COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Bodie Light 

 to Get Facelift 



he National Park Service is readying 

 the Bodie Island Lighthouse for major 

 restoration. The 1 872 structure is due for a 

 $1.7 million, top-to-bottom overhaul, 

 according to NPS officials. Work is not 

 expected to begin until 2006. 



Meanwhile, research will ensure the 

 makeover will be historically accurate — 

 from paint colors to roofing materials. 



Some restoration on the lighthouse 

 was recently completed with funds from 

 "Save America's Treasures," a federal/state 

 matching program. 



The first Bodie Island Lighthouse was 

 built in 1 848 on Pea Island for $1 2,000. A 

 decade later, it was deemed unserviceable. 

 Its replacement — also on Pea Island — was 

 constructed for $25,000 and included an 

 improved lens. The second lighthouse was 

 destroyed during the Civil War. 



The present Bodie Island Lighthouse 

 was built north of the Oregon Inlet on 

 Hatteras Island, for a total cost of 

 $140,000. 



The proposed refurbishing project will 

 include shoring up its iron staircase, 

 cleaning, painting or replacing any 

 deteriorating metal parts, and repairing 

 masonry, trusses, windows, woodwork and 

 flooring. 



Once Congress appropriates the 

 money, it is estimated that it will take 

 about two years to complete the work. 



-P.S. 



Plan Beach Trips with DCM Web Site 



I n the spring, a North Carolinian's fancy 

 turns to thoughts of the beach. Now, locating 

 public beach access sites along the coast is 

 easier, thanks to the N.C. Division of Coastal 

 Management (DCM). Using a geographic 

 information system (GIS) database, DCM has 

 developed an online guide to public access 

 points. 



Here's how it works: Go to 

 www.nccoastalnwnagement.net/access/ 

 sites.htm. The access site page displays a map 

 of the 20 coastal counties. Select a county or 

 town, and zoom to that location. 



The public access sites are grouped into 

 four types: regional, neighborhood, local and 

 urban waterfront. Facilities vary greatly 

 according to type and location. 



The Web site provides details for each 

 location, including information about parking, 

 picnic areas, restrooms or shower facilities — 

 or lack of them. 



Visitors can help keep the site location 

 information updated by reporting errors in 

 Web site information provided. E-mail 

 comments, including location identification, to 

 mike.lopazamki@ncmail.net. — P.S. 



Spence New Southeast COSEE Director 



In her more than 

 20 years as North 

 Carolina Sea Grant 

 marine education 

 specialist, Lundie 

 Spence was a leader in 

 the environmental 

 education movement 

 in North Carolina. 



In February, 

 Spence became the 

 director of a new 

 Southeast Center 

 for Ocean Science 

 Education Excellence 

 (COSEE) in Charles- 

 ton, S.C. 



'Teachers, students and many others 

 have benefited from Lundie's environmental 

 education classes, teacher workshops and 

 special projects," says Ronald G. Hodson, 

 North Carolina Sea Grant director. "Lundie's 

 energy, creativity and leadership skills will be 

 greatly missed within our staff. However, 

 Lundie will continue to use her vision and 

 commitment to ocean science education in 

 her new regional COSEE position." 



Funded by the National Science 

 Foundation, COSEE will develop partnerships 

 to integrate ocean science research from 

 North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina 

 into high quality education programs in 



kindergarten through 

 1 2th grade. 



One of the 

 program's goals is 

 to increase the 

 involvement of 

 under-represented 

 groups in marine 

 sciences. In addition 

 to the southeast 

 office at the South 

 Carolina Sea Grant 

 Consortium, there 

 are COSEE centers 

 in California, 

 Mississippi, Florida, 

 Newjersey and 

 Massachusetts, and a coordinating office 

 in Washington, D.C. 



"Lundie is an energetic visionary," says 

 North Carolina Sea Grant legal and policy 

 specialist Walter Clark, who co-taught 

 NC State courses with Spence for more than 

 1 7 years. 



"She has the talent to identify needs 

 and develop strategies, as well as the 

 contagious enthusiasm to bring people 

 together to collaboratively seek solutions. 

 Although I will miss Lundie personally and 

 professionally, I am sure she will continue to 

 inspire anyone interested in the coast or 

 ocean." — A.G. 



4 SPRING 2003 



