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Guide for N.C. Environmental Groups 



Need a handy reference guide for 

 environmental programs in North Carolina? 

 Order the updated Guide to North Carolina 's 

 Environmental Groups 2001-2002. 



The booklet, produced by the School of 

 Public Health and the Carolina Environmen- 

 tal Program at the University of North 



Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides vital 

 information about the state's groups — 

 from contacts and meeting dates to issues 

 and activities. 



To order a guide, call 919/966-7754 

 or e-mail, erp@unc.edu. To order online, go 

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Monument Recalls Science & History 



Beaufort officials recently unveiled a 

 monument that some say is a tribute to both 

 science and history. 



The granite monument on the town's 

 waterfront honors the latejohn G. Newton, 

 who is credited with the 1 973 discovery of the 

 USS Monitor in its watery grave ofF Hatteras. 



Newton, a former Duke Marine 

 Laboratory superintendent, led the Duke 

 University research team at the time of the 

 discovery. He later headed up the Monitor 

 Research and Recovery Foundation. He also 

 was instrumental in having the USS Monitor site 

 named as the nation's first Marine Sanctuary in 

 1 975. Newton died in 1 984 at the age of 52. 



Newton's monument stands a few feet 



from a memorial to another town hero, the late 

 Capt Mike Smith, who commanded the 1 986 

 Challenger mission that ended in disaster. 



One explored the depths of outer space 

 and the other explored ocean depths, recalled 

 Beaufort Mayor Tom Steepy during unveiling 

 ceremonies. 



The USS Monitor fought CSS Virginia 

 (also known as the Merrimac) in the first battle 

 between ironclad vessels on March 9,1862. It 

 sank in a storm off Cape Hatteras on Dec. 31 , 

 1 862, while under tow to Union-occupied 

 Beaufort 



The monument honoring Newton was 

 dedicated on the 140th anniversary of the famed 

 Civil War battle. - P.S. 



Spencer Rogers 

 Receives Award 



Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea 

 Grant coastal and construction engineering 

 specialist, received the 2002 Professional 

 Practice Award during ceremonies at a 

 recent American Society of Civil Engineers 

 (ASCE) conference in San Diego. 



The award was presented by the 

 Coastal Zone Management Committee of 

 ASCE's Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute. 

 Rogers was cited "for his years of service as 

 a coastal engineering specialist and his 

 dedication to the coordinated practice of 

 coastal engineering, science and manage- 

 ment." 



Rogers co-authored two papers 

 presented at the conference: "Selecting 

 Erosion Setbacks for Balanced Multi- 

 Hazard Risk" and "Establishing Standards 

 for Building Setbacks: Incorporation of 

 Erosion Rate Vulnerability." He also 

 moderated a panel discussion on "Coastal 

 Storms: Building Damage and Design." 



Rogers, who joined Sea Grant in 1 978, 

 is based at the University of North Carolina 

 at Wilmington's Center for Marine Science. 

 He teams with academic, government and 

 industry leaders seeking solutions to coastal 

 hazard mitigation issues. He can be reached 

 at 919/962-2491 or rogerssp@uncwil.edu. 



-P.S. 



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