Arch Executive Committee Welcomes New Members
The Cape Fear Arch Executive Committee is undergoing some exciting changes this fall as we welcome four new members: Chesley Ward, Management Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Chesley.Ward@ncwildlife.org Lindsay Addison, Coastal Biologist, NC Audubon Society, laddison@audubon.org Jessica Blake, Director of Stewardship and Community Conservation, Coastal Land Trust, jesica@coastallandtrust.org Dr. Beth Darrow, Senior Scientist, Bald Head Island Conservancy, darrow@b
Free Drinking Water Forums Across the Cape Fear River Basins
The Cape Fear River Assembly (CFRA) will be hosting Free Drinking Water Forums across the Cape Fear River Basins. The CFRA is a basin-wide group of diverse stakeholders including agriculture, local government, industry, academia, community based organizations, and citizens who strive to maintain and improve the quality of life in the Cape Fear River Basin by encouraging smart management of the river, its tributaries, and adjacent land use from a basin-wide perspective. CFRA i
Aerial Surveyors Map Timber Damage from Hurricane Florence
As one of the top 10 most damaging hurricanes, Hurricane Florence dealt North Carolina a staggering blow in September 2018. As Florence battered North Carolina’s coast, it brought wind gusts of more than 100 mph, a pre-landfall storm surge that flooded numerous coastal communities, and record-breaking rainfall for the next several days. The destruction left in her wake devastated the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. While much of the damage was due to flooding, it was the co