COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Jumping Run Project 

 Cited in Conservation Award 



The Carteret- 

 Craven Electric 

 Cooperative 

 received the 

 Governor's 

 Conservation 

 Award for Indus- 

 trial/Municipal 

 Conservationist of 

 the Year. The 

 Award was given by 

 the North Carolina 

 Wildlife Federation. 



The electric 

 co-op was cited for 

 the Jumping Run 

 Wetlands Restora- 

 tion Project on its 

 N.C. 24 property in 

 Newport. Jumping 

 Run is a tributary of 

 the White Oak 



River — an important shellfish resource. 

 The constructed wetlands project was 

 designed to protect the river's water quality. 



CCEC collaborated with North 

 Carolina Sea Grant, North Carolina State 

 University's College of Design and Water 



Quality Group, 

 and the N.C. 

 Division of Water 

 Quality. 



In addition 

 to Jumping Run, 

 CCEC was 

 praised for its 

 support of the 

 Blue Fin Tuna 

 Research Project, 

 the North 

 Carolina Artificial 

 Reef Program, 

 building osprey 

 nests in marsh- 

 lands, and for 

 allowing 

 endangered plant 

 species to be 

 studied and 

 protected on some 

 of the cooperative's substation land. 



The Governor's Conservation 

 Achievement Award program gives 

 recognition to individuals and organizations 

 that help protect and sustain the environment. 



- P.S. 



Sea Grant Director Receives Award 



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I he Coastal Society 

 presented the 2002 

 President's Award to Ronald 

 G. Hodson, North Carolina 

 Sea Grant director. The award 

 was presented during the 

 TCS biennial conference held 

 in GalvestonTexas. 



Hodson was cited for his 

 professional leadership and 

 for his continuing support of 

 TCS, an international 

 organization concerned with coastal 

 resource management. Its members are from 

 academia, government and private sectors. 



"Ron has provided 

 professional encouragement 

 to TCS," says Walter Clark, 

 North Carolina Sea Grant 

 coastal policy specialist, who 

 served as TCS president for 

 the past year. 



"Ron has committed 

 staff support and time to 

 further the Coastal Society's 

 work," Clark adds. 



Hodson, an expert in 

 marine aquaculture, joined North Carolina 

 Sea Grant in 1 981 . He has been director 

 since 1998. -P.S. 



Pom Smith, center, listens to Walter 

 Clark, Sea Grant coastal policy 

 specialist, discuss coastal processes 

 with an Encore member. 



Pam Smith 

 Earns Honors 



Fam Smith, a North Carolina Sea 

 Grant writer/ editor, recently received an 

 Award of Excellence in the Research and 

 Graduate Studies unit of North 

 Carolina State University. 



Smith, a senior editor of 

 Coastwatch, was cited for her tireless 

 dedication to Sea Grant projects and 

 efforts to create a friendly work 

 environment for fellow staff members. 



She has brought statewide media 

 attention to the Rocky Branch stream 

 restoration project spearheaded by 

 water quality specialist Barbara Doll. 

 For Coastwatch, Smith's stories describe 

 how Sea Grant research and extension 

 efforts help communities meet state 

 and federal regulations for coastal 

 policy and water quality. 



"Sea Grant benefits greatly from 

 Pam's talent, skills and personality," 

 says director Ronald G. Hodson. 



Prior to joining Sea Grant, Smith 

 worked in the NC State News Services 

 and as a newspaper reporter. — K.M. 



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