-enforce-sandbag-time-limits-officials-eyeing-action-on-bags-size

Sandbag removal delayed
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/07/19/news-times/news/doc4c420c5242eaf902296065.txt

First vote advances EI overlay
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/07/19/news-times/news/doc4c420db428632200415003.txt

Duke prof studying Intracoastal Waterway
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/duke-prof-studying-intracoastal-waterway-26582

Audubon's action inspires new legislation
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/07/14/top_stories/tops001.prt

Sale of conserved NC seaside tract prompts new law
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/16/v-print/1589212/sale-of-conserved-nc-seaside-tract.html

IOP beach path leads to controversy (SC)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/19/iop-beach-path-leads-to-controversy/?print

Hilton Head Plantation to undertake $200,000-plus private beach renourishment
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/07/17/1309957/hilton-head-plantation-to-undertake.html

Enough is enough
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/07/14/letters-editorials/letters071410-midg.prt

7/12/10

Groin advocates try an end run with state legislature
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100708/ARTICLES/100709685/1020/news01?Title=Groin-advocates-try-an-end-run-with-state-legislature

State puts beach development under scrutiny (SC)
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/09/v-print/1577304/beach-building-scrutinized.html

Hearings nudge N.C. closer to new Bonner bridge
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/hearings-nudge-nc-closer-new-bonner-bridge

The eternal Bonner Bridge study
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/07/11/bonner-bridge-the-eternal-environmental-study/

Park Service turns down SELC request for stricter night-driving regulations
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/06.25.2010-ParkServiceSeekingDriverOfORVThatCrushedLoggerheadOnOcracoke.html

7/8/10

General Assembly approves rental tax increase
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/07/07/general-assembly-approves-rental-tax-increase/

Bridge proponents might have to wait another year
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/07/06/bridge-proponents-might-be-facing-another-year/

Ocean Isle Beach Mayor talks about voting in the State House
http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?s=12761164&clienttype=printable

7/6/10

Buyers of homes get boost
Congress lifts barrier on special flood insurance and extends tax credit
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/02/buyers-of-homes-get-boost/?print

Shoring up the leaning lighthouse (SC)
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/06/v-print/1571830/shoring-up-the-leaning-lighthouse.html

After string of setbacks, Ports Authority reassessing megaport
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100701/ARTICLES/100709968/1017/news01?Title=After-string-of-setbacks-Ports-Authority-reassessing-megaport

SELC demands more night driving restrictions and local groups offer rewards in aftermath of sea turtle death
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/06.25.2010-ParkServiceSeekingDriverOfORVThatCrushedLoggerheadOnOcracoke.html

Dredge spoils leach onto Morris Island (SC)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/06/dredge-spoils-leach-onto-morris-island/?print

7/1/10

Megaport dealt possibly fatal blow as McIntyre announces his opposition
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100629/ARTICLES/100629636/1015/news01?Title=Megaport-dealt-possibly-fatal-blow-as-McIntyre-announces-his-opposition

Rep. McIntyre opposes port
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/06/30/front_page_news/doc4c2b4eda75b24542204921.prt

Opponents, proponents don't see megaport as dead in the water
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100629/ARTICLES/100629627/1017/news01?Title=Opponents-proponents-don-t-see-megaport-as-dead-in-the-water

National flood insurance program in limbo, awaiting Congressional action
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100630/ARTICLES/100639967/1020/news01?Title=National-flood-insurance-program-in-limbo-awaiting-Congressional-action

State to continue funding Currituck bridge project
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/state-continue-funding-currituck-bridge-project

Budget restores bridge funding
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/budget-restores-bridge-funding-25691

Beach panel to bill Corps
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/06/30/news-times/news/doc4c2b8bc5429bf111840014.txt

Editorial - McIntyre's opposition may sink port, but region needs a vision for the future
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100701/ARTICLES/100639960/1108/opinion?Title=Editorial-McIntyre-s-opposition-may-sink-port-but-region-needs-a-vision-for-the-future

6/28/10

House speaker keeps lid on N.C. erosion bill
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/26/v-print/1554358/house-speaker-keeps-lid-on-nc.html

Question facing Hilton Head: How to pay for beach renourishment at island's heel?
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/06/26/1288204/question-facing-hilton-head-how.html

Congress' failure to extend flood insurance dams up house closings (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/06/24/1286008/congress-failure-to-extend-flood.html

More hearings set for bridge replacement
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/06/27/more-hearings-for-bonner-bridge-replacement/

Village says no to port
http://stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/06/23/front_page_news/doc4c220903efde6551167657.prt

Making Waves: The Legal Fight Over Beach Access
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1998905,00.html

Despite controversy, Currituck approves special-use permit
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/06/23/top_stories/tops101.prt

This sand's not your sand; this sand is my sand
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/20/v-print/542513/this-sands-not-your-sand-this.html

6/18/10

Supreme Court decision backs beach renourishment
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/supreme-court-decision-backs-beach-renourishment/1103167

U.S. Supreme Court OKs Florida beach renourishment
http://jacksonville.com/print/423923

City stands against port
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/06/16/front_page_news/doc4c18cedd5f50c852677537.prt

Mid-county bridge funds axed
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/mid-county-bridge-funds-axed-24653

Turnpike: Cuts will not affect bridge
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/turnpike-cuts-will-not-affect-bridge-24793

Bill helps North Myrtle Beach's dredging goals
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/14/v-print/1531414/bill-helps-nmbs-dredging-goals.html

Barging ahead
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/13/v-print/528415/barging-ahead.html

Terminal groin bill should go to the House floor
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/content/terminal-groin-bill-should-go-house-floor

6/10/10

Groins measure unlikely to pass
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100609/ARTICLES/100609634/1017/news01?Title=Groins-measure-unlikely-to-pass

Bonner Bridge replacement project hearings in July
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/06/09/politics/pols206.prt

N.C. House removes funding for Currituck bridge
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/nc-house-removes-funding-currituck-bridge

More vandalism closes more beach – this time on Bodie Island
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/04.23.2010-FirstVandalismOfNestingSeasonResultsInBufferExpansion.html

Editorial - When it comes to mapping inlets, we need the facts on potential hazards
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100608/ARTICLES/100609706/1108/opinion?Title=Editorial-When-it-comes-to-mapping-inlets-we-need-the-facts-on-potential-hazards

Editorial - Cost, economy, sneaky budget trick reasons to put off study
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100609/ARTICLES/100609657/1108/opinion?Title=Editorial-Cost-economy-sneaky-budget-trick-reasons-to-put-off-study

6/7/10

New environmental study on Bonner Bridge released; public meetings planned for July
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/06.04.2010-NewEnvironmentalStudyOnBonnerBridgeReleasedPublicMeetingsPlannedForJuly.html

House votes to prohibit state funding for megaport
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100603/ARTICLES/100609868/1015/news01?Title=House-votes-to-prohibit-state-funding-for-megaport

N.C. can create the next great port
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/v-print/513703/nc-can-create-the-next-great-port.html

Steer clear
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/06/v-print/515479/steer-clear.html

‘A GTP on steroids’
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/06/06/news-times/editorial/doc4c095cae9142b488446774.txt

Inland winds
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/v-print/513979/inland-winds.html

6/2/10

Fort Macon vulnerable for this year's storm season
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/06/02/news-times/news/doc4c06a2be9a5bc607894270.txt

Carteret Co. conducts survey to assess storm erosion
http://charlotte.news14.com/content/local_news/coastal/626576/carteret-co--conducts-survey-to-nbsp-assess-storm-erosion

On a beach, science is at your feet
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/31/v-print/508347/on-a-beach-science-is-at-your.html

Vandals burn closure signs near Cape Point
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/31/vandals-burn-closure-signs-at-cape-point/

Audubon opening door for high density project (part 1)
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/06/02/top_stories/tops220.prt
Two wrongs don't make a right; but they do make a mess (part 2)
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/06/02/top_stories/tops213.prt

Carolina Beach residents say beach renourishment is a waste
http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?s=12543487&clienttype=printable

Editorial: Pros and cons of mega seaport merit state funding new study
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/06/01/article/editorial_pros_and_cons_of_mega_seaport_merit_state_funding_new_study

N.C. is not Florida
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/31/v-print/505438/nc-is-not-florida.html

Fripp owners don't need new law to make their case
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/05/26/1251860/fripp-owners-dont-need-new-law.html

5/28/10

Bill specifies added tax for beach nourishment
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/23/bill-specifies-added-tax-for-beach-nourishment/
bill - http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1945v0.pdf

Limited access to Cape Point and Ramp 45 are closed
http://islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/05.14.2010-ParkServiceClosesRamp44ToCapePoint.html

Guest column: Where is the truth on sea turtle nesting success?
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/05.25.2010-GuestColumnWhereIsTheTruthOnSeaTurtleNestingSuccess.html

New century calls for new rules
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/26/letters-editorials/letters220-goul.prt

Market prices
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/25/v-print/498873/market-prices.html

Eastern premiums
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/25/v-print/498871/eastern-premiums.html

5/24/10

Building setbacks changed
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/05/21/news-times/news/doc4bf6bec66d5a9948066613.txt

Morris Island light gets support (SC)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/may/23/morris-island-light-gets-support/

Passions run deep on mid-Currituck bridge plan
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/19/passions-run-deep-on-mid-currituck-bridge-proposal/

Currituck bridge hearing tonight
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/currituck-bridge-hearing-tonight-23174

Bridge project still one big divide on OBX
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/bridge-project-still-one-big-divide-obx

Hurricane insurance breaks could take some work
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100522/ARTICLES/100529866/1015/news01?Title=Hurricane-insurance-breaks-could-take-some-work-

Rates and risks
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/21/v-print/492537/rates-and-risks.html

5/18/10

Ocean Isle hoping for erosion help
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/05/12/v-print/1469575/oib-hoping-for-erosion-help.html

2-mile stretch of Ocean Isle Beach gets new sand
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/05/18/v-print/1480798/2-mile-stretch-of-ocean-isle-beach.html

A legal twilight zone in South Nags Head
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/12/a-legal-twilight-zone-in-south-nags-head/

Sand plan could put new borrowing power to use
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/14/nourishment-could-put-new-borrowing-power-to-use/#more-9761

Fripp Island homes hit by SC coast setback change
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/05/17/v-print/1480343/fripp-island-homes-hit-by-sc-coast.html

Topsail Beach OKs easement wording for nourishment project
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100513/ARTICLES/100519788/1020/news01?Title=Topsail-Beach-OKs-easement-wording-for-nourishment-project

Park Service will implement seasonal closures, lower speed limit on May 15
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/05.13.2010-ParkServiceWillImplementSeasonalClosures.html

A few facts about Hatteras
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/12/letters-editorials/letters234-daws.prt

5/11/10

Special district eyed for nourishment shortfall
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/10/nags-head-asks-the-state-for-11-55-million/

ORV plan gives too much space to some species, critics argue
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/orv-plan-gives-too-much-space-some-species-critics-argue

Final chance for comment on N.C. beach driving plan
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/final-chance-comment-nc-beach-driving-plan

Senate strips renourishment from state budget, putting Hilton Head funding in limbo
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/05/07/1233140/senate-strips-renourishment-from.html

Coastal Resources official mentioned in Easley indictment won't seek another term
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100507/ARTICLES/100509697/1020/news01?Title=Coastal-Resources-official-mentioned-in-Easley-indictment-won-t-seek-another-term

Least terns seek rooftop refuges
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/may/10/least-terns-seek-rooftop-refuges/

5/7/10

Dare board reaches consensus on occupancy tax
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/03/county-reaches-full-consensus-on-occupancy-tax/

County seeks legislation for occupancy tax increase
http://www.obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/05/top_stories/tops241.prt

Legislators dispute access study’s economic claim
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/05/05/legislators-dispute-access-studys-economic-claim/

Tourism board says study is 'flawed'
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/05/politics/pols241.prt

Bridge should be built
http://www.obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/05/05/letters-editorials/letters241-caim.prt

5/3/10

Park Service denies request for extension of comment on DEIS
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/04.19.2010-CongressmanAndSenatorsAskForExtensionOnDEISPublicComment.html

Cape Hatteras beach closures in NC start again
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/05/01/v-print/1451696/cape-hatteras-beach-closures-in.html

Rate bureau files Beach Plan credits
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/05/01/news-times/news/doc4bdaf82b8f156658425450.txt

New proposal trims homeowners premiums in return for storm-resistant building
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100429/ARTICLES/100429584/1017/news01?Title=New-proposal-trims-homeowners-premiums-in-return-for-storm-resistant-building

Corolla residents want bridge
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/corolla-residents-want-bridge-21870

Chamber letter on Dare resolutions
http://outerbanksvoice.com/chamber-letter-on-dare-resolutions/

4/30/10

Rough road ahead for occupancy tax, Spear says
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/29/rough-road-lies-ahead-for-renters-tax-spear-says/

What’s next for the Dare County occupancy tax?
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/26/whats-next-for-the-dare-county-occupancy-tax/#more-8590

Speakers shred seashore restrictions
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/27/speakers-shred-access-restrictions/

Board eyes limits on erosion controls for beach property
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/currituck-board-eyes-limits-erosion-controls-beach-property-21509

Second dredge gets beach projects back on schedule
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100429/ARTICLES/100429598/1017/news01?Title=Second-dredge-gets-beach-projects-back-on-schedule

Work on Sea Pines groin finishes ahead of schedule (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/04/27/1221427/work-on-sea-pines-groin-finishes.html

National Park Service seeks input on Hatteras access plan
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/national-park-service-seeks-input-hatteras-access-plan

NC group interested in beach access holds hearings - AP
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/27/v-print/1443775/nc-group-interested-in-beach-access.html

4/26/10

Quick fix will provide access to landlocked homes
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/23/quick-fix-will-provide-access-to-landlocked-homes/

NoPort files complaint
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/04/21/front_page_news/doc4bceffcabe468169665995.txt

Vandalism tears up bird buffer
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/22/vandalism-expands-seashore-buffer/

Bird closure expanded after vandalism in Hatteras
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/bird-closure-expanded-after-vandalism-hatteras

Hearings begin this week on seashore access
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/25/hearings-begin-this-week-on-seashore-beach-access/

Residents urged to help shape ORV beach plan
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/residents-urged-help-shape-orv-beach-plan

Homeowners Insurance Case Ruled on by N.C. Court of Appeals
http://www.islandgazette.net/content/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=10466

4/21/10

Final shoreline report reaffirms retreat policy (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/04/18/1209785/final-shoreline-report-reaffirms.html

Beach nourishment moves forward
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/04/21/top_stories/tops255.prt

Southern Shores signs on to occupancy tax hike
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/20/southern-shores-signs-on-to-occupancy-tax-hike/

Coastal N.C. owners lose insurance suit
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/21/v-print/1432990/coastal-nc-owners-lose-insurance.html

Congressman and senators ask for extension on DEIS public comment
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/04.19.2010-CongressmanAndSenatorsAskForExtensionOnDEISPublicComment.html

Federal agencies propose to move North Carolina’s loggerheads to endangered list
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/04.20.2010-FederalAgenciesProposeToMoveNCLoggerheadsToEndangeredList.html

N.C. group says port analysis flawed
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/21/v-print/1432991/nc-group-says-port-analysis-flawed.html

Groins, on the merits
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/21/446784/groins-on-the-merits.html

4/19/10

Battered beach homes stand in way of N.C. project
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/battered-beach-homes-stand-way-nc-project

A long, legal road to cleaning up the beach
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/16/a-long-legal-road-to-cleaning-up-the-beach/

AP- NC town sues owners who won't demolish beach homes
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/19/v-print/1429832/nc-town-sues-owners-who-wont-demolish.html

KDH backs swift passage of jetty legislation
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/13/kill-devil-hills-backs-jetty-legislation/

Eroding ... again (SC)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/18/eroding-again/?print

CB Beach Nourishment Delayed; Extended Through May 31
http://www.islandgazette.net/content/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=10458

Homeward bound
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/18/homeward-bound/?print

Idea's ebb tide
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/16/438975/ideas-ebb-tide.html

Editorial - Port study expensive, but could answer important question
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100415/ARTICLES/100419832/1108/OPINION?Title=Editorial-Port-study-expensive-but-could-answer-important-question

4/14/10

Dare County offers a funding formula for sand
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/14/dare-county-offers-a-funding-formula-for-sand/

Kill Devil Hills endorses occupancy tax hike
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/12/kill-devil-hills-endorses-occupancy-tax-hike/

Ocean Isle puts more toward erosion bill
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/14/v-print/1420117/town-puts-more-toward-erosion.html

Ocean Isle Beach to contribute $10,000 to terminal groin lobbyists
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+20100413225437048048001

Town of Topsail Beach sets sights on alternate beach project
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/04/14/topsail_voice/news/doc4bc5c2cc4da2e039851308.txt

State report assesses efforts to protect shorelines (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/04/13/1206130/state-report-assesses-efforts.html

Editorial: Don’t shoot the messenger
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/04/14/letters-editorials/letters262-.prt

4/12/10

Legislature feels pressure to lift ban on terminal groins at coast
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/08/427017/legislature-feels-pressure-to.html?storylink=misearch

Topsail Beach seeks temporary easements for beach nourishment
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100407/ARTICLES/100409744/1020/NEWS01?Title=Topsail-Beach-seeks-temporary-easements-for-beach-nourishment

N.C. hearings on off-road access
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/nc-hearings-offroad-access

Beach Nourishment Delayed Due To Dredge Inspection
http://www.islandgazette.net/content/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=10354

McIntyre lauds Wrightsville’s renourishment
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=6001&iid=210&sud=30

Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in coastal insurance rate hike case
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=6005&iid=210&sud=30

Fight over NJ beach sand replenishment gets dirty
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/09/430026/fight-over-nj-beach-sand-replenishment.html?storylink=misearch

4/7/10

Opposition mounts against occupancy tax for sand
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/07/opposition-mounts-against-occupancy-tax-for-sand/

County wants corridors to keep seashore open
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/05/huge-buffers-corridors-top-beach-access-concerns/

Beach nourishment master plan combines shorelines
http://www.jdnews.com/news/span-74701-windowtext-class.html

Protocols were peer reviewed - or not
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/04/07/top_stories/tops269.prt

Big buffers top Hatteras beach access concerns
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/04/05/huge-buffers-corridors-top-beach-access-concerns/

Hilton Head to step into debate between arborists, oceanside properties
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/04/05/1196812/hilton-head-to-take-up-debate.html

Terminal groin project could be started here
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+20100401091018048048002

4/3/10

Congress lets flood insurance funding lapse
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/31/congress-lets-flood-insurance-funding-lapse/

A flood of opinions
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/31/flood-and-sand-insurance/

Legislators hold terminal groin future
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=6079&iid=212&sud=30

Coalition for Beach Access plans workshops on DEIS
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/04.01.2010-CoalitionForBeachAccessPlansWorkshopsOnDEIS.html

Split vote on seawalls sends wrong message
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/29/1342955/split-vote-on-seawalls-sends-wrong.html

Inlets are dynamic, not volatile
Wilmington Star letter to the editor (4/2/10)
I appreciate the care that Gareth McGrath takes in reporting on the issues being tackled in regards to environmental concerns. I am disappointed, however, that he refers to coastal inlets as “volatile” which is pejorative and implies a need for humanly imposed controls. A better descriptor, in my view, would be to identify them as “dynamic” which is less pejorative and simply acknowledges that the shifting inlets are a naturally occurring phenomenon. I worry that allowing terminal groins will create a short-term fix and a longer term coastal management disaster. Let’s not set the precedent of permitting terminal groins and maintain our ban on hardened structures. Our environment is depending on us to do the right thing. - Kimberly J. Cook, Wilmington

3/31/10

Federation asks for Perdue's help on beach policy
http://www.obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/03/31/politics/pols276.prt

Mayor: CRC study findings on terminal groins ‘positive step'
http://www.jdnews.com/news/mayor-74484-terminal-groins.html

Groin issue goes to state
http://www.stateportpilot.com/articles/2010/03/31/front_page_news/doc4bb348c5eb97c216858225.prt

CRC finds terminal groins feasible
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+20100326115926048048001

Legislators should think twice before changing seawall ban
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100329/ARTICLES/100329670/1108/OPINION?Title=Editorial-Legislators-should-think-twice-before-changing-seawall-ban

3/28/10

CRC OKs towns' setback exceptions
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/28/news-times/news/doc4bae7e9f5b1de846080626.txt

Currituck may ban protective sandbags, dunes
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/currituck-may-ban-protective-sandbags-dunes

Panel offers rules for N.C. barrier island shields
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/03/26/v-print/1388157/panel-offers-rules-for-coastal.html

Terminal groin ban now up to legislators
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/28/news-times/news/doc4bae7f3a3a6c8116063855.txt

N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Votes on Terminal Groin Recommendations
http://www.islandgazette.net/content/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=10332

N.C. Coastal group steeling for census results
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/nc-coastal-group-steeling-census-results

Save the Light finds support
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/mar/28/save-the-light-finds-support/?print

3/26/10

CRC advice leaves terminal groins in limbo
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100325/ARTICLES/100329789/1015/NEWS01?Title=CRC-advice-leaves-terminal-groins-in-limbo

Panel: Restrictions needed if N.C. jetty ban lifted
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/panel-restrictions-needed-if-nc-jetty-ban-lifted

State CRC sets the bar high for terminal groins
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/25/crc-sets-the-bar-high-for-terminal-groins/

First do no harm
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=6037&iid=211&sud=30

Governor still backs ban on coastal groins
http://jackbetts.blogspot.com/2010/03/governor-still-backs-ban-on-coastal.html

Long Beach Township to begin enforcing dune maintenance ordinance
http://www.app.com/article/20100324/COMMUNITY/3240314/Long-Beach-Township-to-begin-enforcing-dune-maintenance-ordinance

3/25/10

Panel's decision could save Ocean Isle Beach's coast (with video)
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/03/25/v-print/1386375/barrier-island-shields-debated.html

CRC's terminal groin vote expected Thursday
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100324/ARTICLES/100329841/1015/NEWS01?Title=CRC-s-terminal-groin-vote-expected-Thursday

Final public hearing on terminal groins this week
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+2010032317520048048001

Balancing act drives N.C. beach-driving plan
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/balancing-act-drives-nc-beachdriving-plan

Park Service sets schedule for public meetings on DEIS
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/03.24.2010-ParkServiceSetsScheduleForPublicMeetingsOnDEIS.html

Roundtable recommends interim beach project for town
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/25/topsail_voice/news/doc4baa0f23eb194345090789.txt

Topsail Beach residents want sand; easements still needed
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100322/ARTICLES/100329943/1020/NEWS01?Title=Topsail-Beach-residents-want-sand-easements-still-needed

Fish and Wildlife Service seeks more assurances about Hilton Head beach project
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/03/23/1182837/fish-and-wildlife-service-seeks.html

Grant application next step in sand plan
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/25/news-times/news/doc4baa50dfa20c9868297523.txt

All numbers not equal
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/03/24/top_stories/tops283.prt

Beach policy erosion?
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/23/402186/beach-policy-erosion.html

Sand cost-benefits
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/21/sand-cost-benefits/

3/22/10

OBAR survey mixed on tax and Nags Head plan
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/18/obar-survey-mixed-on-tax-and-nags-head-plan/

Chamber holds firm: “No beaches, no business”
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/21/chamber-holds-firm-no-beaches-no-business/

Results of N.C. beach-erosion study are inconclusive
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/results-nc-beacherosion-study-are-inconclusive

Groin ban backed
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/19/news-times/news/doc4ba3b82d04a0f594233469.txt

Report on Judge Boyle’s status conference on the consent decree
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/03.20.2010-ReportOnJudgeBoylesStatusConferenceOnTheConsentDecree.html

NC climate change panel's end may be temporary
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/03/21/v-print/1380476/nc-climate-change-panels-end-may.html

Developers, too
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/22/v-print/397912/developers-too.html

3/19/10

Coastal committee devises terminal groin recommendations
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100318/ARTICLES/100319670/1020/NEWS01?Title=Coastal-committee-devises-terminal-groin-recommendations

CRC groans under weight of terminal groin issue
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=6002&iid=210&sud=30

Oak Island seeks permit to clear rocky beaches
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100318/ARTICLES/100319664/1017/NEWS01?Title=Oak-Island-seeks-permit-to-clear-rocky-beaches

Rule change could increase protection for loggerhead turtles
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100317/ARTICLES/100319693/1015/NEWS01?p=1&tc=pg

Don't ask, don't tell?
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/03/17/top_stories/tops290.prt

Local beach renourishment project gets national attention
http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?s=12160951&clienttype=printable
NBC video - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/35919637#35919637

Bogue Banks ILA focuses on nourishment
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/17/tideland_news/news/doc4ba0efcca0225082028629.txt

3/16/10

Topsail considers requiring $100 from homeowners to move dunes
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100311/ARTICLES/100319932/1004?Title=Topsail-considers-requiring-100-from-homeowners-to-move-dunes

Court case could add wrinkle to beach replenishment
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100313/ARTICLE/3131022/2416/NEWS?Title=Court-case-could-add-wrinkle-to-beach-replenishment

Beaches a major playground for controversy
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100313/ARTICLE/100319872/2416

Trying to get a grip on terminal groins
http://watchdogs.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11538/trying-to-get-a-grip-on-terminal-groins/

3/15/10

Once a cherished vacation home, now a nuisance
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/14/once-a-cherished-vacation-home-now-a-nuisance/

Endangered status for loggerheads pushed
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/endangered-status-loggerheads-pushed

Beach Nourishment Underway In Kure Beach
http://www.islandgazette.net/content/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=10227

Pine Knoll Shores joins beach pact
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/03/13/news-times/news/doc4b9a80728d088578537281.txt

Wrightsville Beach groin ban ordinance takes aim at owners
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100311/ARTICLES/100319892/1015/NEWS01?Title=Wrightsville-Beach-groin-ban-ordinance-takes-aim-at-owners

At loggerheads
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/15/385812/at-loggerheads.html

Sea level at N.C. coast could be 7 feet higher by 2100
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/03/12/article/sea_level_at_nc_coast_could_be_7_feet_higher_by_2100

3/11/10

Loggerheads may get new status
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/mar/11/loggerhead-turtles-may-get-new-status/?print

Math won’t work for current sand plans, Judge says
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/09/full-funding-for-sand-projects-not-likely-judge-says/

Environmentalists: Basnight delayed bridge
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/11/381506/environmentalists-basnight-delayed.html

Bridge help sought from congressional delegation
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/10/bridge-help-sought-from-congressional-delegation/

Holden Beach dredging could take place over Easter holiday weekend
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+20100309220846048048002

3/7/10

Topsail holds beach nourishment roundtables
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100304/ARTICLES/100309865/1020/NEWS01?Title=Topsail-holds-beach-nourishment-roundtables

Why the towns are split on Nags Head’s sand plan
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/04/why-the-towns-are-split-on-nags-heads-sand-plan/

Delay in replacement of Bonner Bridge stirs anger
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/delay-replacement-bonner-bridge-stirs-anger

Permits, new ramps among beach access options
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/05/permits-new-ramps-among-beach-access-options/

Legislature awaits DEP position on whether beach-access plan extends to private clubs (NJ)
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/new_jersey/article_a9765584-5de8-5cc5-81c5-61cc1990d9db.html?mode=print

Surf City approves plan for new turtle hospital facility
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100303/ARTICLES/100309905/1020/NEWS01?Title=Surf-City-approves-plan-for-new-turtle-hospital-facility

Water congress lobbies lawmakers
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5922&iid=208&sud=30

Park Service suggests limits on Hatteras beach use (AP)
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/03/05/v-print/1352423/park-service-suggests-limits-on.html

3/3/10

Basnight sends bridge plea to the president
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/26/basnight-sends-bonner-bridge-plea-to-the-president/

Chamber urges town unity in quest for new sand
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/28/chamber-seeks-unity-amid-nourishment-conflict/

Some rental agencies wary of tax, Kitty Hawk says
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/03/02/rental-managers-wary-of-tax-hike-kitty-hawk-says/

Dredge quenches thirsty beach
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5878&iid=207&sud=30

Aldermen to talk dune maintenance
http://www.jdnews.com/news/maintenance-73382-aldermen-north.html

How many Nit-wits can sit on the head of a pin
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/03/03/letters-editorials/letters304-parr.prt

2/24/10

Kitty Hawk rejects Nags Head sand financing
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/23/rebuilding-the-beach-is-on-two-agendas-this-week/

Dare questions Audubon letter
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/22/county-denounces-audubon-letter-on-beach-driving/

County denounces Audubon letter on shore access
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/22/county-denounces-audubon-letter-on-beach-driving/

Taylor defends removal of beach project documents
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/24/topsail_voice/news/doc4b8537d21431b596853457.txt

Sand men finish $2.4M dredge and sand replenishment project
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/sand-men-finish-24m-dredge-and-sand-replenishment-project

Terminal groin draft report released
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+20100223212107048048001

Working together for beach nourishment
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/24/topsail_voice/editorial/doc4b85395f897e2016536017.txt

Filled tubes may be just a short-term fix
State Port Pilot by Ben Brown (2/24/10)
It’s one of the “ugliest things you’ve ever seen in your life,” and Bald Head Island has 16 of them. Thursday morning, the Brunswick Beaches Consortium (BBC) stared down a colossal, sand-filled tube — called a groin — reaching out from the beach and toward the ocean. Bald Head Island’s beach is the only in the state with a “groin field,” a wide row of such tubes that work in concert to slow erosion. But village council member Gene Douglas would gladly trade the entire “ugly” thing for one terminal groin.

“One terminal structure could do the same job or better than 16 sand tubes,” Douglas said. A terminal groin, he added, could also save the eroded island some taxpayer cash when figuring the costs of replacing the groin field every four to five years. The BBC on Thursday was observing progress in the latest replacement project, into which the village has pumped $1.13 million. The last set of groins on the island tattered away from years of weather whippings. A terminal groin, a harder, tougher structure reaching out into the water to keep sand from slipping away, would have the longevity to pay for itself when compared to the soft and vulnerable groin field, Douglas said. He lamented to the BBC, a body of Brunswick beach leaders, that the state currently won’t allow terminal groins by law. It’s just one of the frustrations Bald Head Island has sounded, particularly since early 2009, when the shoreline crept closer and closer to homes. In result, “Basically you’ve got two projects going on simultaneously,” assistant village manager Chris McCall told the BBC observers, which included Caswell Beach mayor and BBC chair Harry Simmons, Ocean Isle Beach mayor Debbie Smith and Oak Island council member Dara Royal.

The two projects include the groin field replacement and a $15-million-plus beach renourishment that officials hope to conclude in March. McCall noted that the groin field should slow erosion of the new sand pumping onto the beach, but “they don’t stop it by any stretch of the imagination.” The groin field and renourishment projects are funded by the island’s taxpayers, but officials are lobbying the state for around $5 million in help. Unlike many Brunswick County beach towns, like Oak Island and Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island is not included in a federal project that affords construction of a protective beach berm and 50 years of maintenance. Part of Bald Head Island’s problem is that Congress simply hasn’t included the $100,000 needed to start a study to determine whether the federal government has interest in Bald Head Island’s beach nourishment. Congress won’t allow Bald Head Island, or any other local source, to supply that money. Reasons vary, but the island’s officials have opined that the federal Office of Management and Budget doesn’t want to get a new, potentially expensive beach project going, so it’s sitting on the $100,000 that could initiate the process.

An official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at a BBC meeting this time last year said there may also be some debate as to whether Bald Head Island is a public beach, and that could affect the federal government’s decision to spend money there. There is no bridge to Bald Head Island. Generally, access is by private boat or a 20-minute, $16 ferry ride from Southport. Beach-access walkways are a short distance from Bald Head Island’s ferry dock. Local officials on and off the island have agreed that Bald Head is a public beach, which doesn’t always mean free of charge. Some public beaches with parking meters have received federal dollars, Simmons has noted. But Bald Head Island is preparing for some federal assistance this year, though in a roundabout way. USACE will dredge sand from the shipping channel that runs past Bald Head and “dispose” of that sand on the island’s beaches. It’s all part of the Sand Management Plan that dictates the healthiest way of dumping the dredged materials, which in some projects are simply sprayed offshore. The earliest that project could begin is November 15, which would mean two renourishments within relatively close calendar distance for the island, though the federal project may wait until 2011.

2/20/10

Local beach towns argue for option to slow inlet creep
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100217/ARTICLES/100219670/1015/NEWS01?Title=Local-beach-towns-argue-for-option-to-slow-inlet-creep

Renourishment begins on Wrightsville Beach
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5848&iid=206&sud=30

Scientists and their equipment fan out on Cape Point beach to survey coastal processes
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/01.28.2010-USGeologicalSurveyCoastalErosionStudyIsComingtoCapePoints.html

Kill Devil Hills wants federal payback for sand
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/17/kill-devil-hills-wants-federal-payback-for-sand/

Topsail Beach newsletter item angers beach nourishment supporters
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100218/ARTICLES/100219628/1020/news01?Title=Topsail-Beach-newsletter-item-angers-beach-nourishment-supporters

Citations tell part of the story
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/17/top_stories/tops319.prt

Behind the story: A nourishment sandstorm
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/19/behind-the-story-a-nourishment-sandstorm/

2/17/10

CBRA zone grows large
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/17/tideland_news/news/doc4b7c06216e90e467772187.txt

Figure Eight Island homeowners lobbied for terminal groin support
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100216/ARTICLES/100219733/1015/NEWS01?Title=Figure-Eight-Island-homeowners-lobbied-for-terminal-groin-support

County wants fair funding, worries about permitting
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/15/coming-up-a-mayors-pitch-for-beach-nourishment/

Sales tax nixed; consensus of towns sought
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/17/politics/pols318.prt

CRC to get groin study
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/17/news-times/news/doc4b7c47a56bfea073909468.txt

Study on jetties “bloated,” Coastal Federation says
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/02/06/study-on-jetties-bloated-coastal-federation-says/

Shoreline protection committee gets down to business
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/17/topsail_voice/news/doc4b7bffe90bb68261337384.txt

90 signatures minus one...
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/17/top_stories/tops318.prt

2/16/10

Corps dredge provides Point nourishment
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/10/tideland_news/news/doc4b72cf428be77479258824.txt

Citizens form committee to back interim nourishment project
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/10/topsail_voice/news/doc4b72c222a8be7690975093.txt

Topsail Beach sand project proponents get organized
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100210/ARTICLES/100219959/1020/NEWS01?Title=Topsail-Beach-sand-project-proponents-get-organized

Dare County access Web site posts interviews with Mike Berry
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/02.15.2010-Dare%20CountyAccessWebSitePostsInterviewsWithMikeBerry.html

2/10/10

Oh, it's a taxing situation
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/10/top_stories/tops325.prt

Sandbags to build up on Ocean Isle Beach (with video)
http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/v-print/story/1307000.html

Beach access DEIS to be released soon
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/10/politics/pols325.prt

Draft of CRC groin report release
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/02/05/news-times/news/doc4b6c52874d017710291946.txt

Discussion on NC jetties heads next to scientists (AP)
http://www.thesunnews.com/564/v-print/story/1304014.html

Budget includes beach funding
http://www.jdnews.com/news/president-72487-beach-budget.html

Park Service releases annual reports for protected species on the seashore
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/02.08.2010-ParkServiceReleasesAnnualReportsForProtectedSpeciesOnTheSeashore.html

2/4/10

Eye of a human hurricane: Pea Island, Oregon Inlet, and Bodie Island, northern Outer Banks, North Carolina
from new special paper 460, Geological Society of America
http://www.protectthebeach.com/temp/Riggs_et_al_GSA_sp-paper-11-09.pdf

Chairman takes aim at Audubon
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/03/politics/pols332.prt

Offshore Energy A Complex Issue
http://www.metronc.com/article/index.aspx?id=2042&print=true

You lead, we'll follow
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/03/letters-editorials/letters332-daws.prt

Where’s the fairness?
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/03/letters-editorials/letters332-parr.prt

Look for happy medium
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/03/letters-editorials/letters332-thom.prt

Let beaches move
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/story/317537.html

2/1/10

North Topsail Beach, North Carolina: A model for maximizing coastal hazard vulnerability
from new special paper 460, Geological Society of America
http://www.protectthebeach.com/temp/topsail%20paper-05e.pdf

Record of decision on Bonner Bridge replacement is delayed again
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/01.27.2010-RecordOfDecisionOnBonnerBridgeReplacementIsDelayedAgain.html

Bonner Bridge replacement work stalls again
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/bonner-bridge-replacement-work-stalls-again

After 'Nor'Ida,' forecasters seek residents' help
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/after-norida-forecasters-seek-residents-help

Sea-level rise slowly becomes issue in Outer Banks
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/sealevel-rise-slowly-becomes-issue-outer-banks

Topsail looks for sand in Intracoastal Waterway
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100127/ARTICLES/100129682/1004?Title=Topsail-looks-for-sand-in-Intracoastal-Waterway

Rise exaggerated
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/story/312395.html

1/27/10

Audubon solicits scientists to support closure
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/27/top_stories/tops339.prt

Wilson facing pressure to resign CRC seat amid Easley influence-peddling probe
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100126/ARTICLES/100129732/1015/NEWS01?Title=Wilson-facing-pressure-to-resign-CRC-seat-amid-Easley-influence-peddling-probe

Nags Head faces tough issues
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/27/politics/pols339.prt

Court sides with island developers (SC)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jan/27/court-sides-with-island-developers/

Scientists: Sea levels on the rise
http://www.jdnews.com/news/levels-72070-raleigh-rise.html

Long Beach Township to make "holdout'' homeowners pay for their own dune work
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/ocean/article_4cdf75a4-07a4-11df-a7d9-001cc4c002e0.html

1/20/10

Dredging undercuts state jetties study
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/state/story/293514.html

Settlement opens N. Jersey beaches to public
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/81437937.html

Galveston Island beachfront home buyouts on hold
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6814518.html

'Nights in Rodanthe' house arrives in new spot
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/nights-rodanthe-house-arrives-new-spot

Serendipity arrives at its new home in Rodanthe
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/01.18.2010-SerendipityArrivesAtItsNewHome.html

Hilton Head seeks state aid to renourish beach
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/1106985.html

1/18/10

Sea-level rise creeps into state plans
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100115/ARTICLES/100119768/1020/NEWS01?Title=Sea-level-rise-creeps-into-state-plans-
Presentations from forum - http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/slr/presentations.html

N.C. prepares for rising seas
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/287133.html

Ocean levels threaten Outer Banks (AP)
http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/v-print/story/1264767.html

Coastal insurance hike goes to court
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/285254.html

Serendipity moved – but not all the way to its new home
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/01.15.2010-SerendipityMovedButNotAllTheWayToItsNewHome.html

Are mammals important?
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/13/letters-editorials/letters353-shea.prt

N.C. sea level rise of 3.28 feet by 2100?
http://jackbetts.blogspot.com/2010/01/nc-sea-level-rise-of-325-feet-by-2100.html

1/15/10

Scientists push planning, not pullout, to deal with rising sea level
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100114/ARTICLES/100119809/1020/NEWS01?Title=Scientists-push-planning-not-pullout-to-deal-with-rising-sea-level-

Inlet proves groins' flaw, group says
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100113/ARTICLES/1134004/1020/NEWS01?Title=Inlet-proves-groins-flaw-group-says

Masonboro beach first to be nourished
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5671&iid=201&sud=30

New reservations for Hunting Island cabins won't be accepted, state says (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/1101206.html

Serendipity may be on the move on Friday
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/01.13.2010-SerendipityMayBeOnTheMoveOnFriday.html

Coastal Construction
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100114/LETTERS/100119828/1107/OPINION?Title=Coastal-Construction

1/13/10

Long-delayed dredging to proceed
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/01/10/news-times/news/doc4b48efefcd33f936194033.txt

Beach work advances
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/01/13/news-times/news/doc4b4dfdc9a1c78865762367.txt

Emerald Isle nourishment plan OK’d
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/01/13/tideland_news/news/doc4b4de5938d424748665318.txt

Science forum planned on sea level rise ranges
http://www.jdnews.com/news/report-71646-forum-rise.html

Kudos to response
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/13/letters-editorials/letters353-wimb.prt

1/8/10

The deal is sealed, and Serendipity will be on the move
http://www.islandfreepress.org/2010Archives/01.06.2010-TheDealIsSealedAndSerendipityWillBeOnTheMove.html

Replenishing Wrightsville’s beaches
http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5614&iid=200&sud=30

1/6/10

Delaware beaches: Caught in the shifting politics of sand
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091227/NEWS02/912270373/1007/Caught-in-the-shifting-politics-of-sand

Sea turtles strand in record numbers on Outer Banks
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/sea-turtles-strand-record-numbers-outer-banks

Sound retreat on replenishing beaches (op-ed)
http://www.protectthebeach.com/temp/op%20op%20ed%201_03_10.pdf

A different perspective
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/06/letters-editorials/letters360-elli.prt
In response to - http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/06/letters-editorials/letters402-plat.prt

1/4/10

Renourishing plans bring new challenges for endangered piping plovers (SC)
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/1082028.html
AP - http://www.thesunnews.com/575/story/1234296.html

Beach renourishment big project for 2010 in Ocean Isle Beach
http://www.brunswickbeacon.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?048+article+sectionname+20091229174328048048009

Don't trash the tree: Used Christmas trees offer dune stabilization along beaches

http://www.jdnews.com/common/printer/view.php?db=jdn&id=71237

Rodanthe movie house sold to NC bail bondsman (AP)
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/nights-rodanthe-house-sold-bail-bondsman

Used Christmas trees bring another gift to NC (AP)
http://www.thesunnews.com/564/v-print/story/1243696.html

The 'short bridge' to oblivion
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columnists_blogs/other_views/story/263397.html

Eminent domain justified on LBI
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/B3/20091228/OPINION01/912280308/0/OPINION/Eminent-domain-justified-on-LBI